Press releases

Santander has today announced plans to close 111 branches by the end of August 2021 in response to the ongoing shift by customers towards mobile and online banking, a long-term trend which has been accelerated by the pandemic.

Santander has today announced plans to consolidate its office sites into six main locations across the UK and introduce more flexible working.

New research by ����Ӱ�� with small and medium sized business decision makers explores how the pandemic has shifted the shape of Britain’s workforce skills and needs of employers1. As the vaccine roll out continues and with the roadmap to reopen laid out by Government, nearly a quarter (23%) of small business decision-makers say that the pandemic has changed the skills and characteristics they will look for in future employees. 

Santander has launched a first of its kind Savings and Investments calculator helping users to understand and compare how the returns on their money could perform in both cash savings and investments.

Santander is, from today, launching a free, “����Ӱ�� Energy Report” – detailing steps customers could take to improve the energy efficiency of their home.

����Ӱ�� today announced the appointment of Graham Calder as interim Chief Information Officer and Daryl Brookes as Director of IT Operations & Service Delivery.

XUM is one of the leading wholesale memory ram sellers in the UK. The business sources IC-chips from recycling centres and refurbishes them for use in computing and gaming products. 

Half of working adults (48%) in the UK believe the pandemic has impacted their career prospects, according to new research from ����Ӱ��.

Rotherham based Planet X is a specialist bike retailer that operates solely online. Its bikes are designed by its in-house team and retail at up to 50% less than equivalent high street prices. In 2020, Planet X’s 50 employees acquired the business from its founders and set up an Employee Owned Trust1. The business has now moved its banking to ����Ӱ�� and is accessing a range of facilities to support its ambitious international growth plans. 

����Ӱ�� has provided MarineGuard Systems, a company designing, developing and installing marine security systems on superyachts and offshore facilities, with new government-backed banking facilities.  The new arrangement includes the restructuring of the company’s working capital facility and an innovative bond solution to release funds otherwise tied up in ongoing contracts. 

����Ӱ�� has been awarded Top Employer status in the UK by the Top Employers Institute.

Small and medium sized businesses that have suffered due to COVID-19 don’t expect to recover to pre-pandemic levels until summer 2022, according to new research published by ����Ӱ��.

����Ӱ�� today announces the appointment of Rakshit Kapoor as Chief Data Officer for ����Ӱ�� and Head of Data Transformation for Europe.

From 12 April 2021, Santander will be reducing the in-credit interest rate for its 1I2I3, Select and Private Current Accounts, from 0.6% to 0.3% on balances up to £20,000, giving customers up to £60 in interest per year on their in-credit balance. Santander will also be lowering the fee on its 1I2I3, Select and Private Current Accounts from £5 to £4 per month.

����Ӱ�� today announces the appointment of Elaine Thomas as Chief Human Resources Officer.

Penrith-based Genesis ����Ӱ��s, a housing developer, has secured £1m of Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme funding through ����Ӱ��, to continue its roll out of housing development sites in the coming year.

New research from ����Ӱ�� shows that UK consumers are determined to take greater control of their personal finances in 2021 following their experiences of Covid-19. The findings suggest that the pandemic has taken its toll on a significant number of household financial situations, with nearly a third (32%) feeling ‘very worried’ about its continued impact on their finances. 

The S&E Group, which includes award-winning manufacturer Michael Smith Switchgear Ltd, has secured a development loan through ����Ӱ��, with whom it has a longstanding partnership spanning over seven years. 

����Ӱ�� today announced the appointment of Tracie Pearce as the new Chief Customer Officer for ����Ӱ��s.

Britain’s most popular heritage railway, The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR), has secured £2.25m of new funding through ����Ӱ�� and the Government backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).