A COVENTRY engineering firm has invested in new premises after securing a new funding deal.
PAB
Coventry, based on Charter House Industrial Estate in Canley,
specialises in the design, prototyping and production of sheet metal
components for clients operating in the automotive, aerospace and
defence industries across the UK.
After securing a group of new
contracts that are due to begin in 2016, the business needed more space
to enable it to scale up its production capabilities.
It
approached Lloyds Bank for funding to support the purchase of an
additional 20,000 sq ft adjacent to its original premises and the bank
responded with a £435,000 loan.
The business has 67 employees
and plans to expand its workforce over the next three to four years by
an additional 21 people. The firms growth plans include increasing its
presence in the rail and aerospace sectors.
Mark Brazier,
director of PAB Coventry, said: We have experienced a strong demand for
our products, which looks set to continue thanks to the new contracts
we have secured, but our existing premises didnt have the space for us
to grow our operations to the extent we need.
The support of
Lloyds Bank was instrumental in the purchase of the new site, which will
allow us to accelerate our expansion plans. The move will also give us
the capacity to grow the business by exploring different avenues of
opportunity in the rail and aerospace industries.
Mark Harnett,
relationship manager at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said:
Manufacturing businesses like PAB Coventry are integral to driving
economic growth in the region, and the investment in a second premises
marks an important milestone for the business in enabling it to continue
to build on its success and take on new work.