Press releases

Following the decision by the Bank of England to increase the base rate by 0.25 per cent to 0.50 per cent, Santander has reviewed its variable rates on its saving and mortgage products for existing customers and has announced the following changes today:

Santander UK notes the publication of the results of the 2017 stress tests conducted on seven major UK banks and building societies by the Bank of England.

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.

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.

On 3 November 2017, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on Kingsland High Street, Dalston. 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 UK today announces the appointment of Gerry Byrne as a Banco Santander, S.A. nominated Non-Executive Director of Santander UK with effect from 1 December 2017. He replaces Manuel Soto who will be stepping down from the Santander UK Boards on 15 December 2017.

The business was founded by the Morris family in 1979. Under its current CEO, James Morris, the business has become one of the UK’s leading holiday lettings agents. Having grown across the South West, the business began expanding nationally in 2013 through a combination of organic and acquisition-led growth. Today the business has strong coverage in key tourist destinations across the country.

• On 2 November 2017, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on Barras Street, Liskeard. 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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).

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.

• 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

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.