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Government Relations & Communications
‘Understanding
www.cavendishpc.co.uk
the business
of politics and media’
Leading independent public affairs
consultancy
Combining big agency expertise with small
agency dynamism
Where every client counts...
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
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of politics and media’
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Government relations – Our core business: identifying the decision-makers and
helping you get your message across.
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Stakeholder mapping, audit and analysis - We run focus groups, hold stakeholder
meetings and monitor opinion trends, and conduct one-off stakeholder audits.
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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.
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Strategic communications & media relations - Cavendish consultants and associates
have journalistic experience to help you craft your messages for media audiences.
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Monitoring & intelligence - We produce tailored monitoring reports, tightly focused on
our clients’ areas of interest, on a daily, weekly or monthly timetable.
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Services from Cavendish
Services
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sectors
We specialise in a number of fields and have developed specialist expertise in:
Transport and Environment
Working with leading transport operators,
travel companies and public bodies on their
media profile, corporate reputation and
government relations.
Skills, Education and Employment
Working successfully with sector skills
councils, skills academies and others to
bring additional resources into the sector.
Public Sector Marketing
Advising 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.
Property, Planning and Construction
Assisting leading developers and house
builders to support mixed-use regeneration
schemes in UK towns and cities. Also
advising major construction companies on
stakeholder liaison.
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Current Clients
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The people who make
Cavendish different
The Team
Alex Challoner
Managing Director
James Mihell
Financial Director
Founding Director of Cavendish
Communications
Founding director and Chief
Executive of Liquidity UK
Former adviser to Conservative
Party including the Steve Norris
London Mayoral Campaign
2000
Founding director of Resolution
Property plc
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
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Member of RICS
The people who make
Cavendish different
The Team
Gareth Morgan
Associate Director
Murray Stewart
Associate Director
Worked at Cavendish since 2004.
Over 10 years’ experience in
public affairs
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
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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
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David Fanthorpe
Senior Consultant
Samuel Emery
Account Executive
20 years in Public Affairs
consultancy including
international agency
experience
Non- practicing barrister
and former researcher to
new Conservative MP
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
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Active member of the Bow
Group’s Policy Committee
for Home Affairs, and
Political and Democratic
Reform
Member of Young
Consultants Committee of
the Association of
Professional Political
Consultants
Cavendish’s
network partners
“Cavendish operates within a network of
leading communications agencies and
individuals to provide broader
communications solutions”
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Testimonials
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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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Why
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Dynamic, established consultancy
Experienced consultants
Completely client-focused
Director-level involvement in every account
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of politics and media’