Fresh funds for North West Precision Forms

A Merseyside-based manufacturer of aircraft components is to re-locate to new premises and upgrade its machinery after it received a six-figure investment. North West Precision Forms (NWPF), which makes parts for aviation organisations such as Airbus, secured some £800,000 from a consortium of investors.


A Merseyside-based manufacturer of aircraft components is to re-locate to new premises and upgrade its machinery after it received a six-figure investment. North West Precision Forms (NWPF), which makes parts for aviation organisations such as Airbus, secured some £800,000 from a consortium of investors.


A Merseyside-based manufacturer of aircraft components is to re-locate to new premises and upgrade its machinery after it received a six-figure investment. North West Precision Forms (NWPF), which makes parts for aviation organisations such as Airbus, secured some £800,000 from a consortium of investors.

The funding included investments made by NatWest and the DTI with £100,000 from Merseyside Special Investment Fund, a loan and equity provider to businesses on Merseyside.

Founded in the early 1970s by Glyn and Patricia Tudor, NWPF is today managed by their children: Miles, Justin and Michelle.

NWPF has 95 employees making more than 6,000 different parts, assemblies and tools for the aerospace industry. Its clients include US-based business and defence aircraft manufacturer Raytheon.

Marc Barber

Marc Barber

Marc was editor of GrowthBusiness from 2006 to 2010. He specialised in writing about entrepreneurs, private equity and venture capital, mid-market M&A, small caps and high-growth businesses.

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