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      <title>Bank supports MBO at SAL Abrasive Technologies</title>
      <description>The Royal Bank of Scotland funded a mangement buy-out deal of SAL Abrasive Technologies, which produces its own range of abrasive belts, psa discs and rolls.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Royal Bank of Scotland</category>
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      <title>Financial services to fund tube forming</title>
      <description>Manufacturer of tube bending and end-forming machinery, AddisonMckee, has introduced a range of financial services to assist manufacturers in acquiring capital equipment.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>AddisonMckee</category>
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      <title>Tube forming technology financial assistance given</title>
      <description>UK manufacturer of tube bending and end-forming equipment and systems, Addison McKee, offers financial services to fund the purchase of its latest tube forming capital equipment.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>AddisonMckee</category>
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      <title>On-line exchange rate service launched</title>
      <description>An on-line exchange rate service to improve cash management in manufacturing gives real-time access to the best deposit and foreign exchange rates to save time and improve profits.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Lloyds TSB</category>
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      <title>Credit check hike on companies slows down</title>
      <description>To protect thenmselves from unforeseen credit traps, more companies are performing credit checks on their suppliers and business contacts in 2008.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Bridging Finance</category>
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      <title>Successful MBO funded externally</title>
      <description>Financial consultants advised and funded the management team of a UK precision turned parts manufacturer on its recent management buy-out of the company.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Commercial Finance</category>
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      <title>Bank supports takeover of packaging company</title>
      <description>UK banking company is supporting the takeover by the Audax Group of a leading supplier of aluminum foil containers, Nicholl Food Packaging.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac116.html</link>
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      <title>Finance support given to controls MBO</title>
      <description>Pneumatic Lines, a leading provider of electronic and pneumatic control systems in the Midlands and East Anglia has completed a management buyout supported by GE Commercial Finance.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Commercial Finance</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nmb/nmb104.html</link>
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      <title>Technology fund finds monies for development</title>
      <description>Intellistream, the developer of a new turnkey solution for 3G video content delivery, has attracted funding of GBP 355,000 through the London Technology Fund.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>London Technology Fund</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/lof/lof100.html</link>
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      <title>Standard revised for on-demand spend management</title>
      <description>Latest release of multi-tenant offerings enables companies to accelerate results by driving greater visibility, active compliance, and rapid adoption.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Ariba</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/arz/arz102.html</link>
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      <title>Tool helps combat bad debts/late payments</title>
      <description>UK consultancy is helping businesses to tackle the threat of late payment and bad debt with a powerful tool that allows businesses to share critical information about customer payment behaviour.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Equifax</category>
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      <title>Check out the customer before signing deal</title>
      <description>Business information provider, has launched powerful online business report to give a complete and up-to-date picture of a business when assessing it for a high value contract, loan or deal.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Equifax</category>
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      <title>Founder gains ownership of plastics moulder</title>
      <description>Mike McDonough, founder of Sertec Plastics, has bought the UK company out of the Sertec Group with financial backing from Lloyds TSB and accountants and business advisers PKF.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>PKF</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pkf/pkf113.html</link>
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      <title>Automotive parts maker acquired in MBO</title>
      <description>With guidance from PKF, a UK automotive components manufacturer making valve spring retainers and plugs was successfully acquired in an MBO and has won a major order from the USA.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>PKF</category>
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      <title>Forward thinking for business success</title>
      <description>US credit management guru, Abe WalkingBear Sanchez is returning to the UK to give two seminar presentations at the B2B London event at Earls Court in June.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Atradius</category>
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      <title>Bank to lend more money to UK manufacturing</title>
      <description>Barclays has announced an additional GBP 500 million of lending to be made available to the UK manufacturing sector, believing the sector will see an improved performance during 2006.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays</category>
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      <title>Multi-million pound package finances MBO</title>
      <description>GE Commercial Finance's Business Finance unit has provided a multi million pound financing package to facilitate the management buy-out of UK-based Lymington Precision Engineers.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Commercial Finance</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nmb/nmb102.html</link>
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      <title>Financial backing provided for company acquisition</title>
      <description>Adal Group has acquired a specialist metal cladding panel supplier - Guilform - with backing from Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance, which providing GBP 5 million of asset based lending facilities.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Lloyds TSB</category>
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      <title>Free business intelligence guide helps firms grow</title>
      <description>A free guide called 'In The Know' shows how to discover what UK business grants are available for start-up, H and S responsibilities and chasing bad business debts.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Altradius</category>
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      <title>Six month finance deal accesses machines quickly</title>
      <description>Six month deal giving 6% discount with a payment holiday of six months gives access to latest technology lathes, machining centres, EDM and grinding machines at a very competitive price.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>600 Centre</category>
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      <title>GBP 230m to support Dynacast Group acquisition</title>
      <description>Barclays and Lloyds TSB have underwritten a GBP 230 million multicurrency term and revolving facilities agreement with Melrose, as regards acquisition of Dynacast and McKechnie Groups.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays</category>
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      <title>Control bad debt, do not be scared of it</title>
      <description>Not the best time for UK companies to take risks, but a US credit 'guru' says it is a good time for companies to take a look at radical ways to improve their margins.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Altradius</category>
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      <title>External finance offers cashflow flexibility</title>
      <description>Machine tool buyers increasingly turn to external finance so that they retain cash while spreading the costs, structure repayment profiles, or use low cost start up schemes.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Yamazaki Mazak UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/yma/yma181.html</link>
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      <title>UK bank makes GBP 500m financing available</title>
      <description>Predicting 2% growth in the UK's manufacturing sector, a UK bank is making GBP 500 million available to support growing UK businesses over long-term.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Barclays</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bac/bac100.html</link>
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      <title>Company aims to solve SMEs' cash flow problems</title>
      <description>'Credit hound' solves the cash flow problem for SMEs by launching a timely solution to the seemingly ubiquitous problem of credit control management for small businesses.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2004 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Draycir</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/dry/dry101.html</link>
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      <title>How SMEs could benefit from better financing</title>
      <description>Nearly a quarter of UK manufacturing SMEs, loyal to their finance providers, realise they could make more money if they changed finance provider more frequently, but only one in three do so.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2004 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Standard Life Bank Business Savings</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/srd/srd100.html</link>
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      <title>Capital project procurement comfort offered</title>
      <description>Capital procurement service is designed to offer a holistic whole life costing for factory equipment and which is based upon the level of "availability" of that equipment.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Pactor</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pyl/pyl100.html</link>
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      <title>Successful refinancing deal secures stability</title>
      <description>An GBP8 million refinancing deal has enabled a consistently profitable manufacturer of safety critical valves and fittings to redeem the entire acquisition finance from a venture capital firm.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Commercial Finance</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/nmb/nmb101.html</link>
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      <title>Making your assets work for you</title>
      <description>There is no reason why lack of cash should present an insurmountable obstacle to sustained investment by the majority of businesses operating within manufacturing says an underwriter.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2004 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Close Asset Finance</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/css/css100.html</link>
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      <title>Machine tool technology acquisition simplified</title>
      <description>The UK's largest machine tool company has introduced a concept in asset finance that allows acquisiton of latest machine tool technology while maintaining or lowering monthly outgoings.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2003 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>600 Group</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/six/six121.html</link>
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      <title>Japanese bank supports Brazil's steel industry</title>
      <description>The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed loan agreements totalling US$39 million with Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao (CST), which operates steel mills in Brazil.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2003 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Japan Bank for International Cooperation</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/jap/jap101.html</link>
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      <title>Specialising in manufacturing business recovery</title>
      <description>A free corporate health check is being offered to many organisations in the manufacturing sector that are experiencing financial difficulties.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2002 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Telford Jones</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/tlf/tlf100.html</link>
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      <title>Carbon Trust operates Energy Technology List</title>
      <description>The Carbon Trust has taken over the management of the Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme on behalf of the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2002 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>The Carbon Trust</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cbo/cbo100.html</link>
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      <title>Finance schemes ease access to capital allowances</title>
      <description>Following the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer's 2002 Budget, an automation and drives supplier is promoting the financing schemes that are available through a sister financial operation.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2002 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Siemens Automation and Drives</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/sie/sie124.html</link>
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      <title>Asset finance solutions provided for manufacturing</title>
      <description>First Index has announced that it has partnered with Whatrate to provide asset finance solutions for its manufacturing users.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2002 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>First Index</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/fir/fir105.html</link>
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      <title>Japanese bank supports Turkey's steel industry</title>
      <description>The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has signed a loan agreement totalling US$14 million with Borcelik Celik Sanayii Ticaret AS, a steel mill in the Republic of Turkey.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Japan Bank for International Cooperation</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/jap/jap100.html</link>
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