Copper Consultancy has appointed two senior construction communications specialists, to support the agency’s growth, strengthening the construction team and demonstrating Copper’s commitment to clients and the development of major infrastructure projects throughout the UK.
Copper has an established pedigree in construction communications, helping the largest projects across the country to maintain and enhance their licence to operate, while supporting major construction companies to achieve their goals. Copper’s construction practice has continued to grow substantially in the last year, supporting projects including Hinckley Point C Grid Connection, West Midlands Interchange, HS2, and working for companies including National Highways, Cadent Gas, National Grid, Costain and Murphy.
Georgina Bass joins as Associate Director following recent senior roles at built environment communications agency Redwood Consulting and in-house at property developer Delancey, bringing a proven track record of strategic communications delivery and developing placemaking initiatives to promote cross-functional relationships contributing to business growth. She has advised on some of the largest and most complex construction programmes in London, such as the Elephant and Castle Town Centre, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Earls Court.
These skills, combined with previous agency experience of delivering creative campaigns for construction product brands such as Prysmian, Knauf and Serge Ferrari, help to add value to Copper clients and will drive continuous growth within the construction team.
Commenting on her appointment, Georgina said: “I am thrilled to have joined Copper at a very busy and exciting time for the construction team and the company as a whole, as client confidence and investment into the sector begins to return to pre-pandemic levels.
“My previous experience will help provide strategic support for clients and drive business development into new areas of the construction sector. I am looking forward to supporting the substantial ongoing growth of Copper as it continues to tackle some of the country’s largest infrastructure projects.”
Ella Sanders, joins as Account Manager from Faithful + Gould, bringing with her a wealth of experience in communications and stakeholder engagement to assist clients as they navigate the complex regulatory process associated with major infrastructure projects.
Speaking of her appointment, Ella said: “I’m extremely excited to join such a dynamic and fast-growing team. The construction space has evolved rapidly in the past year and Copper is exceptionally well positioned to deliver insightful, data-driven and creative communications. I’m looking forward to building on the success of the business and delivering for our clients.”
Director of Construction, Caroline Romback commented on the appointment: “During the last 12 months the construction business has gone from strength to strength. We’re working with more and higher profile clients than ever before and are running dynamic and engaging campaigns.
“This is an exciting period for Copper and we look forward to Georgie and Ella providing integral roles in helping to realise our ambitions to grow the construction business and contribute to Copper’s continued success as a leading communications consultancy.”
Copper is currently recruiting additional talent to help deliver a range of exciting projects across its Construction, Economic Development and Infrastructure sectors.
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