Bringing history back to life

Regeneration specialist TCN UK is bringing forward a major new mixed-use creative hub in Bath Quays South, called Newark Works. When complete, four Grade-II listed buildings dating back to the mid-19thcentury will be brought back to life, featuring more than 40,000 sq ft of office space for entrepreneurs. We are thrilled to be working with […]

Kingston International Film Festival launches to provide support for independent film

Last month saw the press launch for The Kingston International Film Festival (KIFF) in South London, which aims to inspire positive change within the British independent film industry. In an exclusive interview in The Guardian, Festival patron and BAFTA award-winning Harry Potter and Four Weddings and a Funeral director, Mike Newell, called for more support to allow the industry to […]

A shimmering new era for Swansea

This month saw the launch of one of Europe’s most significant city centre transformations, as Swansea sets a new benchmark for urban regeneration in a post-Covid world. The Copr Bay district, anchored by an innovative new arena and coastal park, is a major milestone in the city’s ambitious transformation. Delivered by Swansea Council and development […]

CB expands with new pre-planning and culture hires

Tom Byrne has joined us as Head of Stakeholder Engagement & Pre-Planning, marking an important moment in the growth of Coverdale Barclay, as we broaden the services we provide to clients to include communications for planning submissions. Tom brings with him 10 years of experience in the pre-application world, having worked across a variety of […]

Welcome Tom Byrne

We are delighted to announce that Tom Byrne has joined us in the newly-created role of Head of Stakeholder Engagement & Pre-Planning. This marks an important moment in the growth of Coverdale Barclay, as we bolster our stakeholder engagement offer, and broaden the services we provide to clients to include communications for planning submissions. Tom […]

Join our growing team

We have two positions available in our talented team, delivering transformative PR and communications strategies for places, destinations, districts and the built environment. Our projects span city and town centre regeneration, retail and leisure destinations, and new and evolving neighbourhoods and districts. We also deliver corporate PR and communications for companies that work within this […]

Lessons from 2021, predictions for 2022 and reflections on the future of consumer and B2B PR

Coverdale Barclay’s consumer and B2B teams were further bolstered this year with the arrival of Associate Director Kelly Kerruish and Senior Account Executive Elizabeth Lorraine, respectively. As 2021 draws to an end, Kelly and Elizabeth share the lessons they’ve learnt from 2021, and their predictions on 2022’s biggest trends and priorities in placemaking and PR. […]

MAPIC – different, but no less important

MAPIC 2021 was never going to be quite the same as previous iterations – and so it proved. Members of the Coverdale Barclay team headed to Cannes last week for the leading international retail property show, working with our client Rioja Estates to promote two exciting new designer outlet schemes – both at the event […]

Welcome Katie Balcombe and Alberto Pinosa

This autumn, our consumer team welcomed two new talented people. Senior Account Manager Katie Balcombe joined us from the Museum of London, where she led award-winning national PR campaigns, and Senior Account Executive (and pop culture enthusiast) Alberto Pinosa brings with him years of lifestyle PR experience spanning luxury hospitality and music. Here Katie and […]

Welcome Robbie Platt

We are delighted to welcome new Account Director Robbie Platt to our team. Robbie joins with more than a decade of experience in PR in both the UK and overseas, where he has specialised in the built environment and corporate B2B sectors. We asked Robbie about his views on how the industry has changed over […]