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UK manufacturer secures £2 million export contract

By Joana Fabiao

Joana Fabiao is the Marketing Manager at Trade Finance Global (TFG). She holds a BA in International Business from the University of Westminster, with a core focus on Global Economic Issues, International Financial Management and Organisational Behaviour. She also holds a certificate in Bloomberg Market Concepts. Prior to working at TFG she worked as Junior Consultant in the Marketing and Events Department at Westminster Business Consultants, focusing on their social media campaigns, content and marketing strategy.

Last updated on 01 Jul 2024

11 Apr 2022 3 min reading time

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Global Attractions, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of family entertainment units, secures a £2 million export contract with UK Government help.

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has been working with Global Attraction to help them expand to the far corners of the Earth and boost British business.

The contract is the company’s largest-ever contract will build and export soft play centres to shopping malls in Pattaya City and Bangkok and help create local jobs.

Global Attractions is the latest UK company to benefit from UKEF support.

Last year, UKEF provided £12.3 billion for over 550 companies, which is estimated to have supported over 100,000 UK jobs directly and in the supply chain – showing how effective UKEF is in delivering for the country.

Minister for Exports, Mike Freer, said:

“Companies that export are more productive, more profitable, and pay higher wages – which is essential for us to build back better from the pandemic.

“I am delighted that UK Export Finance has delivered yet another multi-million-pound export contract which will create jobs and boost GDP.”

Andy Davies, Finance Director at Global Attractions, said:

“Securing finance solutions for our customers unlocks vital overseas trading opportunities for us. The collaboration between UK Export Finance and the London Forfaiting Company has allowed us to find that solution, providing opportunities for us to grow and help our customers to fulfil their projects.

“The vision of our parent company, SPI Global, is for Global Attraction to be the number 1 full concept supplier within the Play & leisure industry worldwide. The fast-growing market demand coupled with our main manufacturing unit being right here in Wales, the export facility provided by UKEF will be significant in achieving that goal.”

UKEF support for the project, provided through the London Forfaiting Company, allowed Global Attractions to offer its buyer favourable repayment terms, helping the company win the contract ahead of overseas competitors.

The company won the contracts internationally due to its high-quality British designs and expertise and a competitive financing package backed by the UK government.

This builds on projects delivered for global businesses for over 25 years including McDonald’s, IKEA, KFC and Ferrari World Abu Dhabi – all from its base in Wrexham.

Global Attractions’ soft play centre will feature in one of Pattaya City’s largest malls, with 4 floors dedicated to family-friendly activities that attract 1 million residents in the city just south of Bangkok.

This deal has opened a new trading market for Global Attractions. The company is now capitalising on this success by securing another deal to supply a soft-play centre to be shipped and installed in Bangkok, also with UKEF support.

Secretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart, said:

“It is great to see a Welsh business, Global Attractions, win contracts worth over £2 million and I’m delighted that they have achieved this with the help of UK Export Finance.

“There is a phenomenal growth potential for this business in South-East Asia, and it’s wonderful to see Global Attractions thriving despite the difficult circumstances that this pandemic continues to bring.”