A national communications agency has launched a new Harrogate office to consolidate its growing operations across Yorkshire and the North.
Multi-award-winning JBP Communications brings four decades of expertise in media and public relations, parliamentary affairs and stakeholder engagement to the region, as well as digital and creative services.
Its 40-strong team includes PR strategists, former journalists, stakeholder relationship specialists, local government leaders, political advisers and award-winning creatives.
The company’s industry insight and expertise spans a range of sectors notably the built environment, healthcare, low carbon economy, local and regional government, logistics and transport, the rural economy, trade bodies and telecoms.
The Harrogate base joins the JBP network of operations, which also includes Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London (Westminster), Manchester, Nottingham and Warwick.
Managing Director Chris Lawrance said:
“Harrogate is a bullseye location for us as we expand our footprint across Yorkshire and the North, where we are already working with a growing and diverse range of clients.
“Linking seamlessly to our central office in the heart of Westminster, JBP’s Harrogate base will also offer clients an inside track into our parliamentary and public affairs specialism – an added dimension that few, if any, agencies in the town can offer.
“We also offer a global capability through our membership of the international PR network Worldcom – one of the largest partnerships of independent public relations firms in the world, with some 85 firms in 115 major cities on six continents.”
He added:
“Yorkshire and the North is an increasingly important heartland for us and our new office heralds an exciting start to our 40th anniversary year, as we explore further opportunities to expand at pace and at scale through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions.”
JBP’s Harrogate-based operations will be spearheaded by a team that includes two PR consultants from the town – Richard Chew, whose 30-year career has been dedicated to healthcare communications and crisis management, and Jane Burgess, a specialist in the energy and planning sectors, as well as supporting other B2B clients.
The full-service agency counts Arlington Energy, Barratt Homes, CHEP, E.ON, Independent Networks Cooperative Association, Linde Material Handling, Mazars, National Grid, Palletways Group, Solarsense, WD-40 and Wildanet amongst its client portfolio.
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