A family business making cleaning products used in the fight against coronavirus is looking to increase production and expand into a new factory after securing vital funding.
Sachets, of Oldham, makes household and professional cleaning products that are sold direct to retailers or made as own-label brands.
It has seen demand grow for its anti-bacterial and anti-viral products since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Now the company has secured a £1.8m Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan through NatWest to fund what it says will be "significant business growth" in coming months. It will use the funding to move to a new home and install new machines
Sachets currently employs more than 40 people and is led by Chris Ball and Martin Marshall. It was founded in 1987 by Chris’ father Andrew Ball.
Chris Ball, managing director at Sachets, said: “With the dramatic increase in demand for wipes and other cleaning products due to the outbreak of coronavirus, we found ourselves in a position where we could support frontline workers and the general public by increasing our production capabilities.
“To do this we needed to buy additional machinery and consolidate our production into a new larger site. We were planning to buy one new machine so we turned to NatWest when we knew a second machine was needed. We expect to be creating more jobs over the coming months and will be looking for staff in a variety of roles.”
Guy Boxall, relationship director at NatWest, said: “We were delighted to support Sachets with their significant expansion programme, so they can increase their production as part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.”
