A Mawdesley-based business specialising in renewable energy solutions for homes and businesses has received a £140,000 loan from Lancashire Rosebud Finance™. The loan will help the company to diversify into reducing vehicle emissions. It will also create seven new jobs in the region by supporting a project aimed at making vehicle emissions negligible by 2050.
A West Yorkshire-based supplier of cosmetics for some of the UK and Europe’s largest retailers is preparing for a new makeover after receiving £400k funding from the Enterprise Ventures SME Loans Fund. The investment will be used to develop its already impressive customer base, whilst continuing its expansion into territories outside of Europe. Retra Holdings
Mercia Fund Management Ltd (Mercia) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Paul Mattick as Head of Funds & Investor Relations. Paul, who will report to Mercia’s Executive Director, Jonathan Diggines, will lead Mercia’s fund raising team and oversee the performance of the tax-efficient funds. He will also manage Mercia’s investor relations, working with
A polymer technology company based in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, is gearing up to increase business nationally and internationally after receiving funding supplied by the Enterprise Ventures SME Loans Fund. Rosehill Polymers Group supplies polymeric systems to a range of high-growth sectors, such as oil & gas, transport, and leisure. The company has achieved strong growth,
Mercia Technologies PLC has appointed four senior industry figures to its newly-created Software & the Internet Advisory Board. It is now the second sector-specific board to be created by Mercia, alongside the Digital Advisory Board, which was announced last week. Eze Vidra, Shane Mitchell, Tom Ilube and Paul Lewis bring a wealth of expertise to
An award-winning digital agency is scaling the business and creating four more jobs for the region after receiving further support from Lancashire Rosebud Finance™. Door4, which provides a host of digital marketing services, from SEO and PPC to website design, has received a £120,000 loan. This follows the successful completion of several performance-based milestones, which
The Native Antigen Company, a former University of Birmingham spinout specialising in the research, development and manufacture of high purity viral and bacterial products, has collaborated with Avacta Group plc to create unique tools to develop diagnostic tests for the Zika virus. Avacta Group plc, the provider of Affimer® affinity reagents for research and diagnostics,
Mercia Fund Management (‘Mercia’), a leading investment business in UK innovation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercia Technologies PLC, has invested SEIS capital into software-as-a-service start-up, The Testing Cloud. The Testing Cloud is developing performance testing tools for websites and mobile applications, which have been shown to surpass current methods in both security and efficacy. According
Mercia Technologies PLC (Mercia), one of the UK’s leading investors in the digital entertainment sector, has appointed three senior figures from the industry to its newly created Digital & Digital Entertainment Advisory Board. Nick Parker, Matt Woodley and Rob Precious have over 70 years’ experience between them in the gaming industry. Their appointment further strengthens
nDreams has successfully launched its first major virtual reality (“VR”) game, The Assembly. The game is currently available for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, with a PlayStation VR version due to launch later this year. nDreams, one of the leading UK-based games developer and publishers, set out to make The Assembly the most compelling interactive