Café Rouge, part of the Casual Dining Group, has brought in LightBrigade to handle its consumer PR, as the French-styled restaurant chain undergoes a major property and brand revamp. In its 26th year, Café Rouge’s “rejuvenation programme” has seen 50 of its restaurant get new interior designs, as well as a front and back of […]
Nobull Communications has been appointed to support The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) and handle consumer PR, corporate PR and seasonal media campaigns for the charity. Founded in 2001, the NRAS supports the 690,000 people in the UK living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is the only charity devoted specifically to the condition. Nobull was […]
OLIO, an app that allows neighbours and local shops to share surplus food and avoid waste, has brought in Marlin PR for a six month project covering consumer and corporate PR needs, following a competitive pitch. Marlin’s remit includes corporate and technology profiling, user evidence, features pitching, news hijacking and event support. Ben Philipson, company […]
Independent comms agency Freshwater has appointed John Morris from Birmingham International Airport to strengthen its work in the transport and infrastructure sectors. Morris will provide counsel to Freshwater’s range of clients in transport, planning, infrastructure and public affairs. His appointment bolsters Freshwater’s public affairs division and will help drive new business for the consultancy. He […]
International Women in Mining (IWiM), a global web-based community which aims to improve the gender balance in the mining industry, has appointed Yellow Jersey as its comms adviser. IWiM has hired Yellow Jersey to develop its growth strategy, raise brand awareness and increase its membership. The agency will focus on messaging, branding and media relations. […]
PepsiCo has briefed Headland to manage its UK corporate comms, following a pitch for its account in December. Headland started working on the account earlier this month and partner Simon Burton is leading the brief. It was announced last November that freuds, which had been PepsiCo’s corporate comms adviser, was stepping down from the account. […]
British Gas, the Centrica-owned energy and services company, has brought in Weber Shandwick as its retained B2B and consumer adviser, following a competitive pitch. Weber Shandwick will focus on developing campaigns in two key areas for British Gas. It will be involved in the nationwide Government-mandated smart meter roll-out, which the Government has targeted for […]
Asset manager Northill Capital, which was founded in 2010 by Jonathan Little, former Vice Chairman of BNY Mellon Asset Management, is working with Montfort to support its acquisition of a 60% stake in Capital Four, a Copenhagen-based high yield credit asset management business. Northill announced the deal, without disclosing financial details, this Monday. The remaining […]
Former Nexus MD Richard Medley has joined Frank as a board director, with a brief to head up the agency’s corporate reputation, crisis and issues division, as well as oversee a portfolio of consumer clients. With a career spanning more than 20 years, Medley was MD of Nexus for nearly four years, having joined the […]
Rockhopper Exploration, a UK-based oil and gas exploration company, worked with strategic comms consultancy Vigo on its merger last year with Falkland Oil & Gas (FOGL) to create the largest holder of discovered oil resources in the North Falkland Basin. The boards of Rockhopper and FOGL reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended […]