Pictured above: NatWest's Mark Tunley and Roy Griffiths with
Marios Christodoulou from Scitek leaning on an engine demonstration
model
Derby engineering specialists SCITEK Consultants Ltd have
successfully tendered and gained a new major contract from China -
creating four new jobs - after obtaining financial backing from
NatWest.
SCITEK Consultants Ltd is an engineering consultancy founded in
October 1997 by Dr. Marios Christodoulou to offer Research and
Development services. The company prides itself in providing
complete engineering solutions to customer problems and
participates in prestigious EU funded Aerospace research projects.
In addition to consultancy work SCITEK offer a number of products
which have been developed to meet the requirements of their
clients. The company - which is based on the Jubilee Parkway in
Derby - employs 18 people and boasts a growing client book from the
aerospace, defence and power generation industries.
As part of the growth of their client book, SCITEK have won a
contract with the Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry in
China, creating four new jobs.
To ensure the company are able - and have the required
guarantees and bonds - to trade with China, they approached NatWest
Commercial Banking in Derby who tailored a financial and
international package to meet their needs.
Dr. Marios Christodoulou, Senior Consultant and founder of
SCITEK Consultants Ltd, said: 'Over the last 13 years the Company
has developed and grown because of our broad skills base, flexible
company structure and customer service excellence. This has enabled
us to accommodate short and long duration projects that we can
carry out at client sites or at our own laboratory. These skills,
our expertise and our focus on customer service has ensured our
client base has returned for new work and has grown in the
specialist fields of mechanical, aero, control systems,
instrumentation and software engineering. This is certainly true of
our new contract with INPC. Winning this contract is great news not
only for SCITEK Consultants Ltd but also the economy, as it will
create new jobs and help our growth plans.'
The financial and trade package for the company was put in place
by Mark Tunley Director of Business Development at NatWest
Commercial Banking in Derby together with Roy Griffiths from the
bank's Global Transaction Services.
Mark Tunley said: 'We are totally committed to playing a key
role in helping companies such as SCITEK Consultants Ltd trade with
overseas countries. With this in mind, when we were approached by
Dr. Christodoulou for our support we were delighted to help.'