PR agency relocates to Castle Donington

Poppy PR, the East Midlands-based PR agency, has relocated to a new office.

After four years in Ilkeston, the firm has taken new premises at the DBS Centre on Market Street, Castle Donington.

The agency’s new home is on the site of a former vicarage in the centre of the market town, and includes meeting rooms, period features, chill-out areas, contemporary office space, reception facilities and parking.

Since setting up home in Castle Donington and starting a family two years ago, Poppy PR owner Tina Clough says she fell in love with the place – and it was a “no-brainer” to start a new chapter there business-wise as well as on a personal level.

She said: “I’m in love with the place. I love the community, and the opportunities that are there. As well as the community feel, there’s a lot of enterprise going on in Castle Donington.

“We are surrounded by the airport, there are lots of distribution centres there, there’s the Pegasus Business Park – there are a lot of businesses there that are quite serious about growth and making money.

“I’ve found from living there, it’s a very friendly place to be. A lot of people asked ‘why don’t you move your business to Castle Donington?’ I was running out of reasons not to.”

Clough, who also teaches on Nottingham Trent University’s BA Journalism degree, added: “I took the decision because we have outgrown the space [on Bath Street in Ilkeston.] It is the next phase of our journey.

“Already, before we have set foot through the door, we have signed our first Castle Donington client – Donington CCTV.

“It’s about developing a wider network in Leicestershire but also keeping ties with the clients and contacts we have in Nottingham and Derby.

“I’m really excited about our clients coming to see us in our new home, and preparing for our 10th anniversary.”