Newington Communications launched in August 2016 as the new name of fast growing public and corporate affairs consultancy, Bellenden.

The rebrand came in the company’s tenth anniversary year and as it moved to a new London HQ in Great Suffolk Street in the Newington area of Southwark.

Commenting on the relaunch, Chief Executive and company co-founder, Mark Glover, said:

“Our rebrand as Newington Communications is the beginning of the company’s next exciting chapter of growth. 

“The name Bellenden stems from where we started out on Bellenden Road, Peckham, and when it was just me and company co-founder, Phil Briscoe. Over the last decade we’ve established an award-winning agency of more than 45 consultants across the country, covering a range of sectors including education, energy, fin-tech, healthcare, housing, infrastructure, justice and transport. 

“The rebrand and the move to bigger premises reflect our ambitious growth plans. As well as continuing to provide the highest quality support to our existing clients across public and corporate affairs, we will also be looking to build on our national and regional offices in addition to growing our European reach.”

Managing Director of Newington Communications’ Local Public Affairs Division and company co-founder, Phil Briscoe, added:

“We’re a company that has grown from humble beginnings into the fifth biggest public affairs consultancy in the country with offices in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Chelmsford, and a growing presence in Brussels. 

“We wanted a name that kept us rooted to our London HQ but also reflected our cross country footprint. As a place name found throughout the UK, we felt the name Newington achieved this.”