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Right from the start of its new name in 1928, Martins Bank supports numerous trade events with bold and imaginatively designed stands. The Bank asserts style confidence and stability through these carefully placed displays. Each one is different, and built to suit the venue at which it is to be exhibited. Whilst it is undoubtedly expensive to commission a new stand for every show in this way, the returns by way of new business will probably more than pay for this. Trade Stands serve both to promote the bank, and provide a service for exhibitors and visitors to the trade fair.		WHY NOT ALSO VISIT THESE PAGES
For many of these events, Martins Bank Magazine habitually prints only a photograph of a trade event, deeming it unnecessary to add any written copy. We hope therefore that the images below will speak for themselves!
One of the earliest examples of Martins’ forward thinking in having a presence at a major event is the NORTH EAST COAST EXHIBITION OF 1929, where a temporary branch is opened for the six months’ duration of the event. Less than a year after amalgamating with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank, the newly named Martins Bank Limited is keen to be noticed!	Image © National Museum of Science and Industry Ref: NRM/SSPL
			The newspaper advertisement shown here, tempts businessmen to the British Industries Fair at Earls Court and Olympia in May 1950. At a time when exporting good is on the increase but is also a financial headache, the Bank is offering personal advice in a business setting – a shrewd move, and one that is repeated by placing a stand or temporary branch at many key trade fairs and exhibitions in the years to come . Both stands provide a basic banking service, but the real purpose of our presence at the fair is to promote our Bank and its many services to an almost captive audience of business exhibitors. At this point the Bank’s advertising policy still favours the businessman, and those with money to be managed. It will be a number of years before this is turned on its head with the kind of advertising copy that appeals to everyone – from children with pennies to save, to students and those in their first jobs looking for financial advice and guidance. You can read more about this in our ADVERTISING section.
This is our Stand at the British Industries’ Fair at Olympia, reinforcing our Bank’s Northern roots with a backdrop of the imposing Liverpool Skyline.
				“We are indebted to Mr Gustave Breslauer, a customer of our Kensington High Street branch, and to the Trans World Photographic Company for permission to use this photograph of our stand at the Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition 1956”.
The Chief Scout, Lord Rowlian, with Mr R Roscoe, Manager of our Ormskirk Branch and District Commissioner of the Ormskirk Boy Scouts’ Association, who took charge of our Stand at the Jubilee Jamboree in Sefton Park
				Our staff of Scouts, drawn from the Bank, and interpreters from the Overseas branches, who manned our Stand at the Jubilee Jamboree in August. Left to Right: Messrs J S Anderson (Chief Overseas) S H Powell (Stockport) R A Franklin (Worcester) R Roscoe (Manager, Ormskirk) A Atkin (Derby) C D Roscoe (Eastbank Street) and C Holland (Manchester Overseas).
This is our Stand at the Industry Advances Exhibition held in conjunction with the Liverpool Charter Celebrations. It was designed by Mr Eric Swettenham, of Premises Department, Head Office, and the general décor were most effective and attracted much favourable comment.
				Our temporary Branch at the United Commercial travellers’ Association Annual Conference, Buxton, May 26 to 28. Left to Right: Sir John H Wedgwood, (President of the Conference), Mr W E T Keil (Heaton Chapel branch, Clerk in Charge of our branch at the Conference), Mayor of Buxton (Councillor Grahame E Motion) and Mr C Wilson (Buxton Branch).
This photograph shows a portion of our Stand at the Dairy Show Olympia 1959 which was adjudged the best Trade Stand on the Ground, First and Second Floors of the Exhibition and was awarded the Sir William Rootes Perpetual Challenge Trophy.
				Our Stand at the Royal Show, Cambridge, 1960
Our Stand at the Shoe Trades Exhibition, 1960
				Our Stand at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition, 1961
Our Stand at the Radio Show, Olympia 1961
				Our Stand at the Radio Show Earls Court, 1962
Our Stand at the Ideal Home Exhibition, 1962
				Our Stand at the Dairy Show Olympia, 1962
Our Stand at the International Hardware Trades Fair, 1962
				Our Stand at the Leicester Shoe Machinery and Components Exhibition, 1962
Our Stand at the Ideal Home Exhibition, 1963
				Our team at the first Teesside Boys’ and Girls’ Exhibition. From the left: Malcolm johnson, Margaret Glendinning (North Eastern District Lady supervisor) Moira Douglas, Mary O’Keefe, William Park.
The signal hoisted on our stand at the 1969 International Boat Show at Earls Court captured the interest of the sailing fraternity. The message reads “Martins go to extremes to be helpful” … so we are assured.
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