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| 18 May 2007 - CLYDESDALE ENABLES A TAUNTON PRESENCE FOR MAJOR SOMERSET LAW FIRM | |||
 Largest law firm in South Wessex appoints “personal service bankers”
Battens Solicitors Ltd, the largest law firm in South Somerset and Dorset, has appointed Clydesdale Bank’s Financial Solutions Centre in Taunton to provide all of the firm’s banking requirements, including electronic banking. While Battens has offices in Yeovil, Sherborne, Dorchester, and Weymouth, the Clydesdale appointment will also provide Battens and its clients with access to the bank’s unique private-meeting facilities in Taunton. Managing Director of Battens, David Stephens, said: “Our decision to appoint Clydesdale was based on their commitment to having local people providing local relationships and local decisions, backed by a full range of services and local capacity for handling high levels of transactions. “With a growing number of both commercial and private clients in the Taunton area, we believe that Clydesdale’s private meeting facilities will also help reduce the need for those clients to travel to our offices”, he added. To build the partnership with Battens’ accounts team, Clydesdale will be running four days of training for Battens’ finance department. According to Keith Fullman, Battens’ Finance Director: “This initiative is a practical example of the personal, professional, and local service that persuaded us to appoint Clydesdale. Philip Smith, Senior Partner at Clydesdale’s Financial Solutions Centre in Taunton, comments, “We are delighted that Battens has chosen to appoint Clydesdale as their bank. We pride ourselves on building strong relationships with all of our clients, and look forward to developing the relationship with Battens over the coming months.” “I have spent most of my banking career in the South West, and recognise the importance to the region’s businesses of providing local services, relationships, and decisions. This is central to the policy of Clydesdale’s Taunton Financial Solutions Centre. -END- Photo Caption -Left to Right David Stephens, Planning - Managing Director, Battens Solicitors Philip Smith, Senior Partner, Clydesdale Bank Keith Fulman, Director of Finance, Battens Solicitors For further information please contact: Clydesdale Bank corporate affairs Stuart Neill 07767 788 765 Publicity Matters (for Clydesdale Bank) Danni Delaney Tel: 01275 544116 danielle@publicitymatters.com Battens Solicitors David Sturgess, Sturgess Van Damme Tel: 01275-349011 or 07768-078656 NOTES TO EDITORS Financial Solutions Centres Clydesdale Bank Financial Solutions Centres (FSCs) offer Members a tailored range of business and private banking services under one roof. A team of specialist partners, each with considerable local experience, works together to provide Members with end-to-end solutions for their business and private banking needs. In addition to banking services, the FSCs also operate as a hub for local business, with a range of networking opportunities and meeting facilities available as a benefit of membership. Over 70 FSCs are located around the UK and, in 2006, represented over half of the National Australia Bank Group’s UK income. Clydesdale Bank Clydesdale Bank was established in 1838 in Glasgow and has a proud history of innovation and support for the businesses and communities it serves. With over 150 retail branches and a network of over 70 Financial Solutions Centres nationwide. Clydesdale is currently expanding its operations in the South of England with its innovative Financial Solutions Centres, offering customers a highly integrated business and private banking service. In 1987, Clydesdale Bank PLC became a member of National Australia Bank Group. Battens Solicitors Ltd Battens is the largest law firm serving West Wessex (South Somerset and Dorset) with offices in Yeovil, Sherborne, Dorchester and Weymouth. Having celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2006, Battens is now nationally recognised as one of the most progressive law firms, providing decisive legal advice and solutions to over 20,000 commercial and private clients. The firm has specialist teams for: • Agriculture • Civil litigation • Corporate & commercial • Commercial property • Construction • Employment • Family • Planning & land use • Property litigation • Private client services • Residential property |
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