Paul Shrimpton
Director
An NCTJ trained journalist, Paul has worked for high profile agencies both in the Midlands and Oxford; and headed-up the PR divisions of two full-service agencies, before setting-up PSPR Limited more than a decade ago.
Primarily specialising in the business-to-business arena, Paul has worked across a wide spectrum of sectors including automotive, building products, construction, engineering, finance (factoring and invoice discounting, M & A, and private equity); as well as the professional services arena including legal and insurance providers).
Paul works closely with clients to develop commercially effective PR programmes backed up by more than 25 years of consultancy experience.
Mike Deathridge
MIPR
Mike Deathridge, MIPR, is a qualified journalist who spent ten years working in newspapers in the Midlands and North-East of England before transferring his journalistic skills and experience to the world of Public/Media Relations.
His public relations activity spans three decades and has been almost entirely devoted to the industrial and commercial sectors, including: building services, electronics, energy management, engineering, finance: factoring and invoice discounting, VAT consultancy and corporate finance (M & A); food manufacture, medical instruments manufacture and property development.
Mike has an extensive knowledge and understanding of the media and has developed strong personal contacts with editors of trade journals covering the many facets of British industry and commerce listed above.
Mark Richards
Creative Director
Mark is a designer of great experience and creativity, interpreting briefs to bring strong commercial impact to any campaign.
He joined Shipways Communications at 16 and has worked for the leading advertising agencies in Cambridge, as well as two years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sixteen years with a leading Midlands agency, Mark is now an independent designer who has worked on such high profile names as Microsoft, Adobe, Catapult Venture Managers and Birmingham International Airport, Porsche, Saab, Saudi Airlines.
Julian Williams
Advertising Creative
Julian is an award-winning advertising creative with two decades of in-house copywriting experience gained at high profile agencies in Birmingham, London and Manchester.
His skills are widely recognised for radio advertising and his expertise includes: press and tv writing, direct mail, flyers and inserts, sales brochures and promotions, corporate and sales video scripts.
Julian combines an instinct for writing with sound commercial business acumen ensuring that organisations obtain the maximum benefits from their campaigns.