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Advantiv secures £3.5m investment to accelerate expansion and long term growth
Advantiv are pleased to announce a £3.5 million investment from Foresight Group. This is the largest single deal completed from the £130 million Investment Fund for Wales, which the British Business Bank established to support sustainable growth across Welsh SME businesses. This investment is a key development in our journey, providing capital and strategic support to help grow our next phase of the business.
Strengthening for sustainable growth
The investment combines growth capital with a planned succession element, supporting our well-established and profitable business as we scale for the future. It also enables our long-standing shareholders to realise value, while ensuring continuity, stability and long-term ambition.
The funding will enable us to:
- Strengthen our sales, commercial and operational teams
- Expand and enhance our South Wales base
- Invest further in systems, processes and automation
- Open additional UK locations
- Build the infrastructure required to support national growth
Investing in People, Process and Performance
By investing in people and technology, we are positioning our business to scale sustainably while maintaining the responsiveness and engineering-led approach our customers expect.
Advantiv have built our reputation by delivering specialist engineering support, industrial supply expertise, and energy efficiency solutions that deliver measurable results. Our improved systems and automation offering will increase operational efficiency and visibility across projects while maintaining the high standards our customers expect.
This investment allows us to grow all of our offerings.
A Shared Vision for Growth
We are delighted to have completed our investment with Foresight, an exciting milestone for our business. Special thanks to Irfan Ashfak and Rob Jones for backing our vision and being so supportive and committed throughout the process.
The investment will accelerate our strategic growth by strengthening our team across sales, commercial and operations, while expanding our South Wales base.
We’re increasing capacity through investment in systems, processes and automation to scale sustainably. We have plans to open additional UK locations to expand our presence, and we are building the infrastructure needed to maximise the opportunities ahead.
For our customers, this investment means:
- Greater national reach
- Enhanced service capability
- Increased technical support capacity
- Continued focus on efficiency and value
Our vision remains the same: deliver practical engineering solutions, reduce clients' operational costs and provide dependable support to industrial businesses across the UK.
