Blanket and scarf brand, The Tartan Blanket Co., has received a £1.8 million loan from HSBC UK to purchase new premises, as demand grows globally. The Edinburgh-based natural wool brand, which makes natural and sustainable tartan blankets, has used the funding to purchase a new 32,000 sq. ft.
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Williams Bros. Brewing Company has solidified its business with long-term production solutions thanks to a seven-figure investment from HSBC UK. The Alloa-based family-run brewery has used the funding to invest in a range of brewing equipment and packaging facilities, allowing the business to create
HSBC has seen its profits after tax rise by $5.3 billion to $8.4bn in the first half of 2021. The lender has also posted profits before tax of £10.8bn, up $6.5bn from the same period in 2020.
HSBC UK and TSB have launched their lowest ever fixed-rate mortgages at 0.94%.
Glasgow-based M&D Green Group, one of Scotland’s largest independent pharmacy operators has acquired a new store in the Scottish Highlands following a seven-figure deal with HSBC UK.
ActionCoach, the world’s largest business coaching organisation, has established a new and exclusive base in Edinburgh after securing a five-figure funding package from HSBC UK. The start-up, headed by Graham Clarke, a licensed business coach with 10 years’ experience working with B
The number of sub-1% mortgages on offer in the UK has increased as major banks and lenders extend their ranges. HSBC UK has unveiled a rate below 1% for the first time in nearly five years, while Nationwide Building Society is offering a 0.99% mortgage fixed for two years for borrowers with a 40% de
Award-winning Scottish salmon business, Loch Duart, has purchased a new feeding barge to increase production after securing a six-figure asset financing deal from HSBC UK.
Motherwell-based customer service outsourcing company Ascenso has future-proofed its business with a ‘green’ tech investment thanks to £500,000 funding from HSBC UK. The firm has used the funding to lease 700 laptops and upgrade tech equipment for its staff as they continue to supp
HSBC is trialling Zoom-free Friday afternoons for some of its staff in an attempt to tackle working from home fatigue and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Industry insiders have said that HSBC’s UK bank is piloting the move as part of a task force looking at the future of work for employe
A Starbucks franchise business has opened a new drive-thru and café in Glasgow, adding to its growing portfolio of locations throughout Scotland, thanks to funding from HSBC UK. Glasgow-based OCO Westend, one of Starbucks’ longest licensed partners in the UK, opened its new store in Pol
Scottish family-run fresh produce, farming and haulage business Stewarts of Tayside has invested in new machinery to significantly boost the scale and quality of its production, following six-figure backing from HSBC UK.
Bladnoch Distillery, one of Scotland’s oldest single malt whisky distilleries, is targeting international growth after securing a £10 million loan from HSBC UK. The distillery, based in Wigtown, Galloway, will use the asset-based lending facility to support its overall growth strategy, w
HSBC UK and JP Morgan have announced that thousands of their employees will work from home permanently in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan’s chief executive, revealed in a letter to shareholders that 10% of the US investment bank’s 255,000 employees
Commercial decorating contractor Bell Group has completed a management buy-out with the support of a seven-figure loan from HSBC UK.