As the NACFB’s principal sponsor for 2014, Shawbrook Bank has pledged to show a strong attendance at the association’s flagship Expo next month.

 Adam Tyler, CEO of the NACFB, said: “The NACFB is proud to be working with Shawbrook Bank, our headline sponsor throughout 2014, toward the promotion of transparency, best practice and the raising of standards – all of which are crucial for the long term health of our industry.

 He added: “We have an exciting year ahead and look forward to working with the Shawbrook team to realise our collective goals.”

Representing the bank at the Expo will be the Shawbrook Commercial Mortgages and Asset Finance teams.

The two divisions have been working with NACFB brokers since the bank’s launch in 2011 and will combine at the Expo for the benefit of financial intermediaries from around the country.

Stephen Johnson, Managing Director of Commercial Mortgages, Shawbrook Bank, said: “Our teams share many common goals and we strongly believe in the work the NACFB is doing to support its members. We look forward to seeing as many of our broker partners as possible at the NEC in June.”

On the sponsorship of the event itself, he added: “Intermediaries stand at the heart of our business and our sponsorship of this headline event is yet another expression of support for our partners at the NACFB.”

The association revealed yesterday that CFE has undergone its second expansion in the last two months.  The event now boasts 102 exhibitors.

The expo’s new area will appear alongside the NatWest double-decker bus, hosting local business leaders from the West Midlands area.

Other sponsors for the event include Bridgebank Capital, Close Brothers, Funding Circle and Aldermore Bank.