Fresh funding for Professional Polishing Services

Smethwick-based Professional Polishing Services Ltd, will be using the £240,000 to fund the purchase of a new bright polishing line which will enable the company to add an additional 50 per cent of capacity.

The company was established in 1983 by Peter Davies. Today the business is run by managing director Kirsty Davies-Chinnock.

It specialises in the polishing of stainless steel, aluminium, brass, copper and bronze to a variety of finishes.

The company employs 22 people but will be looking to recruit an additional fivemembers of staff to support the growing business.

Commenting on the funding, Kirsty Davies-Chinnock said: “We have always focused on growth through investment in additional lines and this is going to be one of our most ambitious yet. We are hugely excited about the project and although the machines will take a few months to be built, we can’t wait for their arrival in early 2019.

We have had fantastic support from our relationship manager Rebekah Taitt at Barclays and are so excited for the opportunities this capital expenditure plan will bring, not only in terms of additional tonnes processed and creating extra jobs, but in how we can expand our customer base”

Mrs Taitt said: “Professional Polishing Services Ltd are a long established company who have built a good reputation in this specialist field. This funding has come from Barclays Midlands Growth Fund – a £370 million fund which launched earlier this year which is aimed at boosting jobs and economic growth. I am delighted we have been able to support their latest expansion plans and the creation of jobs locally will be well received.”

This year the business is celebrating its’ 35 year anniversary and last month gave away a gift a day to randomly selected clients as a way of saying thank you for their support over the 35 years.