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.

Eight students from Countesthorpe College visited Westframe, the Enderby-based timber frame manufacturing division of client Westleigh Developments, on Wednesday as part of a project which is seeing the developer build (and part fund) a brand new vocational centre at the college.

BBC Radio Leicester was able to feature the visit in its afternoon news bulletins - click here to take a listen.

To learn more about the Westleigh Vocational Academy and to take a look at a brochure of the project, designed by Unsworth Sugden, click here.

Harborough MP Edward Garnier recently praised client Westleigh Developments’ commercial development at The Point, in Market Harborough, after existing tenant Joules expanded and bought the final remaining unit.

(from left to right) Edward Garnier MP, Tom Joule of Joules and Matt Moore of Westleigh Developments at The Point

See coverage of the visit, secured after work by the Unsworth Sugden PR team, in both the Leicester Mercury and Harborough Mail (click on the links to read the articles).

Client Westleigh Developments sponsored Leicester’s high profile ProCon Awards and the black tie dinner and presentation at the Walker’s Stadium took place last night - see www.procon-leicestershire.co.uk for more info.