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14.12.07
Architects
have designs on future after management buyout
One of the largest architectural practices in Yorkshire has
designs on even greater success following a management buyout.
Sheffield-based Bond Bryan has agreed a 75 per cent MBO in
a multi-million pound deal which sees four long-term directors
share ownership of the company with the founders Jon Bond
and John Bryan......................................
|
04.12.07
SYIF Seedcorn Fund
Update
We are pleased to announce that the £4.65m Seedcorn Fund
which was launched as a pilot by SYIF on 1st April 2007, has
now been fully committed. Although
just £1.26m of the fund has actually been paid out to
date (4 December 2007), the remaining £3.39m is scheduled
for follow-on investment from now until 31st December 2008..................................... |
28.11.07
Sheffield
firm reaches for top gear
A Sheffield wholesaler for the commercial vehicle
industry has come out of reverse and is reaching for top gear. Universal
Components UK Ltd, based on Stevenson Way, Attercliffe, is enjoying year-on-year
profitability following a £100,000
loan from SYIF.................................... |
07.11.07
The die is
cast for Rotherham company
Rotherham based PMS Diecasting Ltd has received two loans from
SYIF to modernise their production
processes. The company won a new contract to manufacture die-cast
zinc components and needed to step up their production capabilities
to meet increasing market demand................................... |
02.11.07
SYIF invest £35
million in businesses
SYIF has invested more than £35
million (including 'Money with Management') in businesses
across the region. More than £10
million has been loaned in the last 12 months and the funding
has created and safeguarded more than 5,700 jobs and generated £280million
of additional sales for the companies.................................. |
30.10.07
Software specialist’s
American Expansion
A Sheffield based software development
company has been steadily increasing its market share in
the USA, following backing from SYIF. Safe
Technology Ltd specialises in developing and selling software
for engineering fatigue analysis and design, and its progressive
expansion has been assisted by a series of investments totaling £130,000
from SYIF................................. |
25.10.07
Barnsley company
spreads the word, thanks to SYIF loan
A Barnsley-based product design company is going to spread
the word of the services it can provide, thanks to a £15,000
loan from SYIF. HJC Design
Ltd, based at the Barnsley Business
and Innovation Centre (BBIC) in Wilthorpe, is investing
the money to promote the company profile and grow the client
base through comprehensive marketing,
advertising and a re-launched website................................ |
17.10.07
Business solutions
boom for Sheffield company
A top Sheffield business solutions company
is set to expand its market leading product range with a
loan from SYIF. Epitomy Solutions
Ltd has used the £50,000
loan, part of an overall £170,000 funding package, to develop
its already strong product range............................... |
11.10.07
Chinese venture
for Yorkshire mining firm
A South Yorkshire manufacturer for the mining
industry is close to completing a joint venture with a major Chinese
organisation. Hydra Mining Tools International Ltd. has joined forces
with the Taiyuan Mining Machinery Group (TMMG) to further establish their
operations in China............................... |
09.10.07
Life line
saves bird flu hit firm
SYIF has thrown
a life line to a Doncaster company affected by the bird flu epidemic in Suffolk.
Bankwood Meats, based in Thorne, prepare and supply cooked turkeys to the wholesale
trade across the north of England.............................. |
08.10.07
Connect Yorkshire launches Autumn Investment Forum
Connect Yorkshire is seeking science, technology or knowledge based businesses to make presentations at its Investment Forum on the 28th November 2007 at the Holiday Inn Royal Victoria, Sheffield. The event, sponsored by South Yorkshire Investment Fund............................. |
05.10.07
SYIF investment
to keep Sheffield company at the cutting edge
An innovative Sheffield company is adding another
dimension to the advertising industry following a £100,000 investment
from SYIF. Newsplus Media Technologies Ltd is at the forefront of creative
3D technologies in Sheffield having produced animated adverts
and displays for a number of high-profile companies. It now has designs on
expanding its operations after receiving this investment from SYIF’s
Seedcorn Fund............................. |
04.10.07
Digital marketing
company reaches the next level
An online digital marketing and database management
company has reached the next level, following investments from SYIF. Sheffield-based
PowerText.co.uk provides
SMS and E-mail based marketing solutions specialising in
the leisure market across the UK............................ |
01.10.07
Brewery’s toast
to major expansion
A Rotherham brewery has more than doubled its output after
a cash top up from the South Yorkshire Investment Fund. Wentworth
Brewery has used the £50,000 loan to increase its
capacity for brewing its fine ales and to invest in new technology........................... |
01.10.07
New technology
heads for market backed by SYIF Seedcorn Fund
South Yorkshire Investment Fund’s Seedcorn Fund has helped
start a new business in Sheffield that will develop products
using an innovative technology developed in the University
of Pisa in Italy. The £100,000 investment made in Kirkstall
Ltd will help the company demonstrate the effectiveness of its
proprietary cell culture microreactors in applications in the
pharmaceutical industry........................... |
26.09.07
IT firms
formed to tackle energy reduction
A
Barnsley company launched with help from South Yorkshire Investment Fund
(SYIF) will help businesses manage, analyse and reduce the amount of gas,
electricity and water they are using. Consilico Ltd, based at Barnsley Business
Innovation Centre (BBIC), is an independent solutions provider
and promotes energy performance management solutions using
the latest in Business Intelligence (BI) technology.......................... |
20.09.07
Molony ventures
into food expansion
Barnsley-based Moloney Ventures has completed
the acquisition of Enterprise Foods Ltd. The deal was secured with the help
of a £1million loan and
equity deal from South Yorkshire Investment Fund and additional
financial support from GE Commercial Finance.......................... |
24.08.07
Celltran successfully
completes £1m fund raising round
Celltran Limited,
the biotechnology company focused on developing cell therapy
products for wound healing, is pleased to announce today the
successful completion of a £1 million funding round.
Celltran’s strategy is to provide globally accessible,
highly effective and economically viable cell therapy products
that heal a wide variety of wounds......................... |
24.08.07
Chamber helps
BME businesses access finance
Black and Minority Ethnic businesses are being given the chance to pose
their questions about finance to a panel of experts at a special event. Sheffield
Chamber’s BME Business Forum is hosting its second
annual Accessing Finance evening to help companies and finance
organisations form stronger relationships........................ |
23.08.07
Picture perfect for
printing firm
A Sheffield company is showcasing a unique piece
of printing equipment allowing clients to personalise small or large pieces
of textile.DCP Systems provide wide format digital printing equipment for
a range of clients, including photographers, sign-makers, photo
labs, artists, fashion designers, exhibition companies and
universities....................... |
16.08.07
Plastic packaging
perfect for exports
A leading manufacturer in specialised plastic
packaging for the world’s cutting tool industry is set to see exports
grow to 75 per cent. William Beckett Plastics in Sheffield is enjoying
one of its most successful periods in its 35-year history and has recently
been supported with an investment of £100,000 from SYIF...................... |
14.08.07
Blacksmith
sees large rise in turnover
One of the world’s largest blacksmiths has seen turnover
grow by seven times in just six years, half of which comes
from exporting to more than 30 countries. Independent Forgings
and Alloys (IFA) Ltd on Livesey Street, Sheffield, recently
purchased a £2million forging line in order to meet
demand and continue the company’s rapid growth..................... |
31.07.07
New prestigious
base for Barnsley company
A successful Barnsley-based company that specialises in working
within the health sector has moved to new premises thanks
to a £50,000 loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund...................... |
31.07.07
Childcare
security company receives £450,000 investment
A hi-tech Sheffield company that provides integrated security
solutions for the childcare sector is now working to expand
its business after receiving the green-light to a £450,000
investment...................... |
19.07.07
Top marks
for SYIF’s customer service
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has received
the seal of approval for first class customer service. SYIF
has just achieved the Putting the Customer
First® quality assurance standard – for doing exactly
that!..................... |
13.07.07
Andy makes
return to Investment Fund
South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has appointed Andy Chaffer
as its new Business Director. Andy, 46, from Millhouses in
Sheffield, returns to the Fund after spending the last 18 months
with Leeds-based City Invoice Finance.................... |
11.07.07
Seedcorn Fund
helps first business
A
brand new pilot fund set up to specifically help South Yorkshire businesses
to pioneer new technologies has awarded its first tranche of investment.
SYIF's Seedcorn fund
has been established as a pilot to test ways of financing innovative
businesses to take new technologies to market and the first
recipient is Sheffield based BiBCOM Ltd, with a £120,000
investment................... |
11.07.07
Smashing success
for glass firm
A
Barnsley glass company is set to shatter profit expectations after improving
its productivity following investment. Barnsley Glass and Glazing at Zenith
Business Park, Barugh Green, has purchased a £265,000
glass toughening plant, which they hope will be in operation
by next month (April)................... |
02.07.07
Pressure Technologies
Floatation Returns Over 8 Times Money to Regional Funds
Following the successful floatation
of Pressure Technologies plc on AIM on 6th June, YFM Venture
Finance will return 8½ x
their money to investors. Two funds, the Development
Fund at South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) and
the Yorkshire & Humber Equity Fund (YHEF),
both managed by YFM, will see a return of 125% IRR.................. |
20.06.07
Making more
connections after second loan
A Sheffield telecommunications
company is making more connections after receiving a second loan of £50,000
from SYIF. The latest round of money from
SYIF is helping Jaimie Martin, Managing Director of UK Cabling Ltd, to further
develop the company’s Handsworth site into a distribution centre and
trade counter................... |
18.05.07
Launch of New Fund is a Success
More than 120 businessmen and women attended the recent launch of a £4.6 million fund which aims to invest into early stage technology and knowledge-based businesses in South Yorkshire. The Seedcorn Fund aims to invest into these businesses over the next two years filling a significant gap in the financing market. The fund will benefit ventures which may be seen as too high risk by mainstream investors, offering a secure future for innovation in the region................. |
18.05.07
Batchglow Given Brighter Future After Investment
A specialist coating company has been given a fresh look, following investment from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF). The £50,000 investment from SYIF has been used to provide additional working capital after Chris Smart completed a management buy-out of Batchglow Ltd and its sister company MDF Specialised Coatings Limited................. |
11.05.07
SYIF provides property purchasing power
South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) can provide a range of property purchasing assistance to the city region’s businesses. In addition to providing help with working capital requirements, MBO funding and other solutions to business funding gaps, SYIF can provide vital funding assistance for property purchase................. |
30.04.07
Hi-Tech Company protects its future with further funding
A Sheffield based hi-technology security group has received further funding from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) to expand into new markets. Dinnington company Connexion2 has received a further £65,000 equity from the investment specialist to launch a new marketing strategy for its tele-communications based SoloProtect personnel security system................ |
26.04.07
Printing company gets hi-tech efficiency courtesy of loan
A Doncaster printing specialist has invested in the latest hi-tech computer-to-plate printing system courtesy of a South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) loan. Apple Tree Design and Print, part of the Idigicon Ltd group, has used the £100,000 loan to increase its paper-based print production efficiency, making significant environmental savings into the bargain............... |
12.04.07
Cutlery Giant Cuts New Turf With SYIF Loan
One of Sheffield’s longest-established cutlery firms has relocated to new premises courtesy of a South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) loan. Prestigious cutlery and knife specialist, Richardson Sheffield, has moved from its original site in the city centre to a site in Handsworth following a successful management buy-in (MBI).............. |
12.04.07
South Yorkshire businesses to ‘reap’ the benefits from pilot fund
Innovative and technologically minded businesses are set to reap the benefits of a new £4.6 million fund piloted in South Yorkshire. The Seedcorn Fund, just launched by South Yorkshire Investment Fund, aims to invest into early stage technology and knowledge-based businesses in South Yorkshire over the next two years.............. |
12.04.07
School Business Setting Trends Online
A Sheffield company has expanded its business into the online market with an acquisition of a website provider. School Trends provides school uniforms for Primary and Secondary schools across the country. The company, based at Westfield Business Area, began more than 15 years ago and employs more than 130 staff, supplying printed t-shirts and sweatshirts to schools.............. |
05.04.07
Companies Boost for Latest Investment
Two Sheffield-based companies have received assistance with a second round of funding from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF). SYIF has invested £75,000 into Televideo Ltd, while Interior Surfaces Ltd receives £20,000, with both using the money to develop their business.............. |
05.04.07
Safe future for Doncaster company with South Yorkshire Investment Fund
A leading food safety, health and safety training and training materials provider has turned to South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) to finance a fit-out of new premises. The £120,000 loan has provided new computers, catering facilities and an elegant boardroom for Doncaster based Highfield.co.uk, which relocated into purpose built units as part of an expansion plan.............. |
15.03.07
Funding Organisations Help County’s SMEs
Two funding organisations have formalised their commitment to work together to help South Yorkshire’s small to medium sized businesses (SMEs). YFM Group (YFM) has worked with South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) over several years and helps businesses to meet any gaps in equity finance that they need for growth and development. YFM Group works with SYIF on its capital and development fund, which provides equity linked investments ranging from £100,000 to £2.5 million............. |
15.03.07
Sheffield Decorators Set for Colourful Future
A Sheffield company is hopeful of a colourful future with turnover set to rise 25 per cent by the end of the financial year. Image Decorations Ltd, based on Burton Road, has enjoyed rapid growth since being established in 2000, making two management buy-outs and adding eight new members of staff since May last year............. |
14.03.07
A bite to eat with region’s business leader
For those who like to start the day with a thumb through the business pages of the daily newspaper, one of the region’s most successful businessmen is offering to bring those pages to life over breakfast in an event organised by Pro South Yorkshire. Winner of the Business Link South Yorkshire Business Start Up Award in 2006, Cees Zwaard is giving his time to Pro-South Yorkshire to tell his story and share his experiences at the Marriott Hotel on Thursday March 15............. |
13.02.07
New
appointment at South Yorkshire Investment Fund
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has appointed
Chris Fitzsimmons as an investment manager dealing with equity
investments. Chris (41) is a specialist
in technology investment having originally been one of the
founders of far blue; an early stage technology fund backed
by UK and US investors that focused on the European market.................. |
13.02.07
Pro-SY
appoints new Chairman
A South Yorkshire organisation, promoting
professional expertise in the region, has appointed Tony
Goulbourn as its new Chairman. Tony,
the Chief Executive of South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF), will
now lead Pro-South Yorkshire, together with recently appointed
Chief Executive, Trevor Kelly and the Board of Directors,
drawn from the sector.................. |
16.01.07
Silvapower
fuels council success
Sheffield City Council is ahead of the fuel game, thanks
to an environmentally friendly South Yorkshire company.
The council has installed a new heating for 296 flats
in Callowmount, Gleadless, with a second similar sized installation
to be commissioned in Burngreave, all of which will be powered
by biomass fuels supplied by Silvapower Ltd................. |
09.01.07
Getting ‘redi’ for
even further growth!
A Rotherham company was ‘mentor-be’ successful,
after receiving a helping hand from SYIF. Kilnhurst-based
Redirack has benefited from two loans from Rotherham-based
SYIF and has utilised the organisation’s Mentorbank
facility................ |
04.01.07
SYIF
loan helps to fund technology parks refurb
Sheffield Technology Parks Arundel Street site (STP) is set
to undergo a major refurbishment programme, thanks to a loan
from SYIF............... |
03.01.07
Companies
bathe in success, thanks to investments
Two Sheffield companies are celebrating
having received investments from South Yorkshire Investment
Fund and Yorkshire Forward. Kingkraft Limited and Trade Direct
have benefited from loans from
SYIF............... |
02.01.07
Loan
helps Sheffield company to advance
A Sheffield company are ‘A-ok’ thanks to a loan
from SYIF. A.I. Materials Ltd, based on Otter Street, have secured
a loan of £55,000............... |
21.12.06
Penistone
company ‘draws’ investment
A Penistone based company
has ‘drawn’ significant investment from SYIF. Penistone
Reinforcements Ltd, steel wire manufacturers, secured a £100,000
loan from SYIF as part of a £200,000 package in conjunction
with HSBC Bank............... |
06.12.06
Dragons
event - roaring success
Four teams of financial advisers pitched their financial
package solutions to a team of illustrious business dragons – in
the region’s own ‘Dragon’s Den’ event............... |
30.11.06
Specialist
Bar and Cable Manufacturer Engineers Success
Specialist bar and cable manufacturer
Macalloy Ltd, from Sheffield, has engineered a move to new
premises courtesy of a second loan from SYIF............... |
29.11.06
Barnsley
company gunning for success
A Barnsley manufacturing company are gun
hoe thanks to a loan of £47,500 from the South Yorkshire
Investment Fund.............. |
28.11.06
Roadshow
Success
South Yorkshire
Investment Fund’s recent roadshows were a
huge success with nearly 500 visitors attending............. |
23.11.06
New
appointment at South Yorkshire Investment Fund
SYIF has appointed Steve
Bell as a new Investment Manager............ |
31.10.06
Sheffield
company is a cut above thanks to SYIF
A Sheffield manufacturing company is a cut above the rest,
thanks to a £75,000 loan from the South Yorkshire Investment
Fund........... |
25.10.06
SYIF
Successor Fund
As part of our accountability
to the region here is our ‘A Successor Fund to South
Yorkshire Investment Fund’ report........... |
25.10.06
Invitation
to Roadshows
South Yorkshire Investment Fund is to
roll out a number of roadshows across the county in November – and
the area’s businessmen and women
are invited along!............... |
17.10.06
South
Yorkshire technology company expands with loan
A South Yorkshire
company is expanding its operations, following
an investment from SYIF............... |
17.10.06
Loan
opens gate for Barnsley business
A Barnsley-based manufacturer of wrought ironwork, steel
gates, perimeter fencing and security products has secured
a loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund to expand its
business.............. |
16.10.06
Innovative
company receives £500,000 backing
An innovative Sheffield based life sciences company won £500,000 financial
backing from South Yorkshire Investment Fund – and the money will mean
it can continue working towards helping patients’ wounds heal more quickly............. |
16.10.06
Business
minded Mike engineers company take-over
Thorne-based
engineering company Auto Components Ltd has been saved from
the bulldozers by the entrepreneurial drive of its new owner,
Mike Robinson............ |
16.10.06
Loan
launches feeding frenzy for local business
A Doncaster company has developed
a new brand of fish food– and is now planning to sell
it worldwide, thanks to a £50,000 loan from SYIF........... |
16.10.06
Helping
boost businesses across the county
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has shown its support
for local businesses across the county by sponsoring a category
at each of this year’s Chamber
of Commerces’ Business Awards.......... |
02.10.06
SYIF
award winning sponsorship
South Yorkshire
Investment Fund has shown its support for local
businesses across the county by sponsoring a category at
each of this year’s Chamber of Commerces’ Business
Awards.......... |
05.09.06
Investment
Fund welcomes new manager
SYIF has appointed John Longstaff as an Investment Manager
on its Capital and Development Funds......... |
29.08.06
Loan
assists in management buyout for Sheffield company
A specialist Sheffield business is set to go from strength
to strength courtesy of a ‘management buyout’ loan
from SYIF........ |
21.08.06
SYIF
completes its biggest investment to date
SYIF has made its largest single investment of £1.5 million
to date in Barnsley based JDF Logistics, which offers
a national transport and warehousing service to blue chip customers........ |
25.07.06
Specialist
Company Insures Success
A South Yorkshire insurance claims company
has underwritten its future expansion with a third loan from
South Yorkshire Investment Fund....... |
17.07.06
Team
Invest more than £10 million
South
Yorkshire Investment Fund’s Small Business Team has
injected more than £10 million into businesses within
the region............................... |
03.07.06
Barnsley
businesses get investment boost
Two South
Yorkshire companies are flourishing thanks to a Barnsley
business centre and South Yorkshire Investment Fund.............................. |
27.06.06
£1
million invested into South Yorkshire based company
South Yorkshire
Investment Fund has completed its first £1
million investment in a dynamic South Yorkshire Telecommunications
company.............................. |
22.06.06
Sheffield
Company Brews Up Success
A Sheffield
company is rekindling the city’s beer brewing industry
with an expansion plan funded by a £150,000 loan
from South Yorkshire Investment Fund.............................. |
09.06.06
Sheffield company
to move to new premises with the help of a SYIF Loan
A Sheffield company has expanded its work surface manufacturing
and supply business thanks to a £50,000 loan from South
Yorkshire Investment Fund............................. |
19.05.06
Alpine
charity adventure for Rotherham Deputy Chief Executive
The Deputy Chief Executive of a Rotherham based investment
fund is getting on his bike in aid of a major national charity............................ |
15.05.06
Barnsley
company build stage for sportswear giant
A Barnsley
company who secured a £100,000 loan from South Yorkshire
Investment Fund towards larger premises and new machinery,
are responsible for world cup preparations!........................... |
12.05.06
Business minded Mike
engineers company take-over
Thorne-based engineering company Auto
Components Ltd has been saved from the bulldozers by the
entrepreneurial drive of its new owner, Mike Robinson........................... |
19.04.06
SYIF
loan helps state-of-the-art Sheffield firm
A Sheffield surgical instrument company has moved into new
premises with the help of a loan from SYIF.......................... |
18.04.06
New
look for Small Business Fund team
SYIF’s Small Business Fund team is enhancing its services
even more following the recruitment of three new staff.......................... |
10.04.06
Special 0% finance
deal on loans for businesses extended - offer now ended
The
initiative, which offers an effective interest rate of 0%
for 12 months on selected loans, is aimed at increasing applications
to the Fund from these Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and
Sheffield......................... |
03.04.06
New
Business Development Manager at SYIF
Kevin
Steven has recently joined South Yorkshire Investment
Fund as a Business Development Manager......................... |
29.03.06
Brothers
put the steel back into Sheffield’s industry
Sheffield’s steel industry is on the up after two brothers
expanded their steel machining business with the help of a £91,000
loan from SYIF........................ |
23.03.06
Packaging
company is set for the future
A Sheffield- based finishing
and logistics company is enhancing its production practices,
courtesy of a £30,000 loan from SYIF................................ |
23.03.06
New Investment Manager
at SYIF
Rotherham-based South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) welcomes new Investment
Manager Grahame Lunt............................... |
14.03.06
New
appointment at South Yorkshire Investment Fund
South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has appointed Clive
Downward as Investment Director to its Small Business Fund
Team.............................. |
08.03.06
Fund helps companies
with second stage loans
South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has recently approved
second loans for two businesses in the area - re-affirming
SYIF’s long term commitment to the region............................. |
08.03.06
Making the right connections
in South Yorkshire
A Sheffield cabling company, which is making all the right
connections in the business world, has been boosted by a £50,000
loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)........................... |
17.02.06
Loan launches feeding
frenzy for local business
A Doncaster company has developed
a new brand of fish food– and is now planning to sell
it worldwide, thanks to a £50,000 loan from the South
Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)........................... |
15.02.06
Move for investment
manager
Investment Manager Andrew Chaffer, who worked with Rotherham-based
South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has moved on to pastures
new................................... |
06.02.06
Help
may be at hand when buying commercial property
Businessmen and women wanting
to buy a commercial property in South Yorkshire, may be able
to
receive
a helping hand
from South Yorkshire Investment Fund.................................. |
26.01.06
New
appointment for South Yorkshire Investment Fund
South
Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has appointed Mary Broadhead
as an investment manager on its
Capital and Development
Fund................................. |
21.12.05
Driving
ahead thanks to £50,000 investment
A Sheffield based company is
hoping to be the ‘driving force’ behind significant
performance improvements at businesses throughout Europe................................ |
20.12.05
Loans
helps agency invest to grow
Sheffield-based marketing agency
Square One Advertising & Design Ltd has welcomed a loan
from SYIF................................ |
15.12.05
Fastener
company moving places after £100,000 boost
A Doncastrer firm is hoping to
tighten its grip on the market thanks to a £100,000
loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund............................... |
30.11.05
Roadshow Success
More than 400 visitors have attended
the South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) roadshows – making
them a huge success.............................. |
28.11.05
SYIF
investment manager speaks at national conference
Paul
Gower, Investment Manager on the South Yorkshire Investment
Fund, recently joined Terence
Conran and Tom Bloxham of Urban
Splash to champion the role of creativity and creative businesses
at a National Conference.............................. |
24.11.05
Second
SYIF loan supports continued expansion at innovative field
marketing business
South Yorkshire Investment
Fund has provided a second loan to help the innovative
and award-winning Doncaster-based
field marketing business fulfil its growth plans.............................. |
24.11.05
Helping
boost businesses – and regeneration
As you drive across the South
Yorkshire region there is one thing that is plain to see……regeneration
and growth.............................. |
24.11.05
SYIF
provides Boost for Sheffield Distribution Company
A Sheffield firm that supplies electrical inverters to UK
industries and wholesalers has been given a welcome boost
with a £50,000 loan from South Yorkshire Investment
Fund.............................. |
21.11.05
New
board member for South Yorkshire Investment Fund
South Yorkshire Investment Fund
has appointed John Warner as a Board member............................. |
02.11.05
Innovative
company receives £500,000 backing
An innovative Sheffield based
life sciences company has gained a £500,000 financial
backing from South Yorkshire Investment Fund – and
the money will mean it can continue working towards helping
patients’ wounds heal more quickly............................. |
01.11.05
Fund
is just the tonic for Sheffield Medical Company
Sheffmed, who design and develop
a wide range of innovative surgical products, has raised £30,000
to further invest in the company's continued growth as it
develops new solutions in response to the needs of clinicians............................ |
05.10.05
SYIF roadshows on
their way to South Yorkshire
Four roadshows are on their way
to South Yorkshire so that intermediaries, partners and businesses
in the county can
find out how the South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) can
help them. The roadshows aim to spread the latest news from
SYIF and will include the launch of SYIF’s 2004/2005 annual
report, a number of short presentations and there will be
a question and answer sessions........................... |
01.10.05
Special
0% finance deal on loans for businesses - offer now ended
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has launched
a special time-limited offer on loans for businesses in Barnsley,
Doncaster or Rotherham. The initiative, which offers an effective
interest rate of 0% for 12 months on selected loans, is aimed at increasing
applications to the Fund from these areas........................... |
21.09.05
Loan
Boost for Sheffield Recycling Firm: South Yorkshire Investment
Fund provides £50,000 loan for Carwick Recycling
A Sheffield-based waste recycling
firm will create four new jobs as the business continues
to expand following
a £50,000 loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund
(SYIF). Carwick Recycling Ltd, which has a head office
in Attercliffe, operates a licensed recycling centre, collecting
and recycling
waste from commercial and industrial clients across a range
of sectors........................... |
26.08.05
£100,000 loan
sets the scene for further expansion at Barnsley - based
Atlas Event Construction
A Barnsley-based design and construction
company that specialises in sets, staging and stands for
exhibitions and corporate events is expanding into larger
premises and creating three new jobs with the help of a £100,000
loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund.......................... |
22.08.05
£50,000
loan for expanding environmental services firm
A Sheffield-based company that
distributes environmental monitoring equipment and provides
environmental and waste management training will use a £50,000
loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund to boost sales
of its growing product range.......................... |
02.08.05
Third SYIF loan helps
Labfacility expand into new premises
Four-years of support from SYIF has supported successful development.
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has made a third loan to a
company
whose expansion in the region has played a key part
in establishing it as the UK’s leading manufacturer of
temperature sensors......................... |
12.07.05
ECO
Heat Pumps plan expansion following investment
South Yorkshire Investment Fund invest £45,000 loan. A company that can help
commercial
and
domestic
energy users save thousands of pounds a year in reduced energy
charges is planning further expansion following a £45,000
investment by South Yorkshire Investment Fund................................. |
12.07.05
Racing Champion to
Speak at Mentorbank Event
Sir John Whitmore provides
a lesson in team work to South Yorkshire firms South Yorkshire
Investment Fund's Mentorbank, which provides access to more
than 450 mentors and non-executive directors, is hosting a
special network event with racing champion Sir John Whitmore.............. |
11.07.05
Head of Business Link
South Yorkshire joins SYIF board
Julie Readman, Managing Director of Business Link South Yorkshire, has joined
the Board of South Yorkshire Investment Fund Ltd (SYIF) which invests in fast
growing businesses in the region................................... |
28.06.05
40
jobs created as firm relocates to new Sheffield headquarters
A Chesterfield-based company will bring 40 jobs to the South
Yorkshire next WEEK when it finally makes the move to its
new Sheffield Headquarters following a £350,000 equity
investment in the company by South Yorkshire Investment Fund.................................. |
10.05.05
Fund supports
surgical products group
A £50,000 loan by South Yorkshire Investment Fund has
helped a Sheffield manufacturer of injection moulded and blown
plastic products to construct a special clean room for the
production of surgical products................................. |
28.04.05
£150,000
loan to help Proco Print develop digital direct marketing
operation
An expanding
Sheffield-based lithographic and digital printing company
is using a £150,000
loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund to develop a new
personalised digital direct marketing operation................................ |
13.04.05
£150,000
loan will support future expansion of
old established Sheffield packaging firm: Company
in same family since 1824 now under new ownership
A £150,000 loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund will help the new
owner of a 180 year-old Sheffield packaging company to embark on an ambitious
growth programme............. |
12.04.05
SYIF Man Bound
for Paris.
Deputy Chief Executive and Manager of SYIF’s Mentorbank
, Jonathan Dixon has signed up for the ultimate challenge
to cycle 300 miles from London to Paris in support of leading
charity Action Medical Research............................... |
30.03.05
Local family
firm finds funds for fencing:
South Yorkshire fencing company receives SYIF loan to help expand business.
The future looks bright for local company AJ Fencing Supplies Ltd
after the family run firm received a £65,000 loan from South Yorkshire
Investment Fund.............................. |
30.03.05
SYIF loan
helps maintain strong growth of Sheffield manufacturing company:
Antiquity GRP uses £100,000 loan to help fund factory
refit.
Sheffield-based Antiquity GRP Ltd is aiming to
maintain 35% year on year growth (since 1999) with the help
of a £100,000 loan from South Yorkshire Investment
Fund.............................. |
30.03.05
£50,000
Investment funds expansion of security company: Ashton Alarms
set to increase production.
A growing security systems and equipment company
has had its expansion and diversification plans boosted by
a £50,000 loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund.............................. |
09.03.05
Loan
helps conservatory company expand range: County Systems invests £200,000
in business.
A £65,000 loan from South Yorkshire Investment
Fund has helped a Rotherham-based conservatory company buy
new machinery to expand its range of uPVC products.............................. |
28.02.05
SYIF helps Sheffield
firm win landmark contract.
Sheffield-based firm, The Laser Cutting Company
Ltd, has landed a contract worth £120,000 with the
help of a loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund............................. |
11.02.05
Fund
passes the lucky £13m mark in support of business.
South Yorkshire Investment Fund achieved another
milestone when the amount of funding invested so far for
businesses
in the region passed the far from unlucky £13m mark............................ |
10.02.05
£30,000
loan helps Sheffield technology firm establish foothold in
United States
A Sheffield metals technology company is driving
its U.S. sales with the help of a £30,000 loan from
South Yorkshire Investment Fund. Safe Technology Ltd, of
Archer Road, Sheffield, designs software for forecasting
the lifespan
of metal parts and
components........................... |
08.02.05
£200,000
investment helps fund upgrade
and expansion at leading accident repair centre
A £200,000 investment by South Yorkshire
Investment Fund is going towards creating one of Britain’s
most technologically advanced vehicle accident repair centres.
RC Jones’s (Motor Bodies) Ltd is investing £1m
to transform its Claycliffe Road, Barnsley, workshops and
offices into a state-of-the art facility.......................... |
09.12.04
£850,000
funding to boost growth and employment at Sheffield investment
solutions company
An expanding South Yorkshire company whose technology
and expertise helps water companies keep charges to a minimum
through informed
investment decisions has completed further major financing
from South Yorkshire Investment Fund .......................... |
09.12.04
£500,000
investment supports continued expansion at Doncaster Engineering
Services Group
An engineering services company that has increased
turnover by three hundred per cent in the past five years
has received major funding from South Yorkshire Investment
Fund (SYIF) to support continued expansion.......................... |
03.12.04
Second loan
to expanding building maintenance firm
A company which received a £25,000 start-up
loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund in May this year
has taken up a second tranche for a similar amount to support
its expansion plans......................... |
23.11.04
SYIF
takes equity stake in expanding air services company
An £800,000 investment by the South Yorkshire Investment
Fund in a successful air services company has paved the way
for the purchase of a fleet of four additional helicopters
required to fulfil a new multi-million pound contract........................ |
23.11.04
SYIF
loan supports launch of new cooked meat business
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has supported the
establishment of a cooked meat business in Doncaster which
means a return
to their roots for the company founders, along with new jobs
for the area........................ |
04.11.04
South
Yorkshire Investment Fund invests in Connexion2: Hi-tech
security group set for further expansion with Identicom
A company which has pioneered a revolutionary
remote security device for lone workers is set for further
expansion with the backing of the South Yorkshire Investment
Fund........................ |
20.10.04
£50,000
loan tees-up golf firm for international expansion
A Rotherham-based company that produces an electronic
teaching aid designed to develop the perfect golf swing is
set to expand sales internationally with the help of a £50,000
loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund....................... |
14.09.04
Penrose lands £40,000
loan from SYIF Small Business Fund
Sheffield-based company Penrose Angling Systems
Ltd has netted a £40,000 loan from South Yorkshire
Investment Fund (SYIF) – taking the total invested
in the region to more than £7 million in over 100
businesses...................... |
08.09.04
SYIF Small Business
Fund investment passes £5m landmark.
Loans advanced to more than 100 South Yorkshire
companies. Financial support for small businesses offered
by South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has passed the £5m
mark..................... |
20.08.04
SYIF loan puts
final piece in jigsaw for
Doncaster hotel refurbishment
A £40,000 Small Business Loan from South
Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has helped a Doncaster hotelier
complete a three-year £1m refurbishment scheme..................... |
16.08.04
Small Business
Fund century loan helps launch world first cutting system
for mining industry
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has completed
its 100th Small Business Fund loan by supporting a Rotherham-based
company that has developed a world-first cutting system that
is set to revolutionise coal mining around the world.................... |
07.07.04
Fledgling business
takes off with South Yorkshire Microloan
A local small business has made its first major
sale just weeks after winning the support of the South Yorkshire
Microloan. Sheffield-based Booler’s Bio Fuel was set
up by Richard Booler................... |
05.07.04
SYIF invests £100,000
in two Sheffield companies
Polyfence and RHS Paneltech benefit from SYIF
support. South Yorkshire Investment Fund’s Small Business
Fund has released a further £100,000 into the South
Yorkshire...................... |
01.07.04
SYIF
Small Business Fund lends another £200,000 to South
Yorkshire businesses
Over £4.7 million of loans to small and
medium businesses across South Yorkshire........................... |
22.06.04
South Yorkshire
Microloan lends a hand to small businesses
Small businesses in the region are being helped
to boost their market presence thanks to loans from South
Yorkshire Microloan .......................... |
14.06.04
SYIF and YABA join forces
in bringing together investors and entrepreneurs
South Yorkshire entrepreneurs have showcased their
companies and innovations at a Yorkshire Association of Business
Angels (YABA) event in a bid to win funding to develop their
business............................................. |
20.05.04
Investment partners
make first loan in South Yorkshire
Key Fund (South Yorkshire) Ltd and South Yorkshire
Investment Fund (SYIF) have made their first combined loan
to a social enterprise in South Yorkshire............................................. |
29.04.04
Doncaster
nursery gets kick-start from the Fund
A Doncaster partnership has converted a detached
bungalow into a new state-of-the-art children’s nursery
- with the help of a £25,500 unsecured loan from South
Yorkshire Investment Fund................................. |
29.04.04
Packaging company
bags start-up loan
K J Solutions Ltd, a small packaging company
in Doncaster, has received an unsecured loan of £50,000
from South Yorkshire Investment Fund........................................... |
27.04.04
SYIF doubles
up on loans to Small business
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has recently approved
second loans for three small businesses in the area who have
already received loans - re-affirming SYIF's long term commitment
to the region....................................... |
22.04.04
South Yorkshire
Microloan boosting small businesses
Small businesses in the region continue to benefit
from loans from South Yorkshire Microloan.................. |
21.04.04
Innovative Sheffield
firm looks forward to bright future
Sheffield company DCP Systems Ltd is yet another
business to benefit from an unsecured loan from South Yorkshire
Investment Fund................ |
13.04.04
Innovative medical
company gets seal of approval
Autono-Med Ltd, an innovative medical products
group, has received a £50,000 unsecured loan from South
Yorkshire Investment Fund....................................... |
07.04.04
Murphy
Comhire improve their range with help from The Fund
A Sheffield company has boosted their business with the help
of a £50,000 unsecured loan from South Yorkshire Investment
Fund...................................... |
26.03.04
£1.5 million
of investments in last month
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has just completed three of
its biggest deals to date in the space of just one month.
Independent Forgings and Alloys, based at Victoria Forge,
Livesey Street in Sheffield, has secured a £500,000
mezzanine loan..................................... |
12.03.04
SYIF completes
one of its biggest deals
RMF will use the cash to further develop its overseas interests
and fund advanced payment guarantees - a payment mechanism
often demanded by overseas customers engaged on long term
contracts.................................... |
02.03.04
Fund's faith in Sheffield company bears
fruit
One of South Yorkshire Investment Fund's first clients continues
to grow and has now re-located to Sheffield Business Park,
a prestigious new development just off the M1 motorway...................................
|
01.03.04
Doncaster company
expands business with help from Fund
A Doncaster manufacturing company has received the backing
of South Yorkshire Investment Fund - securing a £50,000
unsecured loan....................................... |
24.02.04
Fund offering
businesses 100% interest rebate for 6 months -
offer now ended
South Yorkshire Investment Fund is to extend its special offer
- offering 100% interest rebates to all businesses in South
Yorkshire....................................... |
23.02.04
Innovative Sheffield
firm looks forward to bright future
A Sheffield company, which started as a one-man band and now
employs 20 people, has been boosted by a £50K investment
from SYIF....................................... |
29.01.04
Investment Team at SYIF
expect more success in 2004
South Yorkshire Investment Fund's equity investment team
is gearing up for a busy year following on from its success
in 2003 - and now offers equity investment packages up to
£2.5m...................................... |
28.01.04
Fund gives £50k
boost to innovative Doncaster company
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has given a boost to Doncaster
based Metro Technologies with a loan of £50,000..................................... |
27.01.04
A new chapter for the
founders of Genesis
A successful management buyout has taken place, and six jobs
created, with the help of a £50,000 unsecured loan from
South Yorkshire Investment Fund.................................... |
22.01.04
Scaffolding firm reaching
high for success
Barnsley firm gets the thumbs up from the Fund. South Yorkshire
Investment Fund has put a Barnsley scaffolding firm on track
with a £50,000 cash injection................................... |
19.01.04
New iniative to increase
investment in South Yorkshire
Pro South Yorkshire formed to promote professional services
to businesses.................................. |
19.12.03
Celebrations for established
Sheffield firm
Fund provides £50k loan for greetings card manufacturer................................... |
18.12.03
South Yorkshire Microloan
Boosts Businesses
Small businesses in the region continue to benefit from loans
from South Yorkshire Microloan.................................. |
10.12.03
SYIF sets the pace
with £40K Loan for biggest Supercross venue in the country
Largest UK indoor Supercross venue opens its doors to the
public. South Yorkshire Investment Fund has contributed
to the establishment of the biggest Supercross arena in
the country.................................. |
01.12.03
Fund now offers
loans and equity investments up to £2.5 Million
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has announced plans to offer
loans and equity investments ranging from £15k to £2.5
million.................................. |
20.11.03
Key Fund and South
Yorkshire Investment Fund join forces to promote social enterprise
funding
Key Fund (South Yorkshire) Ltd (Key Fund) and South Yorkshire
Investment Fund (SYIF) have joined forces to make life easier
for South Yorkshire’s not-purely-for-profit/social
economy.................................. |
12.11.03
SYIF appoint new
Board Member
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has appointed Tony Parsons
as a new board member................................. |
10.11.03
New Chairman for
SYIF's Partners Group
Paul Firth has been appointed as the chairman of South Yorkshire
Investment Fund's Partners Group................................ |
27.10.03
Management Buyout
secured with the help of SYIF
Sheffield Steel company, Macalloy, set to enter US markets.
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has helped a management team
buyout one of Sheffield's most established steel companies............................... |
23.10.03
Key Fund and South Yorkshire
Investment Fund join forces to promote social enterprise funding
Key Fund (South Yorkshire) Ltd and South Yorkshire Investment
Fund have joined forces to promote the breadth of funding
and business support sources available to not-purely-for-profit
organisations in South Yorkshire............................... |
08.10.03
Sheffield family
business gets the support of SYIF
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has boosted a family-run
business by providing it with a £70k unsecured loan.
Regent House, based on Attercliffe Road in Sheffield................. |
07.10.03
Capital Network
event showcases new companies
Entrepreneurs in South Yorkshire have showcased their companies
and creativity at a Capital Network event - with the aim
to
attract funding and investment to expand their businesses
further.............................. |
15.09.03
Fund provides the
edge for Barnsley firm
Cutting Technologies Ltd secures £35,000 loan. South
Yorkshire Investment Fund has helped pave the way for a new
Barnsley company to cut its teeth in the market place.............................. |
08.09.03
Fund helps secure
more jobs in South Yorkshire
Established Sheffield Firm taken over by Equip Outdoor Technologies.
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has helped secure the future
of 40 jobs in Sheffield - by providing a £100,000 loan
to Equip Outdoor Technologies Ltd............................. |
27.08.03
Fund provides cutting
edge to Sheffield manufacturer
The South Yorkshire Investment Fund is helping a Sheffield
manufacturing company to keep ahead of its rivals. Bolton
Surgical Ltd, manufacturers and repairers of surgical instruments,
has obtained a £40,000 unsecured loan from the Fund.............................. |
26.08.03
Fund helps tool
firm hammer its way to new premises
The South Yorkshire Investment Fund has provided the tools
for a Sheffield company to move to new premises. J Newsome
(Tools) Ltd, which distributes and sells a range of hand tools,
has successfully negotiated a £50,000 unsecured loan
from the Fund.............................. |
20.08.03
Fund supports Sheffield
company with a £100,000 loan
South Yorkshire Investment Fund and Business Link South Yorkshire
have backed Sheffield company Gripple Ltd with funding which
will enable investment in its subsidiary company Loadhog Ltd............................. |
19.08.03
SYIF appoint Investment
Managing Director
Peter Armitage has been appointed as the Investment Managing
Director for South Yorkshire Investment Fund............................ |
13.08.03
Capital Network
event showcases new companies
Entrepreneurs in South Yorkshire have showcased their companies
at the latest Capital Network event - with the aim to attract
funding and investment to expand and develop their businesses
further.................. |
29.07.03
Sheffield Dot.Com
gets boost from The Fund - £500K Investment for innovative
technology company
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has put its faith in a Sheffield-based
technology business by providing a major cash boost of £250,000
as part of a deal worth half a million pounds. timeoutdoors.com................. |
23.07.03
South Yorkshire
Microloan launched for Small Businesses - A great start for
small business
Funding targeted at small and medium sized enterprises -
offering loans from just £1k to £15k - is now
available through the South Yorkshire Microlaon................. |
22.07.03
Fund Invests in
Hi-Tech Doncaster Company
£250k investment for Yortech Instruments. South Yorkshire
Investment Fund has given a boost to a high-tech Doncaster
business by providing a £150,000 investment............... |
30.06.03
Sheffield Firm
Benefits from Business Angel Investment
A Sheffield firm has benefited from a South Yorkshire Investment
Fund Capital Network Event - by acquiring an investing Business
Angel.............. |
26.06.03
New Premises for
Doncaster Computer Business
South Yorkshire Investment Fund provides £32,000 loan
South Yorkshire Investment Fund is helping an established
Doncaster computer business move to new premises............. |
10.06.03
Fund makes big
impression in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire Investment Fund continues to make a real difference
to the region’s economy - providing loans for new and
existing business. SYIF is now very much part of the business
landscape in South Yorkshire. Its work has gained further
credence through the partnerships it has forged with local
companies and firms of advisers...........
|
06.06.03
South Yorkshire
Investment Fund - Special Offer - Offer now
ended
Businesses based in Barnsley, Doncaster or Rotherham receive
100% rebate of
interest payments until March 31st 2004. South Yorkshire Investment
Fund aim to drive new business development in the next few
months with a special offer aimed specifically at businesses
based in Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster............
|
05.06.03
Fund gives support
to Rotherham firms
South Yorkshire Investment Fund is still attracting huge
interest from both existing and new businesses in Rotherham..............
|
05.06.03
Fund provides help
to diverse range of industries
South Yorkshire Investment Fund continues to attract interest
from a diverse range of industries.............. |
02.06.03
Fund's Mentorbank Scheme
Given Thumbs Up by Sheffield Firm
A Sheffield firm has hailed South Yorkshire Investment Fund’s
Mentorbank programme as a great success. AWV Turner &
Co Ltd is just one of a number of firms to take advantage
of Mentorbank, which provides subsidised mentoring support
to help management teams grow the business more profitably............. |
30.05.03
Fund Provides
Solution for New Sheffield Company
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has helped a new Sheffield
IT company open its doors for business. Fledgling firm
Clearbase Solutions Ltd, which has been trading for just six
weeks at Sheffield Technology Park, has obtained a £15,000
unsecured loan from the Fund.................. |
22.05.03
Capital Network Event
showcases New Companies
Entrepreneurs in South Yorkshire have showcased their companies
and creativity at a Capital Network event - with the aim of
attracting funding
and investment to expand or develop their businesses further................................. |
15.05.03
Fund Boosts Innovative
On-Line Game Centre
The game’s not up for a Sheffield company as South Yorkshire
Investment Fund
provides them with a £50,000 loan - helping disaffected
youngsters to
develop their communication and IT skills................... |
08.05.03
Swallownest Engineering
Flying High
A Rotherham engineering firm is gearing up for the future
after winning the support of South Yorkshire Investment Fund
with an unsecured loan of £50,000. Swallownest Engineering
Company Ltd, incorporating sister company Supergears Ltd,
specialise in providing support....................... |
22.04.03
Elite Tooling Raises
Funds for New Manufacturing Range
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has backed Rotherham engineering
firm Elite Tooling Ltd as it moves to develop and manufacture
its own range of machine tools. The £40,000 loan will
be used by Elite to create a new range of specialist tools
and transform itself from a distributor to a manufacturer...................... |
31.03.03
Fund boosts Rotherham
Company with Angel’s Helps
South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) along with a syndicate
from the Funds ’ business angels network, Capital Network,
has backed a Rotherham company with a £95,000 investment.................... |
27.02.03
Fund gives a shine to
Doncaster Business
A South Yorkshire company, that can trace its roots back to
1890, has won the backing of South Yorkshire Investment Fund
as it prepares for further expansion.................... |
18.02.03
Sheffield scaffolding
company on the up with help from Fund
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has given a boost to Sheffield
based Hi-Point Scaffolding Ltd with a £45,000 loan................... |
18.02.03
Fund Backs High Performance
Bike Company
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has put a Sheffield bike firm
on track with an unsecured loan of £27,500.................. |
17.02.03
Sheffield’s Televideo
acquires Leeds Rival
Televideo Ltd, the Sheffield-based television production company,
has acquired Leeds-based CBF Media in a £1m-deal deal
backed by SYIF........ |
07.02.03
Fund puts spring in the
step of Sheffield firm
Turton Springs plans major £130,000 investment in business.
A Sheffield company, which supplies some of the biggest names
in the automotive world including Aston Martin, Lotus and
Rolls-Royce, has won the backing of South Yorkshire Investment
Fund as it embarks on the next stage of its growth........... |
29.01.03
South Yorkshire Investment
Fund appoints new board member
South Yorkshire Investment Fund Ltd has appointed Mike Patterson
to its Board of Directors, Mr Patterson works as a regeneration
director with Sheffield-based Manor & Castle Development
Trust, which is responsible for the financial management of
around £10m............. |
29.01.03
Business Showcase at
Capital Network Event
South Yorkshire entrepreneurs seeking funding to expand their
businesses further have showcased their companies to the region’s
business angel community at a recent event organised by Capital
Network................... |
29.01.03
Fund continues to show
faith in small businesses
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has backed two more small
businesses with loans totalling £35,000.......................... |
10.01.03
South Yorkshire fund
boosts company’s stock levels
South Yorkshire Investment fund has backed JGP Engineering
Ltd with a £25,000 unsecured loan that will allow it
to buy much needed new stock......................... |
20.12.02
Fund gives £20,000
extra for Medical Company
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has provided a medical company
in Barnsley with a £20,000 unsecured loan to boost
its working capital................ |
19.12.02
Article from First for
Business Magazine
When Lee Bolsover and Jayne Wilkinson were given the chance
to buy the company they worked for, they had plenty of ideas
and a wealth of knowledge and experience. There was just one
slight problem…they didn’t have enough cash to
turn those ideas into reality............... |
13.12.02
New owners for successful
Barnsley firm - thanks to the Fund
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has provided a £50,000
unsecured loan towards the buying of Cudworth Concrete Products............... |
25.11.02
Fund backs Atomising
Systems with £100,000 deal
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has backed another company
at the leading edge of technology - in a £100,000 deal.
Atomising Systems Ltd of Sheffield is the latest business
to secure funding for future development and growth from the
Fund........................ |
11.11.02
Fund gives shot in the
arm to Philip Dury Medical Technologies
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has released another £50,000
to help a Sheffield firm reach out to bigger markets. Philip
Drury Medical Technologies Ltd has been given the £50,000
unsecured loan, which will help it develop their business
further...................................
|
11.11.02
Grasping the opportunity-
the Regional Enterprise Conference
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
Wednesday 4 December 2002 at Hellaby Hall Hotel, Rotherham...........................
|
07.11.02
Fund Continues To Support
South Yorkshire Business - from City Business Magazine
Barnsley-based Bartec Auto ID Limited is one of several companies
based in the region to have benefited from the support of
South Yorkshire Investment Fund................................
|
17.10.02
Deals News - from
Insider Deals Magazine
While much of the private equity market has hit a brick wall
during the greater part of 2002, smaller niche deals are flourishing
in the region. Old-fashioned venture capital deals are still
being done where there is a will and where advisers and investors
are being given sufficient incentives to seek out good opportunities.......................
|
09.10.02
Fund Helps World Leader
Secure New Funding
South Yorkshire Investment Fund is helping Barnsley firm Bartec
Auto ID Limited to stay ahead of competitors and remain at
the leading edge of its technology. The Fund provided the
company with an unsecured loan of £50,000 and also helped
it obtain a £50,000 loan with HSBC Bank under the Government’s
small firms loan guarantee scheme..................
|
03.10.02
South Yorkshire Investment
Fund Scores Deals Hat Trick
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has boosted the coffers of
three aspiring businesses with loans totalling £105,000.
The latest firms to receive cash include Independent Forgings
and Alloys Ltd and Fmats Ltd both based in Sheffield, and
IMS Ltd in Doncaster.................
|
16.09.02
Local entrepreneurs talk
to the angels
Seven entrepreneurs showcased their businesses at a recent
event, organised by Capital Network, part of the South Yorkshire
Investment Fund..................
|
11.09.02
Fund Invests In South
Yorkshire’s Future Growth
The South Yorkshire Investment Fund is laying the foundations
for future growth in the region and has already released over
£1.4 million to business. Both established and start-up
companies require a whole raft of support services if they
are to help secure the region’s economic revival..................
|
10.09.02
Fund backs management
buyout of Pearce Buckle
Pearce Buckle, the building services engineering consultant,
has been acquired by management in a deal supported by South
Yorkshire Investment Fund. Paul Bestall, Kevin Hirst and Richard
Cherrill who have considerable experience within the construction
industry have bought the Sheffield-based business from the
founder with plans to expand it further and consolidate on
its recent successes................
|
05.09.02
Fund gives Doncaster
based firm a lift
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has helped lift the operations
of TLC Handling in Doncaster who have just secured a contract
in excess of £2m. The Fund provided a £50,000
unsecured loan and helped them secure additional funding of
£100,000 from Barclays Bank...............
|
03.09.02
Fund helps company develop
International Markets
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has helped Industrial Carbides
Ltd improve and consolidate their business, in a deal worth
£175,000. The Fund provided the company with an unsecured
loan of £50,000 and helped in negotiations with NatWest
Bank to secure additional funding of £125,000, in the
form of a small firms loan guarantee...............
|
02.09.02
Fund Helps Factory Redevelopment
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has helped Sheffield engineering
firm Fmats Ltd increase its workforce and redevelop its factory.
The Fund has provided Fmats with a £30,000 unsecured
loan, which has helped the firm upgrade its machinery and
take on two extra employees................
|
29.08.02
Fund continues to back
South Yorkshire Business - from City Business Magazine
As South Yorkshire seeks to transform its economic fortunes
the South Yorkshire Investment Fund is making a genuine contribution
to the region’s future growth. The Fund is keen to back
growing businesses in South Yorkshire and offers unsecured
loans from £15,000 to £50,000 with effective interest
rates from just three per cent..............
|
05.08.02
Fund backs Family Run
Business, Labfacility Group Limited
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has backed Sheffield-based
Labfacility Group Ltd with a £30,000 loan that will
allow it to buy out one of its major shareholders and expand
the business further. The company will use the unsecured loan
to further develop the business and its range of services...............
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05.08.02
Fund backs Aquaform Entrepreneurs
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has provided cash funding
to a start-up company specialising in the maintenance of boilers,
air conditioners and refrigerators. The Fund has provided
a £30,000 unsecured loan - matching similar funding
from HSBC - to help launch Aquaform, a new business set up
by Barry Rushworth and Rob Pickering...............
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25.07.02
Fund backs Buy-Out team
at Transtar
Transtar, the specialist freight forwarding group, has been
acquired by management in a deal backed by a £500,000
investment from South Yorkshire Investment Fund Ltd. Lee Bolsover
and Jayne Wilkinson who have worked in senior managerial positions
at the Sheffield-based company for more than ten years, have
bought the business from founder Tony Roberts, safe-guarding
13 jobs in South Yorkshire..............
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25.07.02
Fund backs MBI team at
Alambar
South Yorkshire Investment Fund ("the Fund") has
backed the £140,000 management buy-in (MBI) of Alambar
Safety Products by John McCreery. The deal was financed with
a mixture of equity, senior debt, with RBS Factors providing
a factoring facility.............
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04.07.02
Angels alight on Capital
Network investments
Several Yorkshire entrepreneurs have showcased their companies
to the region’s business angels as they seek to raise
finance to further develop and expand their business. The
event, organised by Capital Network, part of the South Yorkshire
Investment Fund, seeks to bring together entrepreneurs seeking
funding with business angels keen to invest in fast-growing
businesses.............
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01.07.02
No funding gap in South
Yorkshire says Fund
As concerns grow among South Yorkshire companies about future
investment requirements, South Yorkshire Investment Fund has
moved to close the funding gap with a package of loans and
venture capital investments...........
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19.06.02
Investment Fund fills
finance gap in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has completed its first half
dozen loans and investments, amounting to a total of £750,000.
This represents the first milestone in the new Fund, launched
to stimulate business growth in South Yorkshire............
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30.05.02
South Yorkshire social
entrepreneurs urged to engage with private sector
Social entrepreneurs in South Yorkshire are being urged to
look at alternative sources of funding in order to achieve
their goals, say funding agencies in South Yorkshire. Representatives
from the South Yorkshire Key Fund Network and South Yorkshire
Investment Fund Ltd made the comments following the publication
of a study by Durham University Business School................
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01.05.02
£60M Fund makes
first investment
Sheffield based company, Qualsys Ltd is the first business
in which specialist gap funder South Yorkshire Investment
Fund has made an investment from it’s Small Business
Fund. Qualsys Ltd specialise in on-line document management
systems, providing implementation and consultancy services.
The Qualsys system builds an intranet into the heart of an
E-business system that securely links multi-sites and multi-users
to managed critical documents..................
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03.04.02
Tony Goulbourn, Chief
Executive of South Yorkshire Investment Fund argues that the
time is ripe for MBOs in South Yorkshire
With the UK experiencing historically low interest rates,
there is a growing sense of confidence in some business sectors
that now may be a good time to consider a Management Buy Out
opportunity............ |