PR agency The PHA Group has announced it is launching a new base in Leeds to build on its Northern presence.
From 1st February, the agency will open its new base at Spaces on Park Row in Leeds city centre.
From this week, the agency said two members of staff will be based in Leeds as their primary office base and all nine members based at PHA’s North HQ in Manchester will work across both locations.
Following the launch of the PHA North Manchester hub in August last year, the agency plans to use the Leeds base to build on its regional expertise and support talent and businesses based in Yorkshire.
The PHA Group recently acquired digital marketing agency Red Hot Penny and will also welcome digital PR Account Director, Indy Deo, to the PHA North team.
Indy Deo will be based at the Leeds office, and has worked with a number of clients across ao.com, Compare the Market and Superdry. She will support the PHA North team to develop its digital PR offering for clients across Yorkshire and the North West.
Director of Regions, Sarah Lawless (pictured, right), said: “We are so pleased to be expanding PHA’s offering to other regions in the North. In the past year, we have expanded from just our head office in London, to several regional offices that allow us to provide clients with specialist sector PR services as well as regional support. PHA North’s success over the past 6 months has only further cemented our belief in the Northern economy and the talent that the region has to offer.
“We believe now is the perfect time to expand into Yorkshire, focusing on the ever-growing hub of talent and businesses thriving in Leeds. We’re pleased to be able to offer existing PHA talent another UK base to work from and are very excited to have Indy onboard in Leeds to help grow our digital capabilities.”
Head of PHA North, Hannah Craig (pictured, left) added: “I have experienced first-hand the expertise and brilliant businesses that are born there and look forward to working alongside them as we bring The PHA Group to Leeds. We are thrilled to welcome Indy to the PHA North team and are excited to tap into her expertise to offer digital PR services to our existing and future clients.”
