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Government Relations & Communications

‘Understanding the business of politics and media’

Where every client counts...

Leading independent public affairs consultancy

Combining big agency expertise with small agency dynamism

Advising blue-chip companies and leading organisations

An understanding of government from the parish-pump to the Palace of Westminster

Hands-on, director-level involvement in every client account


• Government relations – Our core business: identifying the decision-makers and helping you get your message across.

• Stakeholder mapping, audit and analysis - We run focus groups, hold stakeholder meetings and monitor opinion trends, and conduct one-off stakeholder audits.

• Opinion-polling & message development - For example, we advised the Guild of Travel Management Companies on a survey of over 1200 business travellers: the results were fed into a Business Travel Manifesto ahead of the 2010 general election.

• Strategic communications & media relations - Cavendish consultants and associates have journalistic experience to help you craft your messages for media audiences.

• Monitoring & intelligence - We produce tailored monitoring reports, tightly focused on our clients’ areas of interest, on a daily, weekly or monthly timetable.


Services from Cavendish

• Handling the planning process - We’ve worked on a wide range of projects, from zoning land for housing development, to supporting major infrastructure and urban regeneration projects, to helping clients understand the decision-making processes and personalities in local and regional government.

• Public sector marketing – We work with a number of clients who are major suppliers of products or services to government, helping them to introduce innovative ideas, guarding their reputation, raising their profile and underpinning the procurement process.

• Event management – We have a great deal of experience of running events ranging from Parliamentary dinners, to full-scale Parliamentary receptions, and from stakeholder events to the launches of reports. Cavendish also runs a full party conference programme for clients.

Services


We specialise in a number of fields and have developed specialist expertise in:

Transport and EnvironmentWorking with leading transport operators, travel companies and public bodies on their media profile, corporate reputation and government relations.

Public Sector MarketingAdvising clients who are major suppliers of products or service to government - helping them to introduce innovative ideas, guard their reputation, raise their profile and underpin the procurement process.

Skills, Education and EmploymentWorking successfully with sector skills councils, skills academies and others to bring additional resources into the sector.

Property, Planning and ConstructionAssisting leading developers and house builders to support mixed-use regeneration schemes in UK towns and cities. Also advising major construction companies on stakeholder liaison.

Sectors


Clients


The people who make Cavendish different

Alex Challoner Managing Director Founding Director of Cavendish Communications

Former adviser to Conservative Party including the Steve Norris London Mayoral Campaign 2000

Ex-BBC journalist and National Board Member of the Tory Reform Group

Advised a number of leading UK businesses and organisations on their relationships with Government and Westminster

James MihellFinancial Director

Founding director and Chief Executive of Liquidity UK

Founding director of Resolution Property plc

Member of RICS

The Team



Gareth MorganDirector

Worked at Cavendish since 2004.

Previously worked as a researcher for think-tank Politeia and as a Public Affairs Officer for British Waterways

Studied Politics at Exeter and European social policy at the LSE

A specialist in Westminster politics and Whitehall Policy development

Labour Party Activist

Murray StewartAssociate Director

Over 10 years’ experience in public affairs

Former researcher to the Rt. Hon Tony Blair and numerous other MPs. Worked in the Labour Party Attack Unit during 1997 General Elections

A specialist in Government relations with expertise in skills, finance, transport and environment sectors

Active member of Progress and Labour Party

The Team



The Team

James CalderAccount Executive

PPE graduate from Lancaster University

Joined Cavendish at the beginning on 2012 from the Public Policy Division of financial PR firm Citigate Dewe Rogerson

Former Regional Chairman for Conservative Future

Vauxhall Conservative Association Exec member and the Adam Smith Institute member

Matthew FauldingSenior Account Executive

Worked for 2 years as political liaison and membership officer for influential Labour think tank Progess

Advises Cavendish clients on Labour Party Policy ahead of 2015 election

Worked on numerous by-election campaigns and the 2010 General Election Campaign

Graduate of Sussex university

Labour party activist


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David FanthorpeSenior Consultant

20 years in Public Affairs consultancy including international agency experience

Former Whitehall civil servant and Deputy Director of the Conservative research department under Margaret Thatcher

Experience in most policy areas but specialises in environment, healthcare, financial services, transport and technology

The Team


Cavendish’s network partners

“Cavendish operates within a network of leading communications agencies and individuals to provide broader

communications solutions”


Douglas Bennett, Chief Executive, North London Hospice:

“I have nothing but praise for the hard work and professionalism of the team at Cavendish Communications. They have been invaluable in helping us to get our message across locally and generate a level of political interest and support that we certainly never had previously.”

Testimonials


Anne Godfrey, Chief Executive of the Guild of Travel Management Companies

“Cavendish helped ensure that the formulation and drafting of our Business Travel Manifesto was a success. Their knowledge of how to pitch our ideas, which political buttons to push and securing the appropriate speakers and attendees at the launch were invaluable.”

Testimonials


Tom Bewick (CEO, Creative and Cultural Skills)

“With their deep understanding of the policy-making process, Cavendish really helped us drive the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills campaign forward.”

Testimonials


Dynamic, established consultancy

Experienced consultants

Completely client-focused

Director-level involvement in every account

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