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Cable adds his backing to Yorkshire’s expanding Kleenoil

An eco-friendly manufacturer from Yorkshire was showcased to the Business Secretary Vince Cable yesterday as part of a display promoting innovative SMEs.

Kleenoil was handpicked to be part of the Manufacturing Advisory Service’s first ever exhibition at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ Victoria Street Headquarters in London.

Dr Cable was given an insight into the firm’s new ‘Kleenfuel’ product, which reduces emissions and increases the fuel range of vehicles in the commercial transport sector and for the MoD.

For 36 years, Kleenoil has been the market leader in depth filtration systems, helping the commercial transport sector conserve fuel and improve the performance of its engines.

MAS is playing a vital role in this future growth, securing funding to help with the installation of a new production line in North Yorkshire and MIRA testing to gain the necessary approvals for the product.

Eight new jobs have been created as a result of this expansion with sales forecast to rise to £22m.

The Business Secretary also used the exhibition to praise the role SME manufacturers are playing in the economic recovery, with this vital and often overlooked segment of the industry making up over 95% of England’s manufacturing businesses and employing 1.1 million people.

“Business Secretary Vince Cable said: “We are rightly proud of the manufacturing talent we have in this country, but larger household names are just part of the success story.

“There are more than 110,000 small to medium sized businesses, who are investing in developing new products and technologies that will be used across the world. This showcase gives visitors a firsthand glimpse of some great British success stories.

“The Government wants to make the UK the best place to start and grow a business. With the support of the Manufacturing Advisory Service, SMEs are overcoming challenges and identifying new opportunities, leading to increased sales and the creation of new jobs.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Mark Lane .