Hull construction firm builds for business growth with £100k investment

A Hull-based company which provides construction services to the social housing sector is set to expand after securing £100k funding.

Westlinks Joiners and Locksmiths Ltd undertake renovation, maintenance and adaptation work for a number of commercial and public sector clients, housing associations and charities.

Established in 2007 by Wayne Ede and Simon Jackson, the firm now employs over 45 staff working on site and 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 new jobs.

The remaining funds will provide additional working capital to allow the firm 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.

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.”

Grant Peggie, director at British Business Bank, added: “Hull was recently named as the most enterprising place in the UK, and it is great to see that NPIF is helping to unlock the potential of small growing businesses by providing vital finance to support the ambitions and growth of Hull’s entrepreneurs.”

Brian Gilliland, director of Westlinks Joiners and Locksmiths, commented: “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.”

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