3G Communications and Sauce Consultancy have announced that they have merged to form a specialist planning communications body.
3G Communications is a public relations consultancy that specialises in community and stakeholder relations for infrastructure organisations, the public sector and developers including National Grid and the M6 toll and has now merged with Sauce Consultancy, an environmental communications company specialising in recycling, waste management and local planning, which includes Cory Environmental, 4R Group and Energos as clients.
In the new merger, the two companies will combine to provide public consultation, community and stakeholder engagement, media relations, public affairs, project and corporate communications and project marketing to businesses.
The merged company will trade for the first year under the name of 3G, but will rebrand and relaunch in summer 2013.
Claire Gordon, 3G’s founder and Managing Director (MD), said: “3G and Sauce is an exciting meeting of minds, and joining forces will provide considerable enhancements for our clients, staff and services. 3G has an unrivalled knowledge of major projects, particularly in the transport and energy sectors. Sauce will supplement this expertise with their creative energy and engaging approach to community involvement. These skills will be particularly important as the energy sector develops and is required to meet the challenges presented by smaller-scale community-sized facilities, smart grids and energy efficiency targets.”
John Twitchen, Sauce’s founder and MD, also welcomed the merger, saying: “We’re delighted to be able to draw on 3G’s expertise and professional reputation within the industry to expand the joint portfolio. This partnership reflects the growing significance of resource efficiency, the green economy and the role of community involvement in infrastructure planning.”
The company’s head office is in London’s Manchester Square, with regional offices in Bristol, Ipswich and Cumbria.
For more information, visit 3G Communications’s website.
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