Lauren Cropper
30
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2025
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1284 has been shortlisted for Small PR Consultancy of the Year at the UK industry-leading CIPR Excellence Awards.
The Loughborough-based consultancy is one of the final eight in its category at the 2025 event.
The shortlisting recognises 1284's work in communicating East Midlands innovation and regional growth over the last year.
Its nomination reflected the consultancy’s progress from start-up to scale-up business, including the move to the Advanced Technology and Innovation Centre (ATIC) in August 2024.
Elsewhere, the 1284 Communications team grew and company income increased by around half.
Meanwhile, 1284 achieved leading professional accreditations including Good Business Charter, Fair Payment Gold, and Cyber Essentials Plus.
1284 Communications was also accepted as a supplier to the Crown Commercial Service.
And its team logged 221 hours of volunteering and 349 hours of professional development time, reinforcing its commitment to both professional standards and regional impact.
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Managing Director George Oliver said: “We had a big year in terms of 1284 bridging the gap from start-up to scale-up and moving into our own office space at ATIC.
“We set out to tell the story of East Midlands innovation and support regional productivity, and it’s rewarding to see our work acknowledged by independent judges from a leading industry body such as the CIPR.
“This nomination reflects the progress we’ve made as a team and our ambition to continue delivering measurable impact for our clients and the region.”
The CIPR Excellence Awards, now in its 41st year, is organised by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
The CIPR is the world's only Royal Charted body for PR practitioners, with nearly 11,000 members. It sets the standard for professionalism, ethics, and training in public relations.
1284 Communications won the Silver Award for Independent PR Practitioner of the Year at the 2023 awards and was last year a finalist in the Specialist Consultancy of the Year category.
The finalists for CIPR Excellence Small PR Consultancy of the Year 2025 are:
1284 Communications was last week also shortlisted for Small PR Consultancy of the Year in the Midlands region of the PRCA's DARE Awards.
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