Fishburn Hedges

A combined team of Fishburn Hedges and its sister agency Seventy Seven has won a competitive pitch to work with London Stansted Airport on consumer and corporate communications.  The integrated brand reputation brief will see the team work together to attract more passengers to the airport.  18 million people use the Lord Foster-designed terminal building already, and it has the infrastructure...

Fishburn Hedges has hired Eva Keogan, previously head of social media at LBi, as its new head of innovation to grow and develop the consultancy’s offer in social media planning, strategy and engagement. Eva brings over 20 years’ experience to this new Board position at Fishburn Hedges, including roles at lastminute.com, Cisco Europe, Pleon Communications and Praxis PR. At LBi, Eva has been res...

Fishburn Hedges win MTR brief

Fishburn Hedges has been appointed by MTR Corporation (MTR), an international rail company, as its retained public affairs and corporate communications agency in the UK. Fishburn Hedges will be supporting MTR as it gears up to expand its UK rail operations. MTR runs extensive metro and commuter rail systems in Hong Kong, Melbourne, Stockholm, Beijing and Shenzhen. In the UK, MTR owns 50% of LOROL...

Energy UK has appointed Fishburn Hedges, after a competitive pitch process, to raise awareness of the Home Heat Helpline amongst those eligible for help with their energy costs. The Home Heat Helpline was set up in 2005 and provides free advice to people concerned about their fuel bill and keeping warm. It is provided by Energy UK on behalf of the six major energy suppliers, who fund it as part of...

Clockwise from left: Haw-Yan Man, Alicia Gonzales, Phil Drew & Risha Parmar

Fishburn Hedges is bolstering its capability in sustainability and financial and professional services with five new consultant hires this autumn. Fiona Thorne, the recently appointed CEO of Fishburn Hedges, said: “Whilst there can be little doubt that the year ahead will have its challenges, we strongly believe that the best way to get cut-through in the market is by hiring highly skilled indi...

The Institute for Government and Fishburn Hedges are collaborating on a series of events to explore the latest trends and freshest thinking with those who have real insight to the complex and fascinating relationship between media and government. The Media & Government series will explore critical questions about power, influence and ethics in the constantly shifting worlds of media and politics...

Fishburn Hedges win Avanta brief

Avanta, one of the UK’s leading welfare to work and training providers, has appointed Fishburn Hedges to handle its public relations and public affairs engagement. Fishburn Hedges will work with Avanta on communications around the delivery of the Government’s flagship Work Programme, and will support the business as it expands into new public service markets. Avanta recently won Work Programme...

Fishburn Hedges win John Lewis Partnership brief

Fishburn Hedges has been appointed by John Lewis Partnership as its retained corporate affairs agency. The Partnership is looking to build on its reputation as a distinctive and leading retailer and employer by achieving policy impact in areas that support future growth and diversification. The Fishburn Hedges team is led by Dermot Finch, supported by Shirin Homawala, Joanna Kwiatkowska, Andrew L...

Clockwise from left: John Longworth, Tim Johns and Phil Collins

As featured in PR Week today, Fishburn Hedges announces the appointment of three new senior industry figures - Phil Collins, Tim Johns and John Longworth - as members of its advisory panel. Phil Collins is a columnist and leader writer at The Times, as well as a speechwriter and communications consultant who was worked with some of the UK’s leading companies. Phil is a former speechwriter to T...