REP-TEC Secures £300k Loan To Expand Team And Grow In Global Markets
Recycling solutions company REP-TEC has secured £300,000 in funding to expand its operations and help finance the creation of 15 new jobs. The loan has been provided through Whiterock Finance’s Growth Loan Fund II, as part of Invest Northern Ireland’s Access to Finance suite of funds. Based outside Dungannon, REP-TEC designs and manufactures automated recycling […]
Sensoteq Secures £500k Funding With Plans To Create 10 New Jobs
Belfast-based tech firm, Sensoteq has secured a £500,000 loan to grow its sales and expand its workforce with plans to create 10 new jobs over the next year. The funding has been provided by Whiterock Finance’s Growth Finance Fund. Established in 2016, Sensoteq is a market leading provider of wireless machine health monitoring solutions. Founders […]
Whiterock Finance Hits £100m Funding Milestone On 10 Year Anniversary
Whiterock Finance has today announced that it has provided £100 Million in funding to 150 SMEs across Northern Ireland over the past 10 years. Since it was established in 2012, Whiterock Finance has provided investment to businesses across three funds, the now fully deployed Growth Loan Fund I, the current Growth Loan Fund II and […]
NI Businesses have more funding options than ever before
It is no secret that the Northern Ireland funding landscape has been evolving for many years and continues to do so today. In the wake of the last financial crisis, banks’ appetite for risk changed, which left many business customers looking for funding that was no longer as readily available as it had been from […]
Homegrown sports tech firm scores investment to expand team and drive growth in global markets
Kairos Sports Tech, a local sports software company, has unveiled plans to grow its team to expand further into global markets, ultimately aiming to create a number of new jobs in Belfast, the US, Australia and across Europe. Founded in 2018 by former Ireland and Ulster Rugby player, Andrew Trimble and Belfast based entrepreneur, Gareth […]
Whiterock Finance provided a record £17m of support to NI businesses in the past year
Whiterock Finance has announced today that it provided a record £17m in investment to 23 SMEs from across Northern Ireland during 2021. The loans have been provided through two funds managed by Whiterock Finance, the Growth Loan Fund II and Growth Finance Fund, both of which are part of Invest Northern Ireland’s Access to Finance […]
Local Sports Kit Provider Scores £100k Investment For ROI Expansion
Club Sport NI Ltd, a sports kit provider, has secured a £100k loan through Whiterock Finance’s Growth Loan Fund II to expand its business across Ireland. The company provides sports kit and off-field products from global brands for sports clubs throughout Ireland. Its primary market is football clubs at all levels of the game who […]
Manufacturer RE-KKUR targeting growth in new markets following investment
Fermanagh-based manufacturer RE-KKUR is targeting growth in new markets in 2022 after investing significantly in expanding its product range and upgrading its facilities to enable the recycling of raw polymer materials on site. First established in 2012, the plastic fabrication company has developed the capability to recycle a wide range of waste polymers which are […]
Since starting my role at Whiterock Finance, I have caught up with many contacts and often as I have gone on to explain what my new role entails, I can sense the unasked question from many… why would a client pay me to find the debt when they could just find it themselves…? Historically banks […]
Anticipation of the imminent arrival of the Tooth Fairy has created much excitement in our house of late. Having managed to negotiate a £2 coin for the first tooth and £1 coins for each subsequent tooth, I appear to have successfully deflected the suggestion of paper money (for now). Whilst there is every chance the […]
Whiterock Finance Deliver Funding For Pivotal Expansion
Pivotal, a transactional management group head-quartered in Belfast, has secured a £2m funding boost from Whiterock’s Growth Finance Fund. Pivotal (formerly known as RMS Group Services) was established as a cash management business in 2005. The business has since expanded both its geographical presence and service offering across the UK and Ireland providing clients with […]
June 2021 ESG is the internationally recognised acronym for ‘Environmental, Social & Governance’ standard. It helps businesses calculate their impact on the Environment, quantify their Social footprint and measure their approach to Governance. Whilst ESG has been around for many years, the push to carbon net zero following ‘The Paris Agreement’ has put it on the radar of business […]