Sectors

Professional Services

Freshwater has advised a range of organisations operating in the professional services sector, providing strategic, insight-led marketing and communications for clients leading the field in law, architecture, accountancy, finance and more.

Property & Infrastructure

We use our property and infrastructure expertise and regional knowledge to advise organisations on how to apply powerful communications to engage effectively with communities and stakeholders. We help building designers and consultants to promote their skills, suppliers to market their products and developers to move smoothly through the planning process and communicate their visions.

Energy

Our team of communication professionals has been working with clients in the energy sector and its supply chain for the last two decades. Learn more here.

Education

Staff, students, parents, teachers, the wider academic community, government and local communities. The target audience for education bodies and organisations is as broad as it is diverse. Freshwater has significant experience in the education sector, and works with multiple groups to offer creative communication solutions.

Leisure and Retail

We have expertise in devising integrated campaigns which attract attention, drive footfall and stimulate customer loyalty. Whether running a PR campaign for a new attraction, enhancing a store’s profile by engaging local communities or maximising digital marketing opportunities to drive traffic to your website, we deliver all of our communication services with creativity and enthusiasm.

Not-For-Profit

We help charities and not-for-profit organisations to leverage strategic communications to achieve their goals. We have created awareness raising, fundraising and behavioural change campaigns on behalf of major UK charities and are proud members of CharityComms, an independent membership network for third sector communications.

Transport

Our transport specialists develop communications strategies to help organisations manage business critical challenges, exploit opportunities and effectively communicate with stakeholders. From rail to maritime, we work with operators through to supply chain manufacturers. We’re the only full-service communications agency to hold Railway Industry Association membership, and are proud to provide a full secretariat function to All-Party Parliamentary Group Rail in the North Group.

Education

Staff, students, parents, teachers, the wider academic community, government and local communities. The target audience for education bodies and organisations is as broad as it is diverse. Freshwater has significant experience in the education sector, and works with multiple groups to offer creative communication solutions.

Energy

Our team of communication professionals has been working with clients in the energy sector and its supply chain for the last two decades. Learn more here.

Property & Infrastructure

We use our property and infrastructure expertise and regional knowledge to advise organisations on how to apply powerful communications to engage effectively with communities and stakeholders. We help building designers and consultants to promote their skills, suppliers to market their products and developers to move smoothly through the planning process and communicate their visions.

Professional services

We plan strategic, insight-led campaigns for clients across a range of professional services including law, IT and accountancy. Engaging with the target market is crucial for people-focused services, and we have the experience and expertise to evolve brands, build reputations and help attract new clients.

Trade unions & membership organisations

We deliver marketing, communications and events services to UK trade unions, specialising in campaigns to recruit and retain members and engage with activists to support the important role trade unions play.

Healthcare Communications Agency

Waterfront Conference Company

Waterfront Conference Company is part of the larger Freshwater company group and was established in 1993. It is one of the UK’s leading providers of conferences for the Planning, Rail, Energy, and Ports sectors and has hosted a variety of professional events for 30 years.

Public Sector

We have worked with public sector organisations across the UK for almost three decades and boast multiple places on major procurement frameworks for both the UK and Welsh Governments. From designing and delivering strategic, audience-led, integrated campaigns to hosting senior politicians and C-suite execs at prestigious events, we pride ourselves on delivering powerful and measurable public sector communications activity.

Legal

Our marketing team includes experienced legal specialists who deliver end-to-end marketing services for our clients. Drawing on decades of specialist expertise, we help law firms leverage on and offline marketing channels to raise brand awareness, increase enquiries from potential leads and ensure maximum value for money in a competitive sector.

What our clients say:

“We can’t thank you enough for your wise counsel, steady hand and boundless enthusiasm through consultation and decision-making process.”

North Cumbria NHS Clinical Commissioning Group

What our clients say:

“My thanks for the slick manner in which Freshwater delivered again today. Our consortia partners and I valued the delivery and professionalism that Freshwater brought to today’s launch.”

Wales and Short Sea Ports, Associated British Ports

What our clients say:

I felt the process was very user friendly and I didn’t have any problems in following the different stages of the application. I found the resource pack very helpful and any queries I had, I was able to email Wales Climate Week and I would always receive a prompt and helpful response. Wales Climate Week made it very easy and were excellent at responding to questions. I think they did an excellent job of making it easy.

Climate Conversation Event participant

What our clients say:

“Freshwater’s response to our brief was clever and creative; we have been impressed with the results.”

Forestry Commission

What our clients say:

“Thank you so much for your time and energy – everything about the media training session was excellent… it was one of the best professional experiences I have had to date.”

Carterwood Chartered Surveyors

What our clients say:

“My thanks for the ‘slick’ manner in which Freshwater delivered again today. Our consortia partners and I valued the delivery and professionalism that Freshwater brought to today’s launch.” Andrew Harston, Director of Wales and Short Sea Ports, Associated British Ports

Celtic Freeports