Creative communications group swoops for London agency

Worcestershire-based creative communications group DRPG has acquired London agency Firehouse.

The deal increases the team total to 340 people across the UK, Ireland, Germany and the US.

Firehouse, which employs 10 staff, are specialists providing communication solutions from film and video, production and digital servicing to clients such as Kingfisher, B&Q, RBS, O2 and Shell.

Mike Harper, managing director at Firehouse, said: “Joining DRPG opens up a host of opportunities for Firehouse, DRPG and our combined client list. We are committed to the growth of Firehouse as part of the wider group and cannot wait for the exciting journey ahead.”

Dale Parmenter, group CEO of DRPG, added: “This is an extremely exciting time for the group as we start our milestone 40th anniversary year by expanding our capacity and capabilities through this acquisition. Firehouse is a well-established, innovative and active agency, which we are very much looking forward to welcoming into our team and working together.”

M&A Advisory was the company which originally set up the deal between Firehouse and DRPG.

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