Case Studies

Bourgault Tillage Tools UK is a UK distributor of Wearing Part Attachments for agriculture machinery for a large Canadian agri business. Being an international distributor in the UK, BTT UK buys products directly from their parent company in Canadian dollars.   As Bourgault Tillage Tools UK is buying from its parent…

One of our clients, based in Hong Kong is an international trading business that specialises in selling components for computers via e-commerce platforms in Spain, Italy, and other areas across Europe.  The business approached Currency//UK due to a continued frustration over the fees being charged by their previous foreign exchange…

One of our clients, a textile importer based in the UK, had been paying suppliers on a regular basis in Hungary via their bank. When the importer first started working with Currency//UK, they were able to receive a rate that was nearly 3% better than their bank.  “I was pleasantly…

Atlantic Marine specialise in manufacturing modern motor boats. They have crew work all over the world on wind farms, offshore ships, SuperYachts and aircraft, which means paying out in local currencies where staff are based on a  job or to their bank account back home. James Stenning from Atlantic Marine…

Due to the scale and complexity of some of their projects Uncommon find themselves working with individuals and businesses from all over the world and therefore currency and different exchange rates need to be taken into account. As a result, there can be uncertainty in terms of the final cost…

Tim Flach is a London-based Professional Photographer best known for his conceptual images of animals. Tim is a well sought-after photographer and is often asked to take projects across the UK and overseas. As a result Tim often finds himself invoicing clients in multiple currencies depending on where they and…

A UK-based soft commodities platform was initially launched as a way for those in the UK agricultural sector to buy and sell from one another. As the platform grew the business behind it wanted to expand the current offering and become a global marketplace but was unsure how to manage…

WineBourse is a low-cost real-time marketplace for cases of wine stored in UK and European bonded warehouses. Their platform is designed for private collectors and industry professionals to transact anonymously, efficiently, and securely online. The platform works by buyers creating bids and sellers creating offers, when a bid and an…

Colfuturo are a higher education grant provider for Colombian students who are studying abroad at university. As a result, Colfuturo have to make 100,000s of payments in different currencies every year to universities in different countries around the world.  The number of staff and working hours to manage and track…

One of our longstanding clients had left his previous company to set up his own giftware and promotional goods business buying products from China and selling them in the UK & Europe.  A problem with costing goods from China however, is the lead time which can be as much as…