Freshwater UK

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Freshwater UK is a lobbying and PR agency.

Background

'Freshwater UK plc is engaged in the business of public relations (PR) and marketing consultants. It provided support to 329 clients during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2007. It provides a range of PR and marketing services across Britain and in other markets. Brands using Freshwater services include John Lewis, Lloyds TSB Insurance, Ryder Cup Europe, Specsavers, Bellway, RBS, Morphy Richards, Waterford Wedgwood, Energy, General Mills, Nivea Beaute, QVC and Edwards. Its Public sector clients include the Environment Agency, London School of Economics, Sheffield Hallam University, University of Birmingham, the Food Standards Agency, several NHS regions and trusts, and the Welsh Assembly Government. In November 2007, it acquired Lynx Public Relations Limited. In December 2007, it acquired The Waterfront Partnership and The Waterfront Conference Company Limited. In February 2008, the Company acquired Merlin Marketing and Public Relations, which is a PR, marketing and design agency'.[1]

Clients

Registrar of consultant lobbyists 2015

The register of consultant lobbyists documents those clients on behalf of whom Freshwater has met with government ministers, and the firm's 2015 filings are as follows:

October - December 2015

Cavendish Square Ltd | First TransPennine Express

April - June 2015

FirstGroup | First TransPennine Express | Leeds City Council

January - March 2015

FirstGroup[2]

APPC lobbying register

September 2015-November 2015

All-Party Parliamentary Rail in the North Group | Associated British Ports | Cavendish Square Group | First Keolis TransPennine Express | HS2 East | Thompsons Solicitors | University of South Wales[3]


Staff

Sarah Bartlett | Lucy Battle | Ben Blackburn | Elizabeth Chow | Mitchell Gadd | Stephen Hall | Louise Harris | Steve Howell | Annabel John | Antony Jones | Sarah Mehigan | John Morris | Angharad Neagle | Saffron Pineger | Carolyn Pugsley | Charlie Rainsford | Carrie Swift | Simone Turner | John Underwood[4]

References

  1. Financial Times Freshwater UK Business Profile Accessed 4th April 2008
  2. Freshwater UK profile 2015, Registrar of consultant lobbyists, accessed 8 February 2016
  3. Freshwater UK client list Sep-Nov15, APPC.org, accessed 22 February 2016
  4. Freshwater UK staff list Sep-Nov15, APPC.org, accessed 22 February 2016