Press releases

• Santander employees from across London and the East of England came head to head recently as they competed in a “Store Wars” fundraising challenge for the bank’s charity partners, Barnardo’s and Age UK.

• Santander has today announced the appointment of Bart White as Head of European Infrastructure Debt Advisory at Santander Global Corporate Banking (SGCB).

• A Santander employee from Manchester was part of a 40-strong team that travelled to Nepal earlier this month to build a school for the disadvantaged Moser community outside Pokhara, as well as raise funds for Age UK and Barnardo’s, the bank’s charity partners in the UK.

Formed originally in 1996, the management team at Hallmark Sheet Metal has in excess of 78 years of combined engineering experience. The company has grown by focusing on the manufacture of low volume, complex sheet metal components via processes such as laser cutting, robotic bending and welding. It is a highly automated business with 20 staff providing operating two shifts.

• The MBO team includes Heather Mawrey, newly appointed as Managing Director having been with the firm for 11 years, and Joseph Storr, the firm’s new Commercial Finance Director. Storr joined Beaucare in 2015 having a background in finance and working within the healthcare and manufacturing industries. Jonathan Brown, founder, will continue to play an active role in the business, moving to the new position of Chairman.

• On Wednesday, 18 October 2017, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on Sidcup High Street. 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 research reveals 74 per cent of Britons have been targeted by scammers with phishing emails, smishing texts and vishing calls^.1 
• An estimated 600 million scam attempts were made in the UK over email, text and telephone in the last 12 months.² 
•  Santander’s unique Phish & Chips van is touring the UK³ to raise awareness of techniques used by scammers and help prevent the public falling victim - accepting payment in the form of phishing emails and SMS phishing texts (smishing) or the completion of a phishing quiz.⁴

• Additional funding to UK universities brings the total to £10.1m
• Launch of a new £1m Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Fund and £100,000 Student Impact Fund
• £2.5m in funding to support additional internships for SMEs

BellaMoon® from Queen’s University Belfast and Jenny Evans Designs from Cardiff Metropolitan University win top prizes of £20,000 and £25,000

On Wednesday 4 October, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on the High Street, Market Harborough. 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.

On Wednesday 27th September, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on High Street, Stokesley. 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 cut the rates on its fixed two and five year products across 60, 75 and 85 per cent loan to value (LTV) zero fee range. The changes are designed to support customers looking to remortgage before the end of the year. As well as market leading rates, customers can also take advantage of the free valuation and free legals or £250 cashback.¹

• On Monday 25 September, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on North Road, Durham. 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.

One Step Borders has received £5,000 to fund training for volunteers working with young people with emotional and mental health difficulties in the Scottish Borders.

On Friday 22 September, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch in The Centre, Nelson. 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.

St Paul’s Family Centre has received £5,000 to fund educational sessions for families in the Bigyn and Tyisha area of Llanelli. The sessions will provide advice on healthy eating, budgeting, and help build parent’s confidence.

London-headquartered Natilik, a leading provider of Hybrid IT and Communication services to mid-sized and large corporations, has received a multi-million pound Growth Capital investment from Santander Corporate & Commercial. The funding will enable them to continue their expansion and capitalise on growth opportunities.

Integrating Children and Young People (Integrating) has received £5,000 to fund the creation of a community-based money management project for children and young people with le