BIFA: £8m funding for customs training ‘very welcome’
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the recent news of an £8 million government funding scheme for customs intermediaries and traders. Grants have been made available for all customs intermediaries and traders completing customs declarations. The aim of the grants is to support training and the upgrade of IT systems. According to BIFA, […]
£20m funding available to reduce supply chain emissions
Organisations can now apply for a share of up to £20 million for collaborative projects that reduce emissions and build the UK supply chain. It’s the latest part in a series of funding competitions delivered in partnership by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), Innovate UK and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Through […]
CASE STUDY: Distribution Centre Project Funding
Key Finance recently worked with a leading UK wholesale food and distribution retail business after it purchased an outdated distribution centre that required a refit and refurbishment. An extra complication was that the distribution centre consisted of two sites, with funding required for almost everything inside and attached to the buildings, including, but not limited […]
