In 2015 Glasscoat won two new export contracts. Both buyers requested advance payment guarantees from Glasscoat’s bank, HSBC, in return for which HSBC would require cash collateral as security. Providing the deposit for guarantees to both clients would have restricted working capital and so Glasscoat approached UK Export Finance (UKEF) for support.
Under our bond support scheme, we provided a guarantee to the bank to cover 80% of the bond. This enabled the bank to release £370,000 cash back to Glasscoat to use as vital working capital. This did not cost the company any more, as we take a share of the bank fees rather than charging the exporter for this type of support.
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