Newgate Communications
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Newgate Communications is a PR and lobbying agency based in the United Kingdom, owned by Porta Communications and David Wright.
Contents
- 1 Background
- 2 Fracking lobbyists
- 3 Community engagement
- 4 People
- 5 Former partners
- 5.1 September 2016-November 2016
- 5.2 June 2016-August 2016
- 5.3 March 2016-May 2016
- 5.4 December 2015-February 2016
- 5.5 September 2015-November 2015
- 5.6 June 2015-August 2015
- 5.7 March 2015-May 2015
- 5.8 December 2014-February 2015
- 5.9 September 2014-November 2014
- 5.10 June 2014-August 2014
- 5.11 March 2014-May 2014
- 5.12 December 2013-February 2014
- 5.13 September 2013-November 2013
- 5.14 June 2013-August 2013
- 5.15 March 2013-May 2013
- 5.16 December 2012-February 2013
- 5.17 Former Staff
- 6 Clients
- 6.1 APPC lobbying register
- 6.2 September 17-November 2017
- 6.3 September 2016-November 2016
- 6.4 June 2016-August 2016
- 6.5 March 2016-May 2016
- 6.6 December 2015-February 2016
- 6.7 September 2015-November 2015
- 6.8 June 2015-August 2015
- 6.9 March 2015-May 2015
- 6.10 December 2014-February 2015
- 6.11 September 2014-November 2014
- 6.12 June 2014-August 2014
- 6.13 March 2014-May 2014
- 6.14 December 2013-February 2014
- 6.15 September 2013-November 2013
- 6.16 June 2013-August 2013
- 6.17 March 2013-May 2013
- 6.18 December 2012-February 2013
- 6.19 Registrar of consultant lobbyists
- 7 Contact, Resources and Notes
Background
The agency was founded by David Wright, an ex-founding director of Citigate, in 2011.
Newgate Communications is part of the Porta Communications group, also set up by David Wright in 2010.
The name of the communications group seems to link with the many staff who have swapped Citigate for Newgate including Jonathan Clare (another ex-founding director of Citigate and Deborah Saw). [1] [2]
In November 2014 Porta Communications bought PPS Group for £6.2million, paid for in a combination of cash and shares in Porta Communications and merged it with Newgate. The deal meant Stephen Byfield, the managing director of PPS Group, is the new head of Newgate's London and Brussels practices.[3]
Fracking lobbyists
Newgate is a longstanding fracking industry lobbyist. It touts as a major success story on its website how it supported fracking firm Third Energy in its application to hydraulically fracture a well in North Yorkshire, helping it to secure the first “fracking” approval in the UK for four years.
In 2017 Newgate boasted:
- Our team helped Third build its reputation in the local community and nationally ahead of a highly charged and widely reported planning committee meeting, and subsequently through a judicial review. It is now working in tandem with Third on preparations for the operation, due to take place later this year. [4]
In September 2018, the Guardian reported that Newgate was no longer retained by Third Energy, due to the uncertainty about when the company would be given the go-ahead at its Nth Yorkshire KM8 exploration site. Newgate was still listing Third as a client on the APPC register in the quarter up until 31 August so it's not clear exactly when it stopped working with Third. The agency continues to retain industry lobby group UKOOG.[5]
Community engagement
Newgate bought up the high-profile PPS Group a few years back and promotes 'community engagement' as one of its niche strengths. Now rebranded as 'Newgate Engage', it was 'the first company of its kind in the UK to focus exclusively on local community and political engagement. We have unrivalled experience of working with communities up and down the country, helping housebuilders, developers, retailers and many others consult more effectively with communities and engage with local politicians and the media.'
- "Getting under the skin of a local community, mapping out the individuals and organisations that matter, and helping you get them onside, has never been more crucial".[4]
People
2018
- Jonathan Clare - Executive chairman and co-founder with Deborah Saw
- Deborah Saw - Founding Managing Partner
- Simon Gentry - Managing partner and head of public*Byron Ousey - Partner
- Andrew Adie - Partner
- Habib Bacha - Partner
- Richard Barton - Managing Partner, Newgate Hong Kong
- James Benjamin - Partner
- Jonathan Clare - Chairman
- Terence Foo - Managing Partner, Newgate Communications Singapore
- Alistair Kellie - Partner
- Samantha Seewoosurrun - Partner and Head of Newgate Brussels
- Brian Tyson - Managing Partner Australia
- Constanze Ullmann - Partner and Head of Newgate Germany
- Grace Zhang - Partner[6]
Former
- Stephen Byfield - Head of Newgate's public affairs practice in London and Brussels[3] until October 2018. Left to join GK Strategy.
- Tomos Davies
Former partners
- Eben Black - Partner until 2015
- Jason Nisse - Partner until mid-2017
September 2016-November 2016
Daniel Costen | Tomos Davies | Gavin Devine | Simon Gentry | Ryan Henson | Gareth Jones | Tashi Warr | Charlie Withey
June 2016-August 2016
Daniel Costen | Gavin Devine | Ryan Henson | Gareth Jones | Mark Kerr | Simon Marlow [7]
March 2016-May 2016
Gareth Jones | Mark Kerr | Simon Marlow [8]
December 2015-February 2016
Gareth Jones | Mark Kerr | Simon Marlow [9]
September 2015-November 2015
Gareth Jones | Mark Kerr | Simon Marlow [10]
June 2015-August 2015
Eben Black | Gareth Jones | Kiran Nagendran[11]
March 2015-May 2015
Eben Black | Gareth Jones | Kiran Nagendran | Alex Wrigh [12]
December 2014-February 2015
Eben Black | Patrick Dougherty | Gareth Jones | Kiran Nagendran | Simon Nayyar | Alex Wright[13]
September 2014-November 2014
Eben Black | Patrick Dougherty | Gareth Jones | Kiran Nagendran | Simon Nayyar[14]
June 2014-August 2014
Eben Black | Michael Dowsett | Gareth Jones | Edward McLaughlin | Kiran Nagendran | Simon Nayyar | Charlie Toyne-Sewell | Joanna Vijaykumar[15]
March 2014-May 2014
Eben Black | Michael Dowsett | Gareth Jones | Simon Nayyar[16]
December 2013-February 2014
Eben Black | Michael Dowsett | Gareth Jones | Simon Nayyar | Gemma Ricketts [17]
September 2013-November 2013
Eben Black | Michael Dowsett | Tom Gatzen | Gareth Jones | Simon Nayyar | Gemma Ricketts [18]
June 2013-August 2013
Michael Dowsett | Andrew Dyce | Gareth Jones | John Mullin | Simon Nayyar | Gemma Ricketts [19]
March 2013-May 2013
Michael Dowsett | Andrew Dyce | Henry Ground-Peace | Gareth Jones | Alex Lancaster | John Mullin | Simon Nayyar | Gemma Ricketts | Ben Slater [20]
December 2012-February 2013
Tim Cook | Andrew Dyce | Catriona Foyle | Henry Ground-Peace | Gareth Jones | Alex Lancaster | John Mullin | Simon Nayyar [21]
Former Staff
- Andrew Robinson - Partner. Now a director at Edelman.[22]
- Simon Nayyar - Managing Partner. Candidate in the 2015 General Election in Feltham and Heston, also stood in the 2010 General Election.
Clients
APPC lobbying register
September 17-November 2017
2 Sisters Food Group | Aire Valley Park | AlixPartners | Altitude Land | Annington | Aurora Baker Estates | BDE Exeter | Bellway Homes | Boultbee LDN | British Steel Pension Scheme | Broad Environmental | Cab Micro Media | Canyon Bridge | Capital Access Group | Care Holdings | Carter Jonas | Catalyst Housing | City and Country | Columbia Threadneedle Investments | Countryside Properties | Dreamvale Properties - India Buildings | Drumawhandie Consulting | East Lothian Developments | EDF Energy | Edinburgh St James (GP) Limited | Electricity North West | Environmental Service Association | ESB | ESRG Developments | Galliford Try Partnerships West | Gatton Manor Hotel and Golf Course | Gazeley (UK) | Gerald Eve | Goodman Real Estate | GVA | Hadley Property Group | Hargreaves Services | HS2 Ltd | Himor Group - Carrington | Inovyn Enterprises Ltd | Invicta Capital | KN Group | Langham Homes | Langtree - Parkside | Lazari Developments | Liberty One Communications | Linden Homes | Link UK | London Resort Company Holdings | Manchester College Crisis | Marlborough College | MBI Group | Mott MacDonald | Murray Estates | MVV Environment Services | National Grid | Orchard Homes | Palace Capital Northampton | Persimmon Homes | Plutus | Premier Marinas | Protos | Radian | Radian Group | Red Kite Community Housing | Redrow | Renaissance | Round Hill | Rugby Football Union | Saica Pack | Seashell | Severn Trent Water | Southcott Estates | Sunderland City Council | Taylor Wimpey | Tellon Capital | Third Energy | Threadneedle Pension | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group | Veolia Herts | Viridor Laing | Wates Developments
September 2016-November 2016
Alexander Cummings | ATMIA | British Steel Pension Scheme | Euroclear | High Speed Two (HS2) Limited | Link UK | MBI Group | StubHub | Third Energy | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG)
June 2016-August 2016
2 Sisters Food Group | British Steel Pension Scheme | Euroclear | HS2 Ltd | Third Energy | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group [7]
March 2016-May 2016
2 Sisters Food Group | British Steel Pension Scheme | Third Energy | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) [8]
December 2015-February 2016
2 Sisters Food Group | Third Energy | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) [9]
September 2015-November 2015
2 Sisters Food Group | Homeserve | Third Energy | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) [23]
June 2015-August 2015
2 Sisters Food Group | Homeserve | Third Energy | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) | Yorkshire Building Society [11]
March 2015-May 2015
Board of Investment Mauritius | C&C Alpha Group | Homserve | Porton Group | Third Energy | TISA | UK Municipal Bonds Agency | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group | Yorkshire Building Society [24]
December 2014-February 2015
Board of Investment Mauritius | C&C Alpha Group | Homeserve | Porton Group | Third Energy | TISA | UK Municipal Bonds Agency | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) | Yorkshire Building Society[13]
September 2014-November 2014
Aitch Care Homes | Big Society Capital | Board of Investment Mauritius | C&C Alpha Group | Homeserve | Porton Group | SCM Private | Third Energy | TISA | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) | Yorkshire Building Society[14]
June 2014-August 2014
Aitch Care Homes | Big Society Capital | Board of Investment Mauritius | C&C Alpha Group | Homeserve | New Age Exploration Limited | Porton Group | SCM Private | Third Energy | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) | Yorkshire Building Society[15]
March 2014-May 2014
Big Society Capital | C&C Alpha Group | Continental Wind Partners | Homeserve | New Age Exploration Limited | SCM Private | Third Energy | Onshore Operators Group | Yorkshire Building Society [16]
December 2013-February 2014
Big Society Capital | C&C Alpha Group | Continental Wind Partners | Homeserve | Investec | Kensington Mortgages | New Age Exploration Limited | Rockwool | SCM Private | Third Energy | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group | Waitrose | Yorkshire Building Society [17]
September 2013-November 2013
Big Society Capital | C&C Alpha Group | Homeserve | Investec | Just Retirement | Kensington Mortgages | Rockwool | SCM Private | Third Energy | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group | Waitrose | Yorkshire Building Society [18]
June 2013-August 2013
Advertising Association | Big Society Capital | Freight Transport Association | Investec | Just Retirement | Kensington Mortgages | Renovo | Rockwool | SCM Private | Ultimate Finance Group | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group | Urica | Waitrose | Yorkshire Building Society | Youngs Seafood [19]
March 2013-May 2013
Advertising Association | Big Society Capital | Freight Transport Association | Investec | Just Retirement | Kensington Mortgages | Rockwool | SCM Private | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group | Urica | Yorkshire Building Society | Youngs Seafood [20]
December 2012-February 2013
Advertising Association | Babcock | Big Society Capital | Freight Transport Association | Investec | Just Retirement | Kensington Mortgages | Rockwool | SCM Private | The Cheque Centre | Volunteer Development Scotland | Willowind | Yorkshire Building Society | Youngs Seafood [21]
Registrar of consultant lobbyists
Newgate Communications has been registered since January 2015. The register shows all those clients for whom lobbying agencies have met with ministers. Newgates 2015/2016 listings are as follows:
January - March 2015
Board of Investment Mauritius | C&C Alpha Group | Homeserve | Porton Group | Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) | Third Energy | UK Municipal Bonds Agency | United Kingdom Onshore Operators’ Group | Yorkshire Building Society
April - June 2015
Board of Investment Mauritius | C&C Alpha Group | Homeserve | Porton Group | Third Energy | TISA | UK Municipal Bonds Agency | United Kingdom Onshore Operators’ Group | Yorkshire Building Society
July - September 2015
2 Sisters Food Group | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG)
October - December 2015
2 Sisters Food Group | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) [25]
January - March 2016
2 Sisters Food Group | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) [26]
April - June 2016
2 Sisters Food Group | United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) [27]
July 2016-September 2016
United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) [28]
Contact, Resources and Notes
Contact
- Address: Sky Light City Tower
- 50 Basinghall Street,
- London,
- EC2V 5DE
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7680 6550
- Website: http://www.newgatecomms.com/
Resources
- Melissa Jones and Andy Rowell, Access all areas: Westminster's (vast) fracking lobby exposed, 29 April 2015.
- Meet the Frackers: a Spinwatch lobbying tour, Spinwatch YouTube channel, 16 January 2017.
Notes
- ↑ Alec Mattinson Citigate's Jonathan Clare and David Wright reunite to build comms practice PR week, 28 September 2011, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ David Singleton Sharp suits and plans to blaze a trail in lobbying Public Affairs News, 1 March 2013, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Daniel Farey-Jones Porta buys PPS for £6.2m to strengthen Newgate operation PR Week, 11 November 2014, accessed 14 November 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Newgate Communications, last accessed 12 July 2018
- ↑ Newgate Communications, APPC Lobbying register, last checked 21 September 2018 and 10 November 2018
- ↑ Our people Newgatecomms, undated, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Newsgate Communications Register], APPC accessed on 10 October 2016.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Register for 1st March 2016 - 31st May 2016, APPC, accessed 24 November 2016.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Newgate Communications Staff list Dec15-Feb16, APPC, accessed 7 April 2016
- ↑ Newgate Communications staff, Sep-Nov15, APPC.org, accessed 3 February 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Register 1st June 2015-31st August 2015APPC, accessed 28 September 2015
- ↑ Register of members May 2015APPC.org, accessed 7 October 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Register 1st December 2014 - 28th February 2015 APPC, accessed 10 March 2015
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Register 1st September 2014 - 30th November 2014 APPC, accessed 16 January 2015
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Register 1st June 2014 - 31st August 2014 APPC, accessed 17 October 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Register for 1st December 2013 - 28th February 2014 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Register for 1st September 2013 - 30th November 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Register for 1st June 2013 - 31st August 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Register for 1st March 2013 - 31st May 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Register for 1st December 2012 - 28th February 2013 APPC, accessed 1 October 2014
- ↑ Andrew Robinson Linkedin, accessed 16 January 2015
- ↑ Newgate Communications, Register Sep-Nov 2015, APPC.org, accessed 2 February 2016
- ↑ Register of members May 2015APPC.org, accessed 7 October 2015
- ↑ Newgate Communications profile 2015, Register of consultant lobbyists, accessed 4 February 2016
- ↑ Newgate Communications profile 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 29 April 2016
- ↑ 'Newgate communications profile 2016', Register of consultant lobbyists, accessed 18 July 2016
- ↑ 'Newgate communications profile 2016', Register of consultant lobbyists, accessed 24 November 2016
