Business overview
Taylor Facilities Management is a Llanelli-based facilities management company operating across the UK and Ireland.
Founded in 2013, the business has grown from a regional operation into a national provider of facilities management services, working with major commercial clients alongside housing associations and local authorities. It employs 70 people and continues to expand its reach while retaining strong roots in Wales.
The business was founded by Pete and Leah Taylor, who have led its growth over the past decade. Following a management buyout (MBO), ownership has transitioned to long-term managers Trystan Lloyd, Pete Walsh, Jack Payne and Taylor Davies, together with Chris Thomas of SME Finance Partners.
Pete and Leah Taylor remain actively involved in the business, providing operational leadership and mentoring as the next generation of owners take the business forward.
Working with us
Date of most recent funding round: 2026
Size: £2.8 million
Fund: Wales Business Succession Fund and Wales Flexible Investment Fund
We provided a £2.8 million investment to support the management buyout of Taylor Facilities Management. The MBO was designed to strengthen the leadership structure by giving key members of the management team an ownership stake in the business.
The transaction demonstrates how succession funding can help Welsh businesses navigate pivotal moments while retaining value in Wales. By supporting continuity of ownership and leadership, this investment has helped ensure that expertise, jobs and future growth opportunities remain rooted in the communities where the business was built.
Our investment highlights the role that finance can play in helping Welsh businesses scale successfully, retaining value locally and creating long-term economic impact. By supporting the company with support at an important transition point, we helped to secure the future of a growing Welsh-founded company and safeguarded jobs in Wales.
What people are saying
Pete Taylor, Co-Founder, Taylor Facilities Management, said:
“We’ve built the business over the last decade and are incredibly proud of how far we’ve come. This investment allows us to recognise the contribution of the team that has helped drive that growth while putting the right structure in place for the future.
“The MBO gives our senior team a real stake in the business as we continue to expand and deliver new contracts across the UK and Ireland, while providing scope for an ambitious growth plan which will allow us to move into new sectors and create more jobs.”
Trystan Lloyd, Commercial Director and member of the new ownership team, said:
“As a group, we have been part of the business for a number of years. The family culture at the business means we’ve always felt comfortable in treating it as our own.
“Taking on ownership gives us a start-up mentality. We see it as a new chapter with a strong foundation. It allows us to keep developing relationships and driving growth, without losing sight of where we’ve come from.”
Sam Macalister Smith, Senior Portfolio Executive, and Mark Sommers, Portfolio Executive, Development Bank of Wales, said:
“Taylor Facilities Management is a strong example of a Welsh-founded business scaling successfully into a national operation. This investment supports a well-planned management buyout that both rewards the founders and empowers the next generation of leadership, while keeping the business rooted in Wales and employing people locally.
The business has secured high-profile contracts and demonstrated consistent growth, and we look forward to supporting the management team as they build on this momentum and continue to expand their footprint.”
