Thorne PR wins national construction account

19 April 2012

One of the UK’s fastest growing construction and maintenance companies has appointed Thorne PR to manage its brand.

Strategic Team Group, which has offices in Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow and Bristol, is the parent company of an existing Thorne PR client, Strategic Energy.

The account win follows the success we have enjoyed with renewable energy specialist Strategic Energy and will see us manage Strategic Team Group’s overall communications.

Strategic Team Group operates in a variety of core markets including housing, commercial, education, healthcare, public sector and community, residential, maintenance and transport.

Thorne PR will be advising Strategic Team Group as it continues its growth into new sectors following a hugely successful 2011 which saw its turnover increase by 30 per cent from the previous year to £46.49m.

Cricket star James Anderson supports Northern Sports Awards

13 March 2012

Thorne PR has kicked off its work promoting the Northern Sports Awards in style by securing England and Lancashire cricket star James Anderson as the official ambassador.

The fast bowler won the Sportsman of the Year award at last year’s event and his agreement to back the 2012 awards was confirmed shortly before he jetted off to Sri Lanka on Saturday for England’s pending Test series.

He had time to tell Thorne PR his reasons for agreeing to take on the ambassadorial role.

James Anderson said: “I was fortunate enough to win Sportsman of the Year at last year’s Northern Sports Awards and it was a great honour so I’m delighted to be the official ambassador for 2012.

“The awards are a fantastic celebration of everything that is good about professional and grassroots sports in the North of England and a really important fixture on the sporting calendar.

“Northern England has a proud sporting history so I would encourage as many individuals and organisations as possible to enter and nominate so the hard work carried out on and off the pitch is recognised, rewarded and celebrated.”

The Northern Sports Awards are produced by integrated creative communications agency, HGA Creative.

They celebrate the achievements of professional and amateur sports people and organisations across a wide range of disciplines.

Last year’s event also saw Olympic athlete Jessica Ennis win Sportswoman of the Year, Manchester City pick up the Team of the Year title and West Indies cricket legend Clive Lloyd CBE receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The best community projects and sports marketing initiatives are also acknowledged in categories such as Best Grassroots Sports Coach, Best Sports Related Website and Best Digital Marketing Campaign.

For more information on the awards and to enter visit http://www.northernsportsawards.co.uk/ and @northsportaward on Twitter.

• Photograph courtesy of, and with thanks to, Simon Pendrigh / Lancashire County Cricket Club.

Thorne PR to promote Northern Sports Awards

7 March 2012

Thorne PR has been appointed to promote the 2012 Northern Sports Awards.

The awards are produced by HGA Creative and last year saw Olympic athlete Jessica Ennis, England and Lancashire cricketer James Anderson and Liverpool Football Club among those recognised.

Thorne PR will publicise the awards that celebrate the efforts of professional individuals and clubs, community sports programmes and the businesses that help market and invest in schemes and initiatives.

Our role will also see us secure ambassadors, create and manage media partnerships, run competitions, organise editorial PR event activity and attract sponsorship.

For more information on the awards visit www.northernsportsawards.co.uk