Woolwich Open Plan Giving customers what they want
	Combining with The Woolwich has more than doubled Barclays share of the UK mortgage market and added some highly innovative products to its portfolio. One such is The Woolwich Open Plan proposition, a simple, effective and quicker way of managing personal finances. Open Plan looks across all of a customer’s current, savings and mortgage accounts in order to offer a better overall deal and has proved extremely popular. Adding to its appeal is the fact that customers can check their details and make transactions through a branch, call centre or the internet, digital TV or WAP mobile phone.
			The acquisition of The Woolwich puts Barclays in a strong position to become the leading financial services group in the United Kingdom. The Woolwich brand is highly respected in its own right and will retain a presence on the high street.

The combination of Barclays and The Woolwich means the customers of both companies will be able to receive a wider range of products, such as The Woolwich Open Plan proposition, a simple, effective way of managing personal finances.