Freshwater offers specialist advice and tailor-made stakeholder communications strategies. Our services include:

• Community engagement
• Risk Analysis
• Strategic planning
• Public consultation
• Project management
• Contractor support
• Media and crisis management
• Event management

Our experience

Our team has worked across a range of sectors to communicate effectively and proactively with stakeholders. Whether you operate in the private or public sector, our breadth of experience means that we can come up with solutions that help get the results you want.

NHS

In cooperation with the NHS, Freshwater works to support Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and Local Health Boards (LHBs) in order to deliver high-profile engagement and consultation projects.

Utilities

Freshwater has worked with some of Britain’s largest utilities providers, including National Grid, Best Western (Beacon), E:ON, CE Electric (formerly Yorkshire Electricity Distribution (YEDL) and Northern Electric Distribution (NEDL)).

Planning

Our team possesses a depth of experience in infrastructure, transport, local government, planning, regeneration and housing, helping organisations to achieve their strategic objectives.

News

• COMMENTARY: RBS learns from financial crisis but will change be sustained?

  A senior banker apologising. Am I hearing things, I wondered, as I tucked into my starter at a South Wales Chamber of Commerce lunch the other day?

• Freshwater off to a flyer for clients in Olympic year

  Freshwater's northern team were quick off the blocks as Britain prepares to welcome the world to the 2012 Olympics.

• HMRC should treat everyone the same

  'Nil' is rarely a good word to see in a financial report, but I was pleased it sat alongside 'tax liabilities' in our annual accounts this year.

• Freshwater strengthens Midlands operation with newly-appointed Account Director

  Staffordshire born PR professional Adrian Marklew has joined leading UK regional and specialist communications consultancy Freshwater to head up its Midlands operation as an Account Director.

Case studies

• PR campaign: NHS Blood and Transplant

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• Social marketing: NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

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• Media monitoring and analysis: NHS South West

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• John Lewis

  Regional store opening and redevelopment programme