£120,000 loan from the North West Fund for Business Loans puts
Merseyside company firmly in control of its expansion
02/02/2012
A bespoke valve repair and service company is the second
Merseyside business to benefit from a loan from the North West Fund
for Business Loans managed by FW Capital.
Faced with the need to ramp up its operations to satisfy
steadily increasing demand, Control Valve Solutions (CVS) contacted
Simon Berry of FW Capital to discuss how a loan could support its
expansion.
The £120,000 loan will now enable Maghull-based CVS to purchase
new testing equipment. It will also provide the company with the
additional working capital it needs to fund its rapid growth.
The loan is from the £35 million North West Fund for Business
Loans which is financed by the European Regional Development Fund
and the European Investment Bank (EIB) and managed by FW
Capital.
The company has built up a strong reputation and is now a key
player in valve service, repair and management for platform
operators in the oil and gas sector. CVS’s unique processes
optimize valve performance and minimize valve failures which can
lead to costly unplanned shutdowns.
“We offer bespoke valves within the same delivery time as
off-the shelf valves and each valve is tested to its process limits
using ground-breaking state-of-the-art technology. With a proactive
approach to valve maintenance and upgrade we continue to expand.
This funding will support further service improvements with
investment in new equipment and software to ensure that valve
repairs and overhauls are carried out to the highest standards,”
explained Mick Beavers, CVS’s Managing Director.
“This is our second loan to a Merseyside-based company and it’s
very welcome news. Mick and the team have worked hard to build CVS
into the highly-regarded company it is today. They’re in the
enviable position of having a growing order book and I’m pleased
we’ve been able to structure a loan to support their expansion
plans,” explained Senior Investment Executive, Simon Berry.
The £35 million North West Fund for Business Loans can make
loans of between £50,000 and £250,000 to viable small and
medium-sized businesses (SMEs) based in the North West of
England.
“I’m keen to chat to even more Merseyside-based SMEs, banks and
advisers to explain what The North West Fund for Business Loans can
offer. The fund has different lending criteria to the banks and
this is proving attractive to many of the SMEs we have provided
funding to” Berry concluded.
Simon Berry can be contacted on 07879 691 478 or 0151 600 5340
and is based at FW Capital’s Liverpool office at The Plaza, 100 Old
Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9QJ.
Andy Leach, chief executive of North West Business Finance, the
not-for-profit company set up to deliver The North West Fund, said:
“I am delighted that The North West Fund has been able to support
the growth plans of a long-established Merseyside business such as
CVS. The investment by The North West Fund, which will help build
on CVS’s reputation for service and quality in a highly demanding
sector, demonstrates that even in challenging economic conditions,
ambitious businesses can raise funding for their growth plans. We
would be delighted to fund the growth plans of many more of
Merseyside’s ambitious businesses and entrepreneurs.”
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Helen Walker-Smith
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E-mail: helen.walker-smith@fwcapital.co.uk