Padel company backed by cricket star raises £1.2m to open second site

28th July, 2026

A padel company backed by cricket legend Joe Root MBE has secured a £1.2m loan to open...

Play Padel’s CEO Alex Fleming with Andy Tyas and Ian Whitworth of Mercia Business Loans, the Lord Mayor of Sheffield Cllr Andrew Sangar, Jemima Jones of British Business Bank, Gillian Taberner of South Yorkshire Pensions Authority, Paul Wainwright of FW Capital and Brad Green of Castle Square Corporate Finance

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