Established in 1982, SportsShoes.com offers customers in the UK, Europe and Scandinavia more than 17,000 products from 150 global running and outdoor brands.

From a running perspective these include Asics, Nike, Adidas, Hoka, New Balance and Brooks whilst in terms of outdoor they include Salomon, Montane, Rab and Patagonia.

The business prides itself on being the most physically present digital retailer in its space and is involved in the delivery of a wide range of activation events both in the UK and internationally.

What we do

We work directly with the senior management team to provide corporate, business-to-business and trade PR and social media support, with a focus on LinkedIn.

Our activity supports SportsShoes.com’s growth strategy by further positioning the company as the premium online retailer within its space and ensuring consistent communication with its brand partners.

In addition, help promote the extensive environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments that the company delivers through its charitable foundation.

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Norway-headquartered sustainable technology company TOMRA is the world leader in the design and manufacture of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for the automated collection of used beverage containers.

The company also provides solutions that enable the circular economy with advanced collection and sorting systems for food, recycling and mining using sensor-based sorting and grading technology.

TOMRA has around 105,000 installations in more than 100 markets worldwide,  total revenues in excess of £1bn and employs more than 5,000 people.

What we did

TOMRA was a Brand8 PR client from 2009 until 2024. During that time, we provided corporate PR services ranging from advising the executive leadership team through to creating and leading a global PR agency network for TOMRA Recycling.

Our remit covered profile raising, public affairs, trade PR and event support across a number of international territories as well as producing search engine optimised blog content.

Over the course of the relationship, we devised and implemented activity for each of TOMRA’s four business streams to support the delivery of its Collection, Recycling, Food and Mining communications objectives.

Due to this, we worked closely with TOMRA’s brand and marketing teams based in Asker, Norway; Dublin, Ireland; Leuven, Belgium; and Hamburg and Mülheim-Kärlich, Germany.

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Law firm Gordons has particular specialisms in the retail, food and drink and technology sectors and is one of the UK’s most successful law firms.

The firm’s clients include retailers AO, Iceland Foods, Morrisons, Ocado Retail and Wren Kitchens as well as drinks company Molson Coors and parcel delivery business Evri.

In 2011, Gordons launched the first legal apprenticeship of its kind to further enable social mobility within the law.

What we do

Gordons has been a Brand8 PR client since 2006. We work closely with the firm’s executive and fee earners to continually communicate Gordons’ distinct position within the region and national legal market place.

Our advice encompasses corporate communications, content marketing, social media and search. Much of our activity focuses on the firm’s target sectors and involves regularly securing comment, opinion and newsjacking coverage in national media and trade outlets.

We also devised the firm’s long-running ‘Our Clients State Our Case’ testimonial and case study-driven campaign which has been running in various formats since 2007.

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Brand8 PR was appointed by industrial automation systems specialist Sewtec Automation following an investment in the company by private equity firm Endless.

The company provides a diverse range of solutions for clients worldwide in the manufacturing and packaging industries

Sewtec Automation was successfully sold to Automated Industrial Robotics Inc. in 2024.

What we did

Brand8 PR worked with Sewtec Automation’s senior management team and staff to codify the business’s brand essence, vision, mission and values. This included the trademarked brand positioning line ‘Better By Invention’.

At the same time, we undertook sustained corporate, trade and sector PR activity. This achieved the objectives of raising awareness of the company’s areas of expertise and shaping positive perceptions of Sewtec Automation in the markets it serves.

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Founded in 1995, Chancerygate is the UK’s largest urban logistics property developer and investment manager and the only one operating nationwide.

The business is dedicated to creating high quality, sustainable spaces and is expanding throughout Europe with offices established in Dublin, Madrid, Lisbon and Paris to further enable its growth plans.

In the UK, Chancerygate currently has around 1.41m sq ft of urban logistics space under construction or ready for development across 11 sites ranging from Edinburgh to Croydon.

The company manages in excess of £500m of investment assets in the UK comprising more than 400 units totalling around 3m sq ft of commercial space. Chancerygate also has offices in London, Warrington and Birmingham.

What we do

A client since 2019, Chancerygate utilises Brand8 PR for the ongoing management and delivery of its corporate communications strategy within the UK and Europe.

This is achieved through a combination of media relations and insight-led content creation. The former sees Chancerygate regularly feature in property trade outlets, including Property Week and Green Street News as well as in regional media where its developments and assets are located.

The latter involves working with members of the Chancerygate team to develop articles and blogs which provide thoughts and opinions on current and future market developments and topical issues.

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Avant Homes Group is headquartered in Barlborough, near Chesterfield, and operates across the north of England, the Midlands, South Wales and Scotland from eight regional offices.

The housebuilder has a multi-tenure growth strategy which sees it deliver homes for private sale, the private rented sector (PRS) and additional affordable housing. For the year ended 30 June 2024, the Avant Homes Group delivered 1,715 completions.

What we do

A client since 2010, over the course of the partnership Brand8 PR has provided corporate and consumer property PR consultancy, social media management, content marketing and SEO services.

Brand8 PR supports the Group and regional operating companies with activity which raises awareness of the business and its multi-tenure strategy, whilst simultaneously supporting the house sales process.

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