Sheet Piling (UK) Ltd

A leading steel sheet piling contractor

Sheet Piling (UK) Ltd

Sector

Advanced manufacturing

Location

Preston

Deal type

Growth Capital & Management Buyout

Investment size

£0.5m - 3.7x return

Investment date(s)

2001 - 2008

Website

sheetpilinguk.com

The business

  • Specialist manufacturers operating modern piling equipment including state of the art pressing equipment
  • An experienced management team with in-depth sector knowledge

The strategy

  • Back an old economy construction company with a strong management team
  • Become a leading firm in its niche, providing driven steel piling, dock and harbour works and river bank protection

The developments

  • Won business and were involved in some of the biggest construction projects in the country
  • Realised through a secondary purchase in 2008 to deliver a 3.7x return to YFM funds
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