Press releases

MET Medical Ltd, a St Albans based private ambulance service, has purchased six additional emergency response vehicles and hired 20 new staff following £300,000 funding from Santander Business Banking. MET Medical was established in 2014 by Dave Hawkins as a private ambulance service to carry out urgent, routine and emergency ambulance transfers from hospitals, care homes and private residences.

On 3^rd October 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on 225 Dalton Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1QU. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

Santander has today unveiled plans to shake up the UK business banking market with the launch of the new 1|2|3 Business Current Account for small and medium sized (SMEs) businesses. The innovative, value-adding account builds on the success of the 1|2|3 Current Account in establishing Santander as a key challenger in retail current account market.

On the 25^th October 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on 69 Farnham Road, Harold Hill, Essex, RM3 8XA. It is the latest of Santander's branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

Banbury-headquartered First Line Ltd, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of premium quality automotive components to the vehicle aftermarket, has secured £20 million in funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial. The funding will help the firm expand its exports and capitalise on growth opportunities in overseas markets.

Belfast’s most exclusive hair salon, Andrew Mulvenna Hair (AM Hair), is moving to new premises following £276,000 funding from Santander Business Banking. The new premises, which are double the size of the previous salon, are located in a Grade 2 listed building on Victoria Street and will allow the firm to expand its employee numbers and training academy.

On 26^th September 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on 13 High St, Abergavenny NP7 5RY. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

Disability charity, Kangaroos Mid Sussex, has received £5,000 to fund a new support group with the aim of helping members move from the charity’s teenage club to programmes focused on adults. This new ‘transition’ group will offer a range of stimulating activities, including cooking and craft sessions, for people with learning disabilities who are aged 16 to 21 and living in and around Haywards Heath.

• Santander introduces new payment process to help customers avoid malicious payee¹ and redirection² scams
• New processes include payment classifications with tailored warnings; sort code validation to display the recipient bank name and; a voluntary cooling off period
• Industry data shows £145.4 million lost to APP scams between January-June 2018³

Santander UK today announces the appointment of Emma Leith as Chief Information Security Officer.

On 19^th September 2018, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on 13 Rams Walk, Petersfield, GU32 3JA. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver even better customer service and community-friendly banking.

Frome-based cancer counselling charity We Hear You (WHY) has secured a £5,000 grant to fund its online counselling service. The service supports adults in Somerset, Bath and Wiltshire who are affected or bereaved by cancer or other life-threatening conditions.

Santander has today unveiled plans for a state-of-the-art new campus in Milton Keynes to support its long-term growth strategy, representing an investment of over £150m in the town.

• Living near one of England's top 100 state secondary schools carries a 42 per cent house price premium compared to the surrounding area 
• Parents with school age children in the UK are prepared to pay on average an extra £26,860 on top of the property price to live in a desirable catchment área
• To secure a property in a desired catchment area, 20 per cent of families had to downsize, while 24 per cent had to take on extra hours at work to afford it and a quarter of parents saw their commuting costs increase significantly

Cars of Grimsby, a vehicle body shop repair specialist, has secured £185,000 funding from Santander Business Banking to fund its expansion to new premises.

• The Breakthrough Women Business Leaders Mentoring Programme is Santander’s most ambitious programme focussing on women in SMEs and will match 90 mentees with 90 mentors

Stafford-based Crossley Garden Buildings, a family owned manufacturer of garden buildings, plans to expand its reach into new garden centres across the North West and Midlands after receiving £375,000 in new funding from Santander Business Banking.

Middleton-headquartered Vestacare UK Ltd has secured new funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial to support a new 8-bed short stay centre. The funding sits alongside a refinancing solution of an existing funding package provided by the bank.

Literacy Capital has secured £2 million in funding from Santander Corporate & Commercial to fund its investment in Grayce, a leading business change consultancy firm. Literacy Capital’s investment will facilitate the expansion of the senior management team, providing the resource for the business to continue the impressive rate of growth it has already achieved.