Reward Finance supports Leeds-based firm dedicated to reducing the world's carbon footprint with £500,000 funding deal

A market-leading business dedicated to locating subsurface energy and mineral resources to reduce the globe’s carbon footprint, is powering its strategic growth plans after securing a £500,000 funding deal.

AIM-listed Getech, based in Leeds, which specialises in data-mapping natural resources such as metals, minerals and geothermal energy, agreed the working capital facility with Reward Finance Group, which provides property investors and SMEs with tailored business finance loans and asset based solutions of up to £5m.

Getech was formed in 1986 and uses its geoscience data and unique geospatial software to accelerate energy transition away from fossil fuels by developing and leading geo-energy and natural hydrogen projects.

With low carbon technologies requiring significantly more metals than fossil fuels and metal production needing to increase four-fold in the next 20 years, Getech is at the forefront of meeting this global demand. It is partly utilising the funding from Reward to further invest in its data capabilities and adopting a radical new approach to locating metals in previously unexplored territories.

In recent years, Getech has provided its data and expertise to customers operating across an even wider range of energy sectors. With the ongoing global energy crisis, large corporates are needing to take control of their energy needs and are exploring ways to power their operations with geothermal, hydrogen, wind and solar energy sources in close proximity to their business location.

The company is directly enabling businesses globally to meet their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets, with the working capital from Reward helping it to continue its momentum and innovation programme.

Andrew Darbyshire, chief financial officer for Getech, said: “We’re at a pivotal stage of our business growth and needed an agile funding solution that ensures we don’t standstill. It’s critical that we continue to diversify, explore new market opportunities within green energy and remain focused on our core goals of finding the natural resources vital for the energy transition.

“The team at Reward have been hugely responsive, operating at speed and investing the time in really understanding our business to deliver a working capital solution that is bespoke to our short to medium term needs.”

Harriet Gibbs, business development director for Reward Finance Group in Yorkshire and the North East, said: “Helping provide working capital to such an innovative business that is working tirelessly to reduce the globe’s dependence on fossil fuels makes us immensely proud. The company had experienced a difficult process with the mainstream banks and needed to both turn to alternative finance and identify a lender with the right experience and expertise.

“We get to work across a diverse mix of SMEs to help fund business growth. However, this partnership stands out given how much Getech’s core business goals and objectives align with our own ESG principles and initiatives. We’re committed to being a responsible lender that cares greatly about the environment and are looking forward to seeing the ongoing progress Getech makes on the world stage.”

The deal between Getech and Reward Finance Group was brokered by Bob Maxwell of BTG Advisory part of Begbies Traynor plc.