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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.

Wrightbus: Northern Ireland’s green bus pioneer drives global export success
Product: Export Development Guarantee
Region: Northern Ireland
Sector: Transportation

Alicat Workboats: Boat builder sets sail with offshore wind contract
Product: General Export Facility
Region: Norfolk
Sector: Marine and engineering

DEA Aviation: aerial data capture firm takes flight
Product: Export Development Guarantee
Region: Nottinghamshire
Sector: Intelligence services

ERG International: Boosting sustainable transport exports
Product: Buyer Credit Facility Destination: Turkey Sector: Transportation

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.

Propelling fish processing exports into new markets
Eight-figure funding package helps Scottish fish processing business reach new customers.

Protecting exports in the wake of coronavirus
Insurance policy helps exporter retain £2 million aviation contract

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.

Investing in the future of electric vehicles
An Export Development Guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover supports its investment into electric vehicles.

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.

Powering Turkey’s largest solar facility
A £217 million guarantee will help build the 1.35GW Karapinar solar project.

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.

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

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.

Jewellery business receives festive export boost
TLKE has a record year, with flexible financing supporting new jobs and international relationships.

Scottish business sets foundations with bond guarantee
With our backing, FoundOcean supplied foundations to a 100-turbine offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

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.

Getting the edge on competitors with guaranteed finance
Newly-launched SME wins a contract against established competitors with UKEF backing.