Construction firm set to build its business with £100,000 funding boost
A Hull company which provides construction services to the social housing sector has secured £100,000 funding for expansion.
Westlinks Joiners and Locksmiths undertake major renovation, maintenance and adaptation work for a variety of commercial and public sector clients, housing associations and charities.
The company has carried out major projects including a significant role in the Building Schools for the Future programme. Established in 2007 by Wayne Ede and Simon Jackson, it now employs over 45 staff at its bespoke joinery workshop.
The funding from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), has already enabled Westlinks to create five jobs and the remaining funds will provide additional working capital to allow it to take on new and larger contracts, expand its workshop facilities and develop new products.
Westlinks was advised by the Hull LEP Growth Hub which introduced it to the NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance team.
Brian Gilliland, director of Westlinks Joiners and Locksmiths, said: “We are delighted to receive this support from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund through Mercia Fund Managers. We’re a growing, ambitious company and this funding will help us turn aspiration into achievement.
“We’re proudly a Hull company, and the jobs we create will help bring prosperity to our community. That, we reckon, is what the Northern Powerhouse is all about.”
Ian Atkinson, investment manager at Mercia Fund Managers which manages NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, said: “Westlinks Services are a skilled and experienced team who have built strong relationships with the major local contractors and social housing providers. The company now has the opportunity to take on additional work that will underpin its growth strategy. This funding will provide the additional working capital required to support the growth in turnover during the year ahead.”
