Brum comms agency goes Down Under with new Brisbane office

Birmingham-headquartered, communications consultancy, Liquid, is opening a new office in Brisbane, Australia, following its recent incorporation of Liquid Australia.

Liquid Australia will support international and UK clients expanding into the Australian market, as well as Australia-based companies looking to strengthen their operations in Europe.

Supporting Liquid in the restructuring of the business and setting up in Queensland are the Birmingham and Brisbane branches of Grant Thornton.

Hollie Jones, senior account director at Liquid, will head up a small team from Birmingham, who will be working in Brisbane to complete the set up. Once established, Liquid Australia will be offering job opportunities and internships for local talent, as well as secondments to their team both in the UK and Australia.

Liquid’s chief executive dfficer, Elisabeth Lewis-Jones, said: “We are very excited to announce Liquid Australia, our expansion down under, and increase our global footprint. The Brisbane office will allow us to support our UK based clients in new ventures as well as welcome a whole new roster of clients to the Liquid family.

“I’d like to extend my thanks to the teams at Brisbane Economic Development Agency and Queensland Trade and Investment, who have offered incredible support and made our landing in Australia stress free. I’d also like to thank and praise Birmingham Chamber of Commerce for the role they’ve had in supporting our international growth.”