A bank with offices in Huddersfield has won three awards.

Handelsbanken, which provides banking, wealth and investment management, was named Best Private Bank in a competition run by the Financial Times and Investors Chronicle magazine; won the Bank of the Year award from financial newspaper City AM; and took the title Best Overall Medium Firm in awards run by Citywire Wealth Manager magazine.

Tony Jones, manager of the branch at Bradley, said: “As a bank built on strong and lasting relationships, we focus first and foremost on satisfying our customers by providing the best local advice and service we can every day.

“We make all the decisions that matter to our customers here in the branch, free from head office targets or bonus incentives.

“Since we conduct no national marketing, we are only able to develop our business by building a strong reputation within the communities we serve – and it is this reputation for customer service across our banking and wealth management services which sometimes attracts wider positive attention. ”

The branch’s staff of eight bankers draw on a combined 241 years of banking experience.

Handelsbanken has more than 820 branches in 24 countries, with the UK representing its fastest-growing market.