first direct, the UK's most recommended bank, has been named Direct Brand of the Decade by Precision Marketing Magazine, beating off stiff competition from Tesco, Cancer Research UK, Gordons Gin, Honda (UK) and Nectar.
3 Jul 2006
Press Releasefirst direct is the best value direct mortgage lender over two and 10 years and runner up over five years, according to What Mortgage magazine's annual survey. This continues the bank's six year run of topping these direct lender categories.
15 Feb 2006
Press Releasefirst direct, the UK's most recommended bank, has been named Direct Brand of the Year for 2005 by Precision Marketing magazine, beating off entries from Guinness, Talk Talk, IBM, Gordon's Gin and the British Heart Foundation's high profile 'fatty cigarette' campaign, which took second place.
27 Jun 2005
Press Releasefirst direct, the UK's most recommended bank, is the first call centre in Lanarkshire to achieve a silver award from Scotland's Health at Work (SHAW) organisation. The internet and telephone bank earned the accolade because of its many health initiatives that inform employees about healthy living and encourage them to follow a healthy lifestyle.
8 Mar 2005
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