Bellenden is delighted to announce its success in securing two new clients: Aldwyck Housing Group and TheCityUK. Bellenden is also delighted to announce the first of many projects it is looking to deliver in its Northern Ireland office in partnership with Inform Communications. Leading on these energy projects will be Belfast-based consultant, Ross Williamson.
During September and October, Bellenden will be taking a dozen clients to all three of the main political party conferences.
If you are interested in working with Bellenden in Northern Ireland, generally or are keen to discuss our party conference programmes, please contact us on .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Bellenden entered two teams in the London 2010 Triathlon with Jenny Riddell, Nikki da Costa and Tom Wilkins coming 90th, whilst Abby Yolda, Mark Glover and Alex Sewell coming 211th out of 360 competitors in the team relay sprint.
In the July edition of the ASCL’s Leader Magazine, Daniel Cremin, Account Manager at Bellenden and public policy and stakeholder engagement adviser to the ASCL, looks at the coalition Government’s plans for Further Education and sixth-form colleges and what implications this will bring to the post-16 sector. Leader Magazine is distributed to over 15,000 head teachers and other senior leadership professionals in schools and colleges across England.
Read the online version of “Degrees of Uncertainty” here.
You can also read Daniel’s article on school reform in the June edition of Leader Magazine here.
Bellenden has partnered with Inform Communications, an award-winning Belfast based consultancy, to provide integrated and tailored public affairs, public relations and planning communications services for clients throughout Northern Ireland and across the rest of the UK and the island of Ireland.
Read more about our Belfast Office.
Bellenden is pleased to announce its success in acquiring two new clients: Ben Bailey Homes and Hightown Praetorian and Churches Housing Association (HPHCA).
Following on from their work with the Home Builders Federation, Swan Housing Group and East 7, Bellenden is developing a strong portfolio of clients in the housing sector.
For more information of how we can help you respond to the new Government’s housing agenda please contact Mark Glover at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Daniel Cremin, Account Manager at Bellenden and public policy and stakeholder engagement adviser to the ASCL, looks at the implications of the new coalition Government for academies and education policy reform in the June edition of ASCL’s Leader Magazine, which is distributed to over 15,000 head teachers and other senior leadership professionals in schools and colleges across England.
You can read an online version of “Tidal Predictions” by clicking here.
Bellenden’s Matthew Horn investigates the direction of energy policy for the Renewable UK magazine Real Power.
Read the article in Real Power here.
Managing Director Mark Glover said, “I am delighted that Bellenden has continued to grow so successfully in the last year. Our year on year growth rate of 31% has taken us to a fee income level of £874k for the 09/10 financial year, as I am sure you can imagine we are keen to improve on this fee income level in the coming year. Our success has been down to the quality of work of our consultants across the UK, but we have shown particularly strong growth in our Energy, Education and Housing sectors. I would like to thank our clients for sticking with us in what has on occasions been a difficult business climate. As we continue to grow we will always commit to seeking excellence, whilst realising that we only succeed in partnership with our clients.”
Director of Planning, Phil Briscoe, and colleague Matthew Horn managed to wait out cancellations and delays to get a late flight and cement Bellenden’s burgeoning presence in the wind farm development communications sector. Phil stated that:
“Our commitment to ensure we were present at such an event highlights not only how serious we, at Bellenden, take the renewable energy sector but also our growing presence within the market both in the UK and abroad”.
In the latest edition of Horticulture Week, Managing Director Mark Glover provides his take on the general election so far and delivers his assessment of the changes the horticulture industry will face following May 6. Mark outlines the potential changes in Government ministers, major policy shifts and evaluates the three main parties’ manifesto proposals for horticulture issues.
Bellenden is the leading public affairs agency working with the horticulture industry. Its clients include the Horticultural Trades Association, the Greening the UK campaign and the All-Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group.
Download the full article here.
Yesterday the Labour Party launched their ‘A Future Fair for All’ election manifesto setting out the party’s ideas for a fourth term. Today the Conservatives will announce their manifesto followed by the launch of the Liberal Democrats’ manifesto on Wednesday.
Bellenden will be monitoring the developments as they happen and produce summaries on each of the major parties’ campaign manifestos, with specific emphasis on areas of interest for our clients.
Download Bellenden’s Labour Manifesto briefing.
Download Bellenden’s Conservative Manifesto briefing.
Download Bellenden’s Liberal Democrat Manifesto briefing.
Bellenden wishes to congratulate Gordon Nardell on being appointed a Queen’s Counsel (QC). This year 129 successful appointments were made to honour barristers and solicitors who have shown extraordinary advocacy in the higher courts. Gordon, a barrister, has provided advice on Parliamentary Affairs to Bellenden’s clients since the company was launched in 2006.
Bellenden is delighted to announce that we have forged a strong working partnership with Cardiff based public affairs consultancy BayMor Solutions. As devolution in Wales enters its second decade and exclusively Welsh legislation becomes more prevalent, Bellenden recognises the added value to our clients that engagement with the devolved assembly can have.
Bellenden would also like to congratulate BayMor Solutions on their appointment to spearhead the general public affairs programme in Wales for Willmott Dixon Construction, one of the UK’s largest privately owned construction companies.
BayMor MD Jan Soloman said: “This is a major account win for us and reflects the on track growth of our consultancy.”
Bellenden is delighted to announce the recruitment of Nikki da Costa who has joined the agency from her role as Head of UK Government Relations at Serco in order to head up our public affairs division.
Nikki was previously Head of UK Government Relations for FTSE 100 public services company Serco, special adviser to senior members of the Conservative Shadow Cabinet, and earlier in her career was recognised as a finalist for Public Affairs News as ‘UK Newcomer of the Year’ and PR Week’s ‘Young Professional of the Year’.
Bellenden is delighted to announce its success in securing a number of new clients at the beginning of 2010. These clients include: the Electrical Safety Council, the Association for Science Education, East 7, the Manufacturing Technologies Association, Sage, White Design and the Enforcement Regulatory Group.
In addition Bellenden has won new work with Vestas, Lantra, BWEA, Devon County Council and UK Youth as well as retaining all existing clients.
