THE MILLER’S TALE: HOW SMART FINANCING FUNDED THE FLOUR POWER GENERATION

FLOUR miller Ollie Stoate knows the benefits of harnessing natural energy – the River Sturkel has been powering the site of his family’s business for over 1,000 years. Now he’s making the future even more efficient – thanks to renewable energy technology, a green grant and an innovative finance deal that effectively will cost him nothing. The process was quick too, says Ollie. “Of course they quite rightly did all the checks and we filled in forms, but they kept us informed at every stage and after they’d signed it off, we got the money in 24 hours. It was an excellent service.” Find out more about how we have helped Ollie with his financing Here.

Ollie Stoate, Stoate's Flour Mill

Diversification is the name of the game when it comes to expanding this site!

DAVE CHANDLER is no stranger to diversification. As a farm contractor, he runs a large fleet of equipment and vehicles and spreads lime. He also grows and sells maize and rears his own beef cattle. Now he’s opening up another revenue stream – a high-end livery yard. The addition of a menage and riding school makes this Dave’s biggest project yet – but he’s found what he calls “an easy, straightforward” way to finance it. Find out more about how we helped Dave with his financing Here.

Dave Chandler, Dave's Farm

Want to start a delivery round? We're eggsactly the right funding solution!

EGG farmer Richard Robinson has found the perfect way to build his business and connect with the community – through an egg delivery round. Richard had 50,000 free range hens and a state-of-the-art packaging centre – and after reaching out to our sales director Ben Wood, he is running eight Mercedes-Benz Sprinter milk vans to deliver to customers across the region. “Ben just spoke sense, right from the start,” he adds. “He took time to understand what we wanted to achieve and knew what he was talking about. And the whole process with Rural Asset Finance was so smooth and direct. "He looked at where we wanted the business to go, focusing on our plan and how we were going to approach it. It's all really taken off – and means we can give our customers a friendly service they can trust."   Find out more about how we have helped Richard with his financing here.

Richard Robinson, Robinson's Eggs

Shepherd's delight for Simon

SIMON Ray wanted a lender he could trust to help him buy shepherd's huts for his Edinburgh glamping business – and as soon as he spoke with us, he knew he'd come to the right place. “I loved their whole approach – they knew what they were talking about, understood what we wanted to do and could get things done simply and quickly. I got a warm, fuzzy feeling Rural Asset Finance would make it happen. “They were a real a breath of fresh air. We’re pleased with the rate and love the fluidity. When there were hurdles, RAF always offered a simultaneous solution. Matt might say ‘our credit team need this, but we can satisfy it doing this’. When they said we’d get the funds in the afternoon, (the shepherd's hut manufacturers) Black Sheep called confirming they’d received the money to go ahead. Rural Asset Finance did everything they promised, exactly when they promised.” Find out more about we assisted Simon here  

Simon Ray, Pentland Shepherd Huts