Manufacturer opens the door to growth

A West Midlands based supplier of specialised steel doors has invested £1m in a new sustainable warehouse to help grow and decarbonise its operations, thanks to support from Lloyds Bank.

Latham’s Steel Doors is one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of steel security doors, selling its products to customers worldwide from its online store. Due to increasing demand from Europe and America, the firm has decided to invest in a bespoke warehouse, connected to its current premises in Oldbury, Sandwell, just outside of Birmingham. To support the manufacturer with its growth, Lloyds Bank provided £1m worth of funding for the brand-new warehouse via its Clean Growth Financing Initiative, which gives customers access to discounted lending for green purposes.

The purpose-built facility has been designed to save as much energy as possible and includes state of the art energy efficient air conditioning, LED lighting, electric car charge points and cycle storage. This has enabled the building to achieve an EPC A rating – the highest energy efficiency rating a property can receive.