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20x Revenue Growth: How Teybridge Capital Europe Helped a Leading Logistics Technology Company Scale
Jun 10, 2026
Case Study
How Teybridge Capital Helped a Space Technology Manufacturer Keep Pace With Global Demand
About the Client: A Space Technology Manufacturer
Our client is an advanced engineering and manufacturing company operating at the absolute frontier of precision technology. They design and build components so specialised, so technically demanding, that they end up in SPACE.
Their customer base spans the globe, their work meets the most stringent quality standards in existence, and they collaborate with some of the most respected research organisations in the world. In short, they were built for lift-off. And lift-off is exactly what happened.
Strong commercial success brought long-term contracts, larger orders and more complex supply chains. But growth at that pace creates its own pressure. The gap between paying out and getting paid was widening, working capital was feeling the strain and the last thing a business on this trajectory needed was cash flow holding it back.
The Challenge:
Rapid growth in manufacturing almost always creates a working capital challenge. For this client, three pressures were converging:
- Complex supply chains requiring early or upfront supplier payments.
- Extended customer payment terms which are common in aerospace and space technology sectors.
- Significant upfront engineering and production costs before any revenue is received.
These factors created a working capital gap between funding supplier commitments and receiving payment from customers. As growth accelerated, the strain on cash flow risked limiting their ability to accept new orders, scale production efficiently, and maintain strong supplier relationships.
The company required a flexible funding solution that could grow in line with its business and support both procurement and receivables management without disrupting day-to-day operations.
The Solution: Invoice Finance Combined With a Supplier Payment Facility
Teybridge Capital Europe put together a structured finance facility using a combination of two products to address both ends of the cash flow gap simultaneously.
Supplier Payment Facility: This facility gave the business the ability to pay its suppliers early, rather than being constrained by what cash was available at any given moment. Early supplier payments protect critical supply chain relationships and keep production schedules on track.
Invoice Finance Facility: In parallel, this invoice finance facility unlocked the cash tied up in outstanding customer invoices, giving the business working capital throughout its trading cycle rather than waiting weeks or months on customer payment terms.
Together, these two facilities:
- Addressed incoming and outgoing cash flow pressures at the same time
- Gave the business the liquidity to take on larger contracts
- Removed the need to choose between growth and financial stability
The Results
Over the past two years, the business has been able to focus on exactly what it does best: engineering world-class components for one of the most demanding industries on the planet. Rather than managing cash flow timing or making difficult decisions about when to pay suppliers, the leadership team has been free to invest in innovation, expand manufacturing capacity and pursue the contracts their reputation was winning them.
The results speak for themselves:
- Larger contracts taken on with confidence: No longer constrained by working capital timing.
- Supplier relationships strengthened: Consistent, reliable payment built trust throughout the supply chain.
- Manufacturing capacity expanded: Investment in innovation continued uninterrupted.
- Growth maintained: The business kept moving at the pace it was built for.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can invoice finance support manufacturers with long customer payment terms?
Yes. Invoice finance is particularly well-suited to manufacturers and engineering businesses that work with large international or public-sector clients on extended payment terms. It allows a business to unlock cash tied up in outstanding invoices as soon as they’re raised, rather than waiting weeks or months for payment. This shortens the cash conversion cycle and frees up working capital to reinvest in production.
What is a Supplier Payment Facility and how does it help manufacturers?
A Supplier Payment Facility provides funding to pay key suppliers promptly, often ahead of standard terms. For manufacturers with long, complex supply chains, particularly those sourcing specialist materials or components, this helps secure continuity of supply, strengthens supplier relationships, and can support more favourable commercial terms.
Can structured finance work for businesses supplying the space and aerospace sectors?
Yes. Particularly for space, aerospace, and other regulated sectors sectors often face a combination of high upfront production costs and long customer payment cycles, particularly when working with public-sector or multinational clients. A tailored, multi-facility finance package can be structured around that trading cycle, scaling with contract size and complexity.
How does combining supplier payment and invoice finance solve a two-sided working capital gap?
Many manufacturing businesses face pressure from both directions at once: cash needed early to pay suppliers, and cash owed by customers that arrives late. Combining a Supplier Payment Facility with Invoice Finance addresses both sides of that gap within a single, coordinated solution, rather than requiring separate funding relationships for procurement and receivables.
Work With Teybridge
Ready to turn your growth opportunities into success?
If your manufacturing business is growing faster than your working capital can keep up with, Teybridge can help.
We specialise in Invoice Finance, Supplier Payment Facilities, and Trade Finance solutions for engineering and manufacturing businesses across the UK.
Get in touch with the Teybridge team today to discuss how we can support your growth.
