Press releases

To celebrate National Mentoring Day today, Santander has launched the Breakthrough Women in Business (WiB) Programme, a mentoring scheme for the next generation of female UK entrepreneurs in association with the award-winning social enterprise Cause4. The launch follows on from the huge success of Santander’s Women in Breakthrough mentoring programme in 2015.

Exeter-based Trinity Fire and Security Systems Ltd, a leading provider of Life Safety and Security Systems, is expanding its workforce following a working capital funding package of £1.75 million from Santander Corporate & Commercial.

• Bank staff cycle into the capital to present a cheque after two weeks of fundraising for Age UK and Barnardo's
• Event also marks the launch of Santander Cycles Business Accounts in branches

Solihull private hire coach and chauffeur services company LandFlight is spreading its wings after investing more than £320,000 adding two new luxury vehicles to its fleet.

Santander, which employs almost 5,000 people in Milton Keynes, has been judged one of The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers for 2016-17.

Santander, which employs around 600 people in Glasgow, has been judged one of The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers for 2016-17.

Leeds-based Trinity McQueen, an award winning market research and insight services agency, is targeting continued growth and international expansion following a funding package worth £2.5m from Santander Corporate & Commercial. A specialist in the retail, FMCG, digital, technology and finance sectors, Trinity McQueen’s consultancy based approach has enabled them to secure numerous blue chip clients, such as; Asda, Jet2, Dixons Carphone, Royal Mail and Talk Talk.

• New All in One Credit Card offers balance transfer, cashback and no foreign transaction fees
• Zero Credit Card is re-launched offering no foreign transaction or cash withdrawal fees
• As part of the new range Santander Credit Card renamed Everyday Credit Card
• Enhanced Retailer Offers with five Welcome Offers of up to 25% cashback

Santander teams up with Crowdfunder to launch new £200,000 fund to support social enterprises and community projects across the UK

EEF and Santander launch 2016 manufacturing facts & figures

British manufacturing continued its climb up the global rankings as the UK continues to enjoy an industrial renaissance, according to facts and figures published today by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation and Santander.

• The new mortgage application offers customers the opportunity to remortgage online, in their own time, from the comfort of their own home
• The application could be completed from start to finish within 30 minutes
• The application clearly outlines the steps involved, provides an instant decision and enables customers to upload their paperwork immediately
• Customers can save and retrieve their application, so they can start the remortgage process, then resume it at a time that suits them
• This is another channel of choice for customers, complementing the existing branch, telephone and intermediary channels offered today

• Those who moved paid £23,707 for a school catchment address, an 11 per cent premium on the average UK property price 
   
• This increases to £71,539 for those living in London, a 15 per cent hike
   
• Nearly a fifth of these parents had to change jobs in order to get their children into the desired school
   
• 15 per cent settled in an area they didn’t like for the sake of a good school
   
• More than a quarter of all families who move to be within a catchment area will leave as soon as a school place is secured

(FCA Complaints Data – 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2016)

Data published today by Santander UK reveals that the number of FCA reportable complaints received by the bank continues to fall. In the first half of 2016, the bank received 96,669 complaints, compared to 101,921 in the second half of 2015, and 121,314 for the first half of 2015. Complaints remain significantly lower than historic levels, and have decreased through every reporting period since the first half of 2010.

• UK consumers set to transfer six times as much as the big football clubs
• Almost nine million adults (17 per cent) have missed a “transfer deadline” resulting in a late payment or transfer
• One in three (31 per cent) say they are worried about not having enough money in their account to meet their payments
• Nearly 70 per cent of Brits regularly check their account online or on their mobile to stay on top of their finances

• 1|2|3 Current Account interest rate of 1.50% on balances up to £20,000 – customers can earn up to £298pa in interest, plus cashback on selected household bills, for a £5 monthly account fee
   
• Introduction of new arranged overdraft tiers on 1|2|3 and Everyday current accounts
   
• Customers will be given a minimum of 60 days advance notice of both changes

• 518,000 students run, or plan to run a business whilst at university – a 38 per cent increase on 2015
• Student enterprises generate revenues of £913 million per year
• Over a quarter plan to turn their business into a career when they graduate 
• Students from University of Birmingham and Imperial College London win top prizes of £15,000 in the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards

Fast-growing Sheffield-based digital marketing firm Evoluted has been able to purchase the Lambert Street office building it has been leasing for the past seven years following a £300,000 funding package from Santander Corporate & Commercial.