August 2018

Bouncers are clubbing together

One of the UK’s more unusual new co-ops is getting ready to launch, with a little help from Co-op Loan Fund. The Security Professionals Support Co-operative (SPSC), based in Tyneside, aims to improve the working situations of all security personnel, from bouncers to bodyguards, by providing access to training, insurance, legal protection and accountancy. It […]

Foundry flourishing 3 years after employee buyout

Three years after the employees bought the business, there is plenty of work at one of the last traditional foundries in Scotland. Co-op Loan Fund is helping it adapt to the challenges of growth. Specialised Castings in Denny, near Falkirk, is one of just two iron foundries left in central Scotland, which was once the […]