Press releases

It’s a start to the university year unlike any before, but as thousands of young adults across the UK prepare to embark on their journey into higher education, one thing hasn’t changed - Santander continues to offer them its 1|2|3 Student Current Account uniquely tailored to their needs.

From 27 October Santander will change two household bills categories where customers receive cashback on bills paid from the 1I2I3, 1I2I3 Lite, Private and Select Current Accounts. The monthly fee for the Santander 1I2I3 Lite account will be increased from £1 to £2 per month on the same date.

New research from ����Ӱ�� reveals that a third (32%) of the UK’s SMEs who implemented changes plan to make their Covid-19 adaptations a permanent feature post-pandemic as almost half found they not only survived, but actually grew their customer base during Covid-19.

Manchester based business Automet Limited, a specialist car engine recycler, has secured a £600,0000 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) facility to support its cashflow during the Covid-19 outbreak. 

Crieff Hydro, a family-run Scottish hotel group, has secured a £5m CBILS overdraft from ����Ӱ�� to help the business through the challenges facing the hospitality and leisure sector during the pandemic.  

����Ӱ�� agreed a £175k CBILS support package with the funding supporting La Barca to invest in internal renovations to ensure social distancing can be adhered to. The funding will also help to equip colleagues with personal protective equipment (PPE) and fund marketing to help bring in new income streams.  The restaurant has increased its outdoor seating capacity and introduced “fine dining” takeaway and catering services. 

Torquay Leisure Hotels Limited, the South West’s largest serviced accommodation provider, successfully secured a £1m Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) facility from ����Ӱ��. The Group has now begun reopening in stages to comply with industry and government guidelines. 

Able Waste, a Croydon-based waste management company, has secured a £300k CBILS loan from ����Ӱ��.  The loan has enabled the business to continue to trade and to retain staff through a challenging period of uncertainty.  

Parogon Pub Group Limited, operator of seven gastropubs based in Staffordshire, has secured £2m of funding from ����Ӱ�� as part of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The funding will enable the business to meet immediate cashflow needs and ready the sites for reopening this weekend. 

����Ӱ�� has worked with Tunbridge Wells based Corinthian Benefits Consulting to provide a £175k CBILS loan. The funding will support cashflow during this uncertain period and enable the business to invest in and develop its online services proposition.  

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the UK’s loneliness problem, with a quarter of UK adults saying that lockdown has made them realise that they have “no real friends”, according to new research by ����Ӱ��.

Forecasts reveal it will take until 2022 for manufacturing to recover to its pre-Covid-19 growth track, while it could cost a potential £35.7 billion in Gross Added Value this year alone, according to a major report published today by Make UK and ����Ӱ��.

Central Produce, a family run fruit and vegetable wholesaler based in Alloa, Scotland, supplies products to the catering trade across Central Scotland. The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan provided by ����Ӱ�� enabled the business to continue trading during the crisis and helped to fund the set-up of a new delivery service. 
 

The 25 Boutique B&B, a five-star luxury boutique B&B in Torquay, Devon, has agreed a five-figure Bounce Back Loan with ����Ӱ�� to support the business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Practical Publishing International, a privately owned media group with specialist craft magazines published in markets around the world, has secured £500k funding through ����Ӱ�� and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).

Stadium MK Group, home to MK Dons football team, has secured a seven-figure Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) facility through ����Ӱ�� to meet cashflow issues, retain staff and plan future events as restrictions are lifted.

F2 Medical Supplies, which imports small-sized medical products from China and Vietnam and supplies them to dental practices in the UK, has secured a finance package from ����Ӱ�� and the Government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). 

Mitchells & Butlers, one of the largest operators of UK restaurants, pubs and bars, has secured £100m of funding from ����Ӱ�� and HSBC UK as part of the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS).