R Soper secures £8m funding for expansion

R Soper, the Barnoldswick textile manufacturer, has secured a new £8m financing package from Lloyds Bank as it targets further growth in its home furnishings offering to leading UK retailers, who are increasingly sourcing high quality, British-made products.

R Soper, which was founded as a drapery shop in Lytham more than 90 years ago, supplies fabric-based home furnishings such as curtains and furniture coverings to major retailers. The company is the largest producer of blinds in the UK.

R Soper will build on increasing demand from UK retailers for its high quality manufactured products to deliver further growth.

“This full service offering means that we are ideally positioned to further grow our presence in the UK retail market – both through our relationships with leading names and our own brand Sandown & Bourne. Major retailers in this country are putting greater emphasis on buying the best British-made products, having up until recently focused on sourcing goods from the Far East.