LOCAL AREA SUMARY:
Solent
Total number of scaleups
No. by employee growth
No. by turnover growth
No. by employee and turnover growth
Total employees
Total turnover
Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Employee Growth
Utilita Energy
Utilita Energy operates an energy supplier.
Medina Foodservice
Medina Foodservice wholesales a range of food products to the catering trade.
Churchill Retirement Living
Churchill Retirement Living develops properties for retirement housing.
Imperial Cars
Imperial Cars operates multiple car dealerships, selling a range of used vehicles, and offering various repair and maintenance services.
Colt Group
Colt Group designs and supplies a range of climate control systems, specialising in ventilation, solar shading and smoke control.
Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Turnover Growth
Paultons Park
Paultons Park operates a theme park that features a number of attractions, including rollercoasters, a zoo and Peppa Pig World – a theme park for toddlers based on the Peppa Pig TV show.
Harwin
Harwin manufactures electronic components, specialising in interconnect devices and printed circuit board hardware.
The Fair Trade Practice
The Fair Trade Practice provides claims management services for mis-sold PPI.
Serocor
Serocor provides support for businesses in the recruitment and human capital management sectors using mentorship programmes. These programmes provide businesses both with industry expertise and back office support.
CAPTEC
CAPTEC manufactures specialist computers and provides IT infrastructure support services to their clients, who exist in a number of sectors such as medical, energy and defence.
Local LEP ScaleUp Programmes
Solent LEP has now implemented a new organisational structure, enhancing and harmonising the business support and skills support available through the LEP. It provides a Growth Accelerator programme which offers 12 hours of intensive 1:1 support delivered by experienced growth coaches. Graduates of the programme take away a detailed growth action plan which may include an application for funding or finance. A Mentoring for Growth programme is delivered in partnership with Be the Business providing businesses with expert mentors for 12 months. The LEP is participating in the peer network programme while Maritime UK Solent holds monthly networking meetings for the local marine and maritime cluster
Scaleup Views
The key barriers to growth are Bank/debt finance, Markets in the UK and Markets internationally. They are looking for support through local or national government, public sector funding for innovation/R&D, DIT and procurement contracts.
Top barriers to growth
- Bank/debt finance
- Markets in the UK
- Markets internationally
want TO SEE more of:
- Local or national government
- Public sector funding for innovation/R&D
- DIT
- Procurement contracts
