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01 Jul 2009

Secure profit

Apec Systems claims to be on track to secure a profit this year following financial support from regional development agency, Advantage West Midlands.

, a manufacturer of specialist CCTV surveillance systems, claims to be on track to secure a profit this year following financial support from regional development agency,

The Rugby-based firm was affected by the economic downturn in November last year after failing to secure credit from the traditional banking sector. However, following a loan of £80,000 from the Advantage Transition Bridge Fund (ATBF), the company was able to complete engineering projects and secure customer orders from the UK and Europe.

Lloyd Proctor, the firm's director, said: ‘Innovation is vital to firms such as ours, but just when we needed to secure the finance necessary to complete the development of our new range of leading-edge products, lending from the banks dried up as a result of the credit crunch.

‘We approached the Advantage Transition Bridge Fund, who visited us here in Rugby and were impressed by the company and its business plan. We promptly had a loan offer for £80,000.

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