First West Capital commits $1 mln to grow coffee specialist ESPRO

First West Capital, the mezzanine and subordinated debt lending arm of Canadian credit union First West Credit Union, has provided $1 million in expansion funding to ESPRO Inc. Based in Vancouver, ESPRO is a coffee and tea equipment specialist. The partnership with First West will focus on accelerating the availability of the company's products, improving the range of brewing methods, developing markets and introducing new products. ESPRO was founded in 2004 by engineers Bruce Constantine and Chris McLean.

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