Bellenden Public Affairs

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Bellenden Public Affairs is a UK lobbying firm with offices in London and Ayrshire (Scotland). It was set up in 2006 by lobbyist Mark Glover, who had previously worked with Indigo Public Affairs, Media Strategy and Chelgate.

People

• Mark Glover, managing director. Mark's political experience has included spells on the Liberal Democrat Federal Executive and setting up the Reformer Magazine, chaired by Charles Kennedy MP. He joined the Labour Party in 1995 and has been a Labour councillor in Southwark since 2002. He is current Chair of the Labour Group and has been shadow spokesperson for performance and communications. Mark is also on the Board of Groundwork Southwark and is a member of the CIPR.

In October 2011 PRWeek reported Bellenden had recruited the following six people:

• Kris Verle associate director (public affairs) (ex-the Whitehouse Consultancy)
• Sophie Fernandes account manager (public affairs) - has rejoined from the Institute of Directors
• Annie Powell - account executive (public policy) - ex-law firm Travers Smith
• Michael Dixon - senior account exec in Scotland, (ex-office of Nicola Sturgeon MSP)
• Clare Phillips - account manager and Wales office head (ex-aide to Alan Pugh AM)
• John Lakin - associate (an education sector specialist who is ex-PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Members of Bellenden according to APPC Register for 1st March 2014 - 31st May 2014

• Thomas Atkinson
• Katharine Bramson
• Phil Briscoe
• [[Ivor Caplin}
• Thomas Codrington
• Katherine Combes
• Louise Cramsie
• Nikki da Costa
• Rosemary Day
• Alex Doel
• Roy Donson
• Elisa Elschner
• Sophie Fernandes
• Soniya Ganvir
• Mark Glover
• Rebecca Goshawk
• Natasha Graham
• Naomi Harris
• Caroline Henderson
• David Hendy
• Ayman Khokhar
• Mihir Magudia
• Emma Megaughin
• William Mosseri-Marlio
• Charles Ogilvie
• Louise Page-Jennings
• Allan Paltzer
• Sam Pettit
• Clare Phillips
• Simon Rix
• Greg Rosen
• James Sachon
• Laura Sainsbury
• Billy Taylor
• Sarah Ward
• Andrew Williams
• Abby Yolda

Clients

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Lobbying clients listed include

2014

Airvolution, Aldwyck Housing Group, All Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (Scotts, Corporation of London, Royal Horticultural Society, Institute of Horticulture and Horticultural Trades Association), Ansell Harman Enterprises Ltd, AQA, Association of Independent Healthcare Organisations, Association of School and College Leaders, Banks Group, Barratt Developments plc, Berkeley First, Braeburn Estates Limited Partnership, British Land, CALA Homes, Canary Wharf Group plc, Cano Ltd, Care UK, Chartered Management Institute, City University London, Cory Environmental Ltd, County Councils Network, Crisis Prevention Institute, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, DSN Limited, East 7, EDI, Electrical Safety First, Element Power, Ellucian, Enforcement Regulatory Group, ESB, Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Horticultural Trades Association, Housing and Care 21, Independent Renewable Energy Generators Group (RES, Infinis, Fred Olsen, Banks Group, REG, Broadview Energy, Infinergy, Infinis, International Association of Horticultural Producers, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, Landsvirkjun, Leeds and Partners, Legal & General Ltd, Liberata, Lightwood Strategic Limited, Miller Developments, North Wales Fire & Rescue Service, Ocean Outdoors, Park Properties Development, Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies, Peabody, PEFC International, PEFC UK, Pup Aid, Qatari Diar, REG Windpower, RES, Royal Horticultural Society, Sager Group, Serco, SIGOMA, Stark Invest, Student Costello, Student Living Kingston Limited, Swan Housing Group, Vergnet SA, Visa Europe, Wheelabrator Technologies Inc, Wildstone.

2013

Independent Renewable Energy Generators Group (RES, Infinis, Fred Olsen, Banks Group, REG, Broadview Energy) | Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies - an Associate All Party Parliamentary Group. 2Co Energy Ltd; Alkane Energy plc; Alstom Power Systems; AMEC plc; APX-ENDEX; Babcock International Plc; Baringa Partners LLP; BG Group; Bosch Thermotechnology; BP plc; British Managment Data Foundation; British Sugar plc; Centrica plc; CMS Cameron McKenna; ConocoPhillips UK Ltd; Cornwall Energy Assocs; Corona Energy Ltd; Costain Group plc; Doosan Power Systems; Drax Power Ltd; E.ON UK; EDF Energy; Elexon Ltd; Enertek Int. Ltd; Ernst & Young LLP; ESBI Contracting Ltd; ExxonMobil Group (Esso); Fluor; GEI; Herbert Smith Solicitors; Hess Corporation; Hothouse Technologies Ltd; IBM Uk Ltd; Igas Energy plc; ITM Power plc; Jersey Electricity plc; KBR Energy & Chemicals; Lane Clark & Peacock LLP; Local Waste Solutions; NaREC; National Grid; Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd; Nuclear Liabilities Fund Ltd; Oliver Wyman; Power Efficiency Ltd; PwC LLP; Ravenheat Manufacturing Ltd; Red Solar Ltd; Rothschild; RWE npower plc; Scottish Power; Alfa Energy; Candu Energy Serco Defence, Science and Nuclear |Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies | Scottish Power Renewables Canary Wharf plc | Timber Trade Federation | Horticultural Trades Association | | The Royal Parks | ‘Greening the Games’ | All Party Parliamentary China Group | All Party Parliamentary Vietnam Group

2011

Lobbying clients listed in 2011 include: Ash Contracting | All Party Parliamentary Vietnam Group | All Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (consisting of Corporation of London, Horticultural Trades Association, Royal Horticultural Society, Horticulture Week, The Royal Parks - Bellenden provides secretariat ) | Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners | Association of School and College Leaders | Ben Bailey Homes | Barratt Developments Plc | Canary Wharf Group Plc | Cambridge Assessment | Chartered Management Institute | Cory/Wheelabrator | The Bond Group | Construction Products Association | East 7 (Aldwyck, Circle Anglia, Flagship Housing Group, Bedfordshire Pilgrims, Borwell Housing) TheCityUK | Tribal Plc | Vestas Wind Systems A/S

Lobbying clients listed in 2008 include:
Canary Wharf plc | Infinergy | Home Builders Federation | British Wind Energy Association | Timber Trade Federation | Environment Agency | Horticultural Trades Association | City of London Corporation | The Royal Parks | ‘Greening the Games’ | All Party Parliamentary China Group | All Party Parliamentary Vietnam Group

2013-14

• Associate Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies - Bellenden is registered as group secretariat from November 2012.

Contacts

Bellenden Public Affairs Suite 18 Swan Court 9 Tanner Street London SE1 3LE

Telephone 0207 234 3333
Website: www.bellendenpublicaffairs.co.uk

References

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