Centropy PR wins Lanop Accountancy Group brief
Lanop Accountancy Group has appointed B2B tech, fintech and public sector specialist Centropy PR as its retained agency following a three-way pitch. Centropy PR will provide [...]
ROAD appointed to promote antibiotic resistance “breakthrough”
Helperby Therapeutics has appointed healthcare comms specialist ROAD to help communicate its new solution, which could herald a breakthrough in the fight against microbial [...]
Champions (UK) wins waxing chain PR brief
Brand agency Champions (UK) has added waxing and beauty salon nkd ( ) waxing to its portfolio of clients, following a competitive pitch. The agency will work with the [...]
Yorkshire Water appoints Zeal as digital agency
Yorkshire Water has appointed Zeal as its new digital communications agency, following a competitive pitch. Over the next 12 months, Yorkshire Water and Zeal will combine [...]
Advertising Association appoints Bourn as director of communications
Advertising industry body the Advertising Association has appointed Matt Bourn, the former Braben MD, as its new director of communications. He will lead a newly extended team [...]
WickerWood wins luxury hotel brief
Luxury hotel W London – Leicester Square has appointed WickerWood to drive deeper engagement with its core London audience, following a five-way pitch. The partnership will [...]
Newgate Communications co-founder launches The Nisse Consultancy
Jason Nisse, the former national newspaper journalist and Newgate Communications co-founder, has left the agency to launch his own independent consultancy. The Nisse [...]
Aspectus to promote 2017 EuroFinance conference
EuroFinance has chosen Aspectus to handle media relations for its International Treasury and Cash Management Conference for the second consecutive year. The re-appointment [...]
This week’s PR news in brief (11-15 September)
Here’s a round-up of the essential PR news stories, people news and account wins that have been announced over the past week. Account wins WMB Logistics has enlisted 10Yetis [...]
Tori Cowley joins Mitie as corporate affairs and IR director
Mitie has appointed Tori Cowley to its executive leadership team as group director of corporate affairs and investor relations, reporting to CEO Phil Bentley. Cowley joins [...]
Political heavyweights DeLuca and Snowball join FleishmanHillard Fishburn
Nick DeLuca, a senior political advisor, and Tim Snowball, the former Lib Dem comms director and chief of staff, have joined FleishmanHillard Fishburn. The pair will [...]
BrandContent wins Harley Street Medical Area PR brief
London’s Harley Street Medical Area, a quarter-mile strip home to 250 clinics and hospitals, has awarded its PR brief to BrandContent following a three-way pitch. The Welsh [...]
Edelman’s Nick Barron joins MHP Communications as deputy CEO
MHP Communications has appointed Nick Barron, Edelman’s corporate reputation managing director, as deputy CEO. He will work closely with CEO Alex Bigg and chairman Julian [...]
Farrer Kane appoints Daniela Conte as associate director
Farrer Kane has recruited senior communications specialist Daniela Conte as an associate director. Conte has nearly 20 years’ experience running PR and comms for [...]
Forster Communications named ‘Best for the World’ for accountability
Forster Communications has been awarded ‘Best for the World’ status within the B Corp global community, following an assessment from corporate accountability firm B Lab. The [...]
Buchanan supports appScatter IPO
Buchanan provided comms support to app distribution company appScatter Group during its admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange earlier this month. The [...]
Fusion Media wins Evans Cycles PR and social media brief
Evans Cycles, the UK’s largest high street cycling retailer, has awarded its PR and social media brief to endurance sports specialist Fusion Media. The agency is tasked with [...]
Downing Street press officer among three Powerscourt hires
Strategic communications consultancy Powerscourt has added political intelligence specialist Matthew O’Toole, investor relations consultant Alison Watson and corporate [...]