Cheadle-based specialist lender, Together, has been announced as a finalist in the North West Business Masters Awards 2016, in the category of Fast Growth Business.
The prestigious awards celebrate excellence in all aspects of business and the winners will be announced on 10th March at Manchester’s Midland Hotel.
Together’s growth in the past 12 months has been phenomenal, with new lending reaching nearly £725m in June 2015, compared with £350m the previous year.
The company’s headcount has also grown, with an increase of 12% in 2015 and a current recruitment drive underway to fill more than 50 vacancies at its head office.
Commercial director Chris Baguley, who presented to a panel of judges from the region’s business community last week, along with other finalists, commented: “Given the outstanding growth we’ve seen in the past year, we’re really pleased to be recognised in this category in the highly-respected Business Masters Awards.
“We work with a wide range of businesses and professional introducers across the North West to provide fast and flexible finance, and our growth is a testament to our ability to deliver.
“As a local employer, this accelerated growth has also created many jobs and our recent recruitment day attracted a huge amount of interest.”
The specialist finance providers face competition in the category from companies across a wide range of sectors, including IT, legal services and product design.