好色先生TV-materials supplier agrees 拢81m package
Bristol-headquartered building-materials supplier WT Burden has been awarded a 拢55m working-capital facility by GE Capital as part of an 拢81m refinancing package.
Burden, the UK鈥檚 largest supplier of building materials to the infrastructure, environmental and industrial sectors, said it had achieved 15% sales growth during the past year and had doubled turnover in the past few years.
Chief executive Jeremy Burden said the agreement with GE Capital would give the firm 鈥済reater comfort and increased headroom鈥 to achieve its targets.
鈥淭he challenge we faced was to find a financing partner who could understand our business model and provide us with sufficient working capital to maintain levels of growth,鈥 he said.
Drew Johnson, a regional director at GE Capital, said Burdens had proved that growth and success were possible in a challenging economic environment.
鈥淲ith its leading market position and strong track record, we are very happy to be able to support the company in its plans for further expansion,鈥 he said.
WT Burden has a turnover of 拢350m and employs more than 1,100 people at 50 distribution depots across the UK, and also in Ireland, the Middle East, and Australia.
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