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Specialist Manufacturing
Northern Ireland
Growth
2019 - 2022

Uform designs and distributes a wide range of kitchen components, including doors and accessories, to customers across the UK and Ireland.

In 2019, we completed a multi-million-pound investment into Uform, a family-run manufacturing business, based in Northern Ireland.

Growth capital and support from our team enabled Uform to open two new production facilities. It was able to double its capacity, as a result, while also expanding its product range and geographical footprint, and investing in recruitment and training.

“BGF fitted our culture. They came in with a different set of values to other investors we met with. There was an energy about them. Since they came on board, we’ve built a top team that’s second to none.​”​ ​
Eamon Donnelly
CEO of Uform

Alongside funding, we provided Uform with extensive scaleup support:

  • Strengthening its management team, by supporting several key senior hires, to facilitate succession planning for the company’s co-founders
  • Introducing the business to its Non-Executive Chair, Jim Meredith (former-CEO of Waste Recycling Group and Chair of Augean), who was well placed to guide the business through the next phase of its growth

The three-year partnership led to Uform achieving impressive 40% year-on-year growth.

Eamon Donnelly and team at U-form's manufacturing facilities
3
Years
2
New sites
40%
Annual growth

In 2022, Irish private equity firm Cardinal Ireland Partners acquired a share of Uform. Exiting our original investment in the business, as part of the transaction, we reinvested in Uform, to continue supporting its growth.