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From the industrial heartlands of Wales and the Midlands to the renewable energy hubs of the North East and Scotland, we help UK companies access the finance they need for export success.

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Wrightbus: Northern Ireland’s green bus pioneer drives global export success

Product: Export Development Guarantee
Region: Northern Ireland
Sector: Transportation

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12m Aluminium DC Catamaran under construction

Alicat Workboats: Boat builder sets sail with offshore wind contract

Product: General Export Facility
Region: Norfolk
Sector: Marine and engineering

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A DEA Aviation aircraft

DEA Aviation: aerial data capture firm takes flight

Product: Export Development Guarantee
Region: Nottinghamshire
Sector: Intelligence services

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ERG International: Boosting sustainable transport exports

Product: Buyer Credit Facility
Destination: Turkey
Sector: Transportation

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Unlocking opportunities for a vital trading hub in Ghana

BHC Ltd won a contract as the structural steel provider to Ghana’s Kumasi Central Market.

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Propelling fish processing exports into new markets

Eight-figure funding package helps Scottish fish processing business reach new customers.

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Protecting exports in the wake of coronavirus

Insurance policy helps exporter retain £2 million aviation contract

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Protecting relationships with insurance

We helped secure a key contract with a longtime buyer when the coronavirus pandemic challenged Rustin and Mallory’s insurance cover.

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Jaguar I-Pace

Investing in the future of electric vehicles

An Export Development Guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover supports its investment into electric vehicles.

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Investing in exports with a new factory

The Export Development Guarantee helps JDR to build a new state-of-the-art subsea cable manufacturing facility in Northumberland to secure more international contracts.

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Powering Turkey’s largest solar facility

A £217 million guarantee will help build the 1.35GW Karapinar solar project.

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Building infrastructure across Ghana

We provided a direct loan of £27 million to Ghana to support a drinking water project delivered by a UK supplier.

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Offshore wind farm

Powering offshore wind potential

We provided a Buyer Credit Facility to support an offshore wind project in Taiwan that used UK suppliers

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A man working on metal pipes in a factory.

Teesside business sees spike in demand amidst energy transition

Paralloy reaches a 90 year high in exports, as it supports the transition to blue hydrogen.

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Jewellery business receives festive export boost

TLKE has a record year, with flexible financing supporting new jobs and international relationships.

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Scottish business sets foundations with bond guarantee

With our backing, FoundOcean supplied foundations to a 100-turbine offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

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Excelerate secures £10 million worth of orders with guaranteed finance

The UKEF Export Working Capital Scheme helped Excelerate with a loan to supply technology for emergency services.

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Circular Group founders with a wet processing machine.

Getting the edge on competitors with guaranteed finance

Newly-launched SME wins a contract against established competitors with UKEF backing.