Staffordshire-based full-service agency 8848 Communications has been appointed by leading independent consultancy Pegasus Group to provide comprehensive PR support.
Pegasus Group specialises in planning, design, environment and economics with services spanning the entire project process from planning through to design and delivery. This year the company, which has 11 offices operating from 10 locations across the UK, attended MIPIM in Cannes for the first time.
The company has around 260 skilled and experienced staff providing local and national knowledge of the property and development industry working across a range of sectors, including agriculture and rural estates, care homes and health care, energy, minerals and waste, heritage, public sector, residential, infrastructure, hotels and education projects.
Stephanie Lawrence, Group Marketing Manager, said: “We have a skilled marketing team who work closely with our colleagues to provide strategic marketing support, communications support, bid management and organise events.
“We needed a strong communications agency to complement these skills, as we work on high-profile projects throughout the UK. 8848’s creative approach, ideas and professionalism were exactly what we were looking for.”
Hazel Crawford, 8848 managing director, said: “Pegasus Group is an exciting win for the agency and we are delighted to be working in partnership with them. Our portfolio of clients has now established us as experts across the construction spectrum, covering all aspects from planning and legal issues to the delivery of new homes.”
8848 is a team of channel-hopping communications experts, delivering brand consistency that grows business and drives sales whether this is through traditional marketing, digital, PR, content, video or social media
8848’s clients include the UK’s leading housebuilder Persimmon Homes, Selco Builders Warehouse, No5 Barristers’ Chambers, Triton Tools and FUCHS Lubricants.