The English Marquee Company seals six-figure funding package

A Yorkshire company that supplies marquees to exclusive events around the UK has secured a six-figure funding package.

The English Marquee Company, based in Ripon, was launched in 2018 by brother and sister Sam and Tor Peters after they spotted a gap in the market for marquee hire, and the company now employs around 30 staff.

Now, to take the business to the next level, the company has secured the significant sum from NPIF II – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia Debt as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), to add a new structure to its range.

The 500 sq ft marquee, known as the Nord, can hold 350 people and is currently installed at a high-profile private members’ club and hotel in the Cotswolds.

The Nord has been made to the company’s own specification and consists of glass panels with a glulam frame – a wood product that is a more sustai