Mike Forster, Managing Director of Trident Hydraulics added, “The capacity in the unit has increased by 30%, partly thanks to the grant provided by MGP by enabling us to develop our processes, we’ve seen a significantly increased appetite for new products across our markets. Our increased capacity has allowed us to fully capitalise on this increased demand.”
The business has a long-standing relationship with the Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), which has been supporting SME manufacturers across England in October 2016. The business originally received MGP grant funding and support to improve their product packaging and labelling. The business has since received grant funding towards improving their digital marketing and purchasing new machinery.
To help the business grow digitally and globally without the need to export, they have created a brand-new fitness app which creates an online community for their customers to share training tips and information. Through the programme, they were able to access a grant to assist with the app’s launch.
As the COVID-19 pandemic saw many people wanting to make home improvements, the business saw potential within this market. The challenge for the business was to adjust their marketing strategy from the historic B2B markets to their newer B2C target markets. To assist with their business growth ambitions, they accessed support from the Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP).
Sorrells is the leading manufacturer of bespoke wine rooms, providing a luxurious service for private clients on a global basis. Sorrells is unique as the only business of its kind within Europe to offer every element manufactured in-house. They have created some extremely exciting projects, such as building a wine cellar on a yacht, in a penthouse in Dubai’s World Trade Centre, and in the Ritz while President Clinton was staying there.
Winny’s Meals Limited is a food manufacturing company based in central Birmingham. The business prepares healthy ready meal packages supplying to supermarkets and direct to customers across the UK. They are the highest rated meal prep company in the UK according to Google, Trust Pilot, Yell, and Facebook.