# Needles and Pins Aerospace secures six-figure funding from South West Investment Fund

Needles and Pins Aerospace, a hi-tech aerospace textiles firm, secured a six-figure funding boost from the British Business Bank's South West Investment Fund through FW Capital. The company had expanded its production site in Somerton, Somerset earlier in 2025.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-10-16
- Where: Somerton, Somerset, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: aerospace textile products, protective covers, acoustic insulation, interior fabrics
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Needles and Pins Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/87901.md)
- [British Business Bank](https://endata.com/companies/87902.md) (investor)
- [FW Capital](https://endata.com/companies/87903.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [business-live.co.uk](https://www.business-live.co.uk/manufacturing/hi-tech-textiles-firm-needles-32684645), 2025-10-16: "This investment comes at an important time in our company’s development as we are embarking on a real step change of growth."

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