Shawbrook Bank Limited is a British retail and commercial bank based in the United Kingdom. Its parent company, Shawbrook Group plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[2]
History
The bank has its origins in a department store chain, Whiteaway Laidlaw, which operated mainly in Asia and was established in 1877.[3] Great Universal Stores bought the store chain in 1957.[4]
The store chain included several finance arms including Whiteaway Laidlaw Bank which offered banking facilities to small businesses and personal customers and was incorporated as a separate company in February 1988.[5]