Horbury Group attracts £6m investment

A SPECIALIST interiors subcontractor Horbury Group has secured a £6m finance package as it targets further growth.

The Rotherham-headquartered company will use the finance to help drive growth as the recovery in the construction industry continues, enabling it to tend for larger projects.

Horbury Group said it has seen improvement in demand for its core trade products of dry wall, ceilings, partitions, flooring and joinery.

Horbury Group was founded in 1993 as a specialist subcontractor in the construction industry. It comprises three principle subsidiaries – Horbury Building Systems, Titan Interiors Solutions and MWS Joinery – and has a combined turnover in excess of £50m.

Trevor Wragg, founder and Chief Executive of Horbury Group, said: “We identified a number of growth opportunities as part of a recent strategic review and this funding will enable us to pursue these. The construction market certainly went through some difficult times but it has strengthened in recent months and confidence appears to have returned. We opened two new offices last year, in London and the South West, to meet clients’ needs in those markets and we are confident of continued growth this year.”

The funding has been provided by HSBC’s Yorkshire Corporate team in a deal managed by corporate banking manager Guy Rothery.

Rothery said: “We are delighted to have been able to work with Horbury Group management over a period of time to enable the release of greater working capital facilities to support the growing demand for Horbury’s services in the new build construction market. We look forward to working alongside them for many years in support of the Board’s strategic objectives.”

HSBC’s deputy head of corporate for the Yorkshire region, Mike Swift, added: “Successful mid-market companies such as Horbury Group are vital in driving the Yorkshire, and wider UK economy, forward, particularly in a sector such as construction. The company showed strong management and resilience during the downturn and is now demonstrating its ambition with its growth strategy.”