Kent-based Keaveney Plant Hire Ltd has added a state-of-the-art Suction Excavator to its fleet, thanks to financing from Paragon Bank.

Hampshire-based metal fabrication specialists Hurstbourne Forge has added a new Morgan Rushworth press brake to its operations, thanks to asset financing from Paragon Bank.

Northern Ireland-based SERE Holdings is providing medical aviation transport services to the NHS, thanks to funding from Paragon Bank for a new specialist aircraft. 

Paragon Bank has strengthened its SME Lending broker team with the appointment of Ollie Shrubsall as Business Development Manager.

Paragon Bank has provided £300,000 funding to Mackie Pharmacy (JP Mackie & Co Ltd), in order to fund a robotic dispenser and six prescription dispensing machines. The integration of this new technolog

Paragon Bank has provided a £47,000 asset finance deal to Blackpool-based waste removal business Job Logistics Ltd in order to fund two new waste tipping vans. 

Paragon Bank has provided £160,000 in funding to The Log Company, a Richmond-based business that specialises in logs, wood fuel and outdoor living equipment. 

Farming SMEs are bouncing back from the pandemic nearly twice as fast as other industries, with 96% of business owners reporting that their turnover now either matches or exceeds pre-COVID levels.

New research from Paragon Bank revealed that six in ten SMEs are increasing their innovation budget compared to pre-COVID, with more than three quarters of business owners (77%) prioritising this.

New research from Paragon Bank  revealed that 54% of UK SMEs have already either met or exceeded pre-pandemic turnover levels, with more than nine in ten feeling positive about their recovery.