Birmingham Aluminum expands after funding is secured

An aluminium and multi metals components manufacturer has expanded its West Midlands headquarters after getting financial backing.

Birmingham Aluminium has invested EUR 300,000 in the purchase of the unit next door to its base on Farrow Road in Great Barr along with additional machinery after securing the funding through Yorkshire Bank’s Investing For Growth initiative.

The company which employs a total of 24 people and has increased turnover by 20% to EUR 3.06 million over the last 12 months now has around 22,500 square feet of space after buying the 7,500 square feet unit.

Mr Steve Kane joint MD of Birmingham Aluminium said that the investment represented one of the biggest expansions in the company’s 16 year history and was made possible following a surge in demand for its products on the continent. Our overseas market has probably doubled over the last 18 months and now represents around 15% of our turnover which is up by a fifth in the last year.

He said that “One of the major reasons behind this growth has been due to the success of our website after we translated it into seven languages with help from the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. Orders and enquiries from countries such as France, Germany, eastern Europe, China, the Benelux countries, Scandinavia, Australia and USA have really taken off over the last 18 months and have led to us being able to make this investment.”