Oxfordshire-based First Line Ltd (www.firstline.co.uk), one of the UK’s leading suppliers of premium-quality automotive components to the vehicle after-market, has secured £20 million in funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial.

This will help the firm to expand its exports and capitalise on growth opportunities in overseas markets. Founded in 1983, it become an established world-wide supplier to the vehicle after-market via three brands: First Line; Borg & Beck; and Key Parts.

Its Banbury facility has 170,000ft² of warehouse space, supported by a 15,000ft² distribution centre in Belfast and subsidiary operations in Spain, Germany and the United Arab Emirates.

In total, the company employs over 200 people world-wide.