Unsworth Sugden Blog

Last week the new coalition government announced its Emergency Budget and when the Leicester Mercury revealed it was looking for comments and reaction from the local business community, the PR team leapt into action.

After a few quick phonecalls we were able to set up a telephone interview between the newspaper and the managing director of client Westleigh Developments, Chris Beighton.

This resulted in a small opinion piece in the following morning’s paper, but as the interview went so well Chris was interviewed again later that week for a much larger article. After liaising with the paper we were delighted to read Chris’ Business Interview, which appeared in this Tuesday’s Business supplement.

 It just goes to show how a quick reaction can achieve some brilliant PR coverage.

The PR team is delighted that Hannah B appeared on BBC Radio Leicester during this morning’s breakfast show… have a listen here -BBC Radio Leicester 7.54am Tues 8th June.

There’s lots of great environmentally friendly news with some of our Leicester-based PR clients at the moment:

A brand new website has been launched by the Raynsway Group for the Watermead Business Park in Thurmaston. There’s a huge focus on sustainability around the whole project which is already home to businesses of both regional and international importance, such as Lafarge Aggregates Ltd and Bentley. For more information on the wealth of green features there, then why not visit the site.

Westframe, the timber frame manufacturing division of Westleigh Developments, has made it into today’s Leicester Mercury after supplying and erecting the timberframe for a landmark ‘eco-house’ in Mountsorrel. Once completed it will be the first home in Leicestershire to achieve the highest available rating (Code Six) for environmentally-friendly homes.

And finally, the commercial division of Westleigh Developments, Westleigh Commercial has begun work on a new £12m environmentally aware office development on the outskirts of Leicester, adjacent to junction 21a of the M1. Once completed, LE3 will comprise of a combination of office units from 17,000sq ft upwards.

Keep up the green work everyone!!