Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) sing in that particular advert as it was performed by Matt Thornfield and Brown only appeared in cartoon form. In 2004, the Bank Of Scotland dropped Brown from their versions of the adverts, as the style of the adverts was not well received by its customers. In 2005, he released a cover of the Barry White song "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" as a charity single. It peaked at number 13 in the UK Singles Chart. From April 2008, Brown no longer starred in the Halifax adverts, instead taking a role in its public relations department. In 2011,
S G Brown Ltd as 'TSS International', TSS were purchased by the Teledyne group in 2008 and now trade as Teledyne TSS International. Some products continue to be sold under the SG Brown banner; principally gyrocompass and hand-steering units for military vessels. S G Brown Ltd S. G. Brown Ltd was established in 1903 by British engineer Sidney George Brown, to manufacture scientific instruments, It began to make one of it its best known products, the gyroscopic compass, during World War I. Previously, these had been imported from Germany. The company also supplied thousands of its 'Type A' headphones during World War I. From