Press releases

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 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

Edwards Coaches, the largest independent coach operator in Wales and one of the largest in the UK, has secured a £11.4 million funding package from Santander Corporate & Commercial to assist with the set-up of its recently purchased Avonmouth Depot and to fund 40 additional coaches. The funding will also support the recruitment of approximately 110 new employees.

On Wednesday 30 August, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on Chorley Road, Swinton. It is the latest of Santander’s branches to be re-designed as part of a programme to deliver better customer service and community friendly banking.

On Wednesday 22 September, Santander UK will officially open its newly designed and refurbished branch on Bank Street, Rawtenstall. 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.

 (FCA Complaints Data – 01 January 2017 to 30 June 2017)

In line with the FCA complaints data reporting requirements, figures published today by Santander UK reveal there were 162,529 complaints received by the bank during the first half of 2017. This is a six per cent increase on the number reported for the second half of 2016, driven by a 25 per cent increase in PPI related complaints following regulatory announcements made in March 2017.

• 425km cycle from The North Sea to The Bristol Channel has raised £12,800 for Santander’s charity partners Age UK and Barnardo’s
   
• Thirteen employees took part in the cycle over three days with stops in Cambridge and Oxford

Santander employees from across the UK travelled to Liverpool last week to face off in a charity remake of the classic game show ‘It’s a Knockout’. The event was made up of 16 teams, taking part in eight different challenges, including a basketball shootout and the human washing machine. The event saw participants donning huge costumes and facing foam, water and other obstacles, to raise money for Age UK and Barnardo’s.

• Over half of the Milton Keynes Santander Cycles are currently off the road, due to heavy vandalism
   
• Since the scheme launched in June 2016, over £200,000 worth of intentional damage has been done to the bikes
   
• Santander is currently reviewing the bike docking station locations and discussing the overall viability of the scheme

Greenock-based PG Paper Company Ltd, an international paper merchant and one of Scotland’s biggest exporters, is to target growth in South America following a £10 million funding package from Santander Corporate & Commercial.

Gainsborough-based dentist Dr Irfan Khokhar has purchased his first dental practice following £665,500 in funding from Santander Business Banking. Dr Khokhar’s Dencare Group has purchased Apex Dental Ltd and now has long-term plans to build a regional chain of state-of-the-art outlets.