Lender wins top awards Firm delivers workwear

CHEADLE-BASED specialist lender Together is celebrating after scooping two industry awards.

The company picked up the ‘best buy-to-let product range’ and ‘best near-prime product range’ gongs at the Loan Talk Second Charge Mortgage Awards.

The awards recognise the best products and services in the UK second charge mortgage market – also known as secured loans.

Pete Ball, chief executive of personal finance at Together, said: “To win two awards that both acknowledge the high standard of our products is a great way to start the year.

“We continually improve and enhance our product range to make sure we’re delivering what customers want and I’m delighted that this has been recognised by our peers.

“The award for ‘best near-prime product range’ acknowledges our position as a leading specialist lender, as this is focused on our products that are designed to help those who may not be able to get funding easily from a mainstream finance provider. We take a common sense approach to all our lending and that has very much shaped our criteria in this space.” A SPECIALIST workwear manufacturer based in Stockport has revealed details of a new three million euro deal to supply to a major Irish postal service provider.

The deal will see Ballyclare, based off Bird Hall Lane in Adswood, provide 13,000 garment sets, including high-vis wet weather jackets and trousers, to An Post.

Maggie Shaw, sales and service manager at Ballyclare, said: “We’re delighted to have won this contract from An Post as it represents a major success.

“It also demonstrates our ability to provide garments which suit a client’s individual specifications right down to the last detail.”

The garments had to provide full wet weather protection as well as combining hi-vis elements without compromising the An Post colours and branding.

“This required us to work closely with An Post and undertake some very careful design work to ensure we satisfied the brief,” added Maggie.

“We also had to meet the rigorous specification that An Post had laid down in terms of the quality and performance of the garments.”