It gives me great pleasure to welcome Mark Lowther to the Lakeland Commercial team. As I am sure you will all be aware, Mark has been in commercial banking for many years with Barclays, HSBC, and the last 11 years with Handelsbanken.

Mark now joins Lakeland Commercial operating as a consultant from our Kendal office covering South Lakeland. Mark’s many years of experience will prove a great asset to Lakeland Commercial as we continue to grow our presence and profile to give customers an alternative one stop shop for all their commercial borrowing needs.

To quote Mark: “I’m delighted to be joining the business as I feel that customers deserve to be aware that there are credible and viable alternatives available to fund their borrowing requirements other than their existing bank”

Mark’s joining the company comes at the same time as we prepare to acquire larger premises in Kendal to act as our new head office in conjunction with our other local offices across Cumbria and Lancashire. As part of our growth, we are also hiring additional administrative staff for new roles located in our new Kendal head office.

As a team we are looking forward to working with our existing customers and welcoming new ones as we continue to offer a highly valued service across the region with a vast array of commercial lending solutions.