PR and Communications firm, 32West, is expanding its office bases and team to accommodate a growing list of clients.

Operating across northern England and southern Scotland, the agency has recently opened a new office in Cleator Moor and has recruited a new content creator, Emily Adair, who previously worked in communications for the former Copeland Borough Council.

The new Cumbrian office, in Phase 3 of the Phoenix Enterprise Centre, becomes the fifth operational base for 32West, adding to its existing offices in Carlisle, Newcastle, Ulverston, and Liverpool.

The client base in West Cumbria is growing with diverse businesses and organisations in the nuclear, engineering, robotics, and emerging technologies sectors.

Director James Higgins said: "As a business, we are not sector specific; we tell the stories of ambitious companies and organisations large and small from solicitors to accountants and luxury hotels to national retail chains.

"We do have a growing nucleus of clients in West Cumbria, however, with many of them operating in the Sellafield supply chain.

“As our business continues to expand in this area, and following two recent successes in competitive tender processes, we felt the time was right to increase our ongoing commitment to the area and to the local community."

The appointment of Ms Adair to the team enhances the the company's regional capability.

After a stint at a PR agency in Melbourne, Australia, she returns to Cumbria and adds her mix of public and private sector experience to their dynamic.

Mr Higgins said: “Emily’s arrival further increases our capability in the region. Emily is an experienced communications professional who has both public and private sector experience and has just returned to Cumbria after a period working in a PR agency in Melbourne, Australia.

“This is a very exciting period for us as the business continues to expand with new clients, colleagues and offices.”