In certain trade sectors your customers, particularly local authorities, will ask for bonds or guarantees to protect them should agreed performance levels not be met by you as the supplier. We therefore provide bonds through specialist underwriters, not banks, with the following features:
Bonds are often unsecured and ‘off balance sheet’
They do not impinge on existing bank security
They complement existing bank facilities
Bonds are conditional and therefore no ‘On Demand’ call is allowed, providing you with protection from an ‘unfair’ call.
Standard or Bespoke Wordings
Rates from 1% per annum
Types of Bond
Performance Bonds
Advance Payment Bonds
Retention Bonds
Bid/Tender Bonds
Highway Bonds
Duty Deferment/Customs Bonds
Bonds can be arranged either on a ‘one off’ basis or a facility established, providing certainty of availability when entering into negotiations for contracts.
Should you have a requirement for bonds then it is important that you contact us at an early stage when negotiating for a contract in order that we can review financial information and bond wordings.