Barclays grants new £500m fund for Northern Powerhouse SMEs

Posted on 8 Jun 2018 by Jonny Williamson

Barclays Group CEO Jes Staley visited a 40-year-old family-run bus refurbishment company in Northumberland as part of a tour of businesses across the North East of England.

Barclays Group CEO Jes Staley visited a 40-year-old family-run bus refurbishment company in Northumberland – image courtesy of Barclays. The firm, which was founded in Ashington by brothers George and Keith Thornton with a £25,000 Barclays loan back in 1979 and is still a Barclays customer today, hosted Staley for the…

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