Alliance & Leicester launches business centre in South Yorkshire

Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank today announces the opening of the Bank’s latest regional Business Centre in the heart of Sheffield city centre.

Andy Cocker has been appointed to Head the South Yorkshire Business Centre, managing a team of business banking specialists based on Queen Street, Sheffield. The business centre offers a full banking service and provides a greater level of support for the bank’s existing and new business customers through a full relationship service, specifically tailored to the needs of the customer.

Sheffield born Andy Cocker has lived and worked in Yorkshire all his life and joins Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank from HSBC, bringing over 20 years’ experience in financial services to his new role.

Following the success of Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank’s Business Centre network across the country, the bank has launched its new Business Centre in South Yorkshire to cope with increasing demand in the region. The new team at the South Yorkshire Business Centre offer bespoke, professional advice on finance, money transmission services and investing to help customers to develop their businesses further.

Andy Cocker, Head of Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank’s South Yorkshire Business Centre said: “Sheffield has an interesting economic make up evolved from its steel works and mining heritage and has transformed over the last decade into a thriving, successful city, attracting inward investment from a wide range of industries.”

Andy Cocker continues: Sheffield and South Yorkshire is now really fulfilling its potential. The urban renewal in Sheffield combined with Doncaster’s new Robin Hood Airport and the regeneration in Chesterfield and the Dearne Valley are all helping to boost the local economy and create a wealth of opportunity for local businesses.

“Between us, the team at the South Yorkshire Business Centre have over 75 years’ business banking experience and we look forward playing an integral role in helping businesses in the region to expand and develop.”

Steve Luty, Head of Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank’s Business Centre Network said: “Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank is an alternative financial player in the marketplace, offering straightforward, great value products. Our unique offering gives businesses a greater level of support through our full relationship service. Our Business Banking Managers take the time to really get to know a business and then create and deliver a bespoke package tailored to their specific needs.”