Origin Creative Design & Loines Furnival
The emphasis is on craft and quality as two of the North West’s major design consultancies merge to offer a unique creative and strategic design service across the UK and in Ireland.
Origin Creative Design, part of the APS Group has announced a merger with Loines Furnival, the Cheshire based design and communications consultancy.
Origin Creative Design is one of the leading creative design companies in the North West with a number of major awards to its name since it was first established in 1997. The agency has a blue-chip client list that includes Bentley, Brother, Royal Doulton & Cheshire Building Society.
Creative Director, Mark Bottomley, today commented: “The combined businesses will bring exceptional benefits to clients including a strengthened creative team, a wider skill set, a new media and strategic design capability as well as a strong CSR and corporate communication offering.
Mark explained: “Both businesses are founded on trust and mutual respect and, as a consequence, both enjoy many successful long-term relationships with their clients. Our plan is to consolidate our expertise, continue to support our existing clients with high quality creative and strategic services whilst reaching new clients and supporting them in a similar way.”
Established in 1982, Chester-based Loines Furnival is one of the leading design and communications businesses in the region. The agency specialises in CSR, branding, corporate communications, wayfinding and digital. Clients include United Utilities, University of Liverpool and British Land
Loines Furnival Director, John Furnival said: “Following a successful twelve-month period of collaboration between the two companies we have identified a unique opportunity for a top flight agency that puts client services at the forefront of its operation, but at the same time delivers strategic communication solutions in a highly creative way.”
He added: “We understand our clients face increasing pressure to balance the delivery of integrated marketing and communication projects in a cost effective manner. The coming together of Loines Furnival and Origin is extremely timely in helping our clients achieve this. It enables us to respond smartly, effectively and to be flexible.”
The merger is effective immediately and the new agency will be called Origin Creative Design. The enterprise will be based in new premises in the Orion Business Park, Cheadle Heath, Cheshire and the transfer is expected to be completed by 30 June.
