Public Relations

Ridgway Media offers a full PR service, ranging from one-off projects to ongoing media support. The company has a truly exhaustive list of journalist contacts across newspaper, magazine, internet, radio and TV, who trust us and know that our stories carry weight.

Ridgway Media ensures that the client is held in the highest regard by journalists and customers through ongoing media relations.

Ridgway Media increases awareness of the client in their own sector as well as nationally and regionally, driving business for all sectors of the company and motivating staff by winning recognition for their work. Clients will be seen as open, friendly, accessible and helpful.

Services include:

  • Acting as the main means of communication between the company and the press on an ongoing basis.

  • Local PR - a news story will often generate local as well as national interest. Our extensive database of regional and local journalists has produced great local coverage for clients.Regular client meetings to establish and maintain PR momentum.

  • Product press releases and launches. Each time a significant new brand is added to the company’s portfolio, a release will be prepared for all relevant titles, each one tailored accordingly.

  • Company newsletters - we helped Littlehampton Town Council to win a national award for its quarterly newsletter, Progress, beating off thousands of rivals across Britain.

  • Monitoring features lists to make sure the client appears prominently in relevant pieces.

  • Media interviews.


    Andy Burnyeat has appeared on numerous live and recorded national and regional television and radio programmes - including Working Lunch and BBC’s Breakfast show as well as handling press inquiries on a daily basis.

    This can prove an extremely useful resource when a spokesman is needed urgently and senior management are unavailable.

  • Liaising with journalists to place relevant stories and features

  • Working with media organisations to develop media partnerships and sponsorships

  • Copywriting and editing - How often do you notice mistakes in corporate or website literature? Our journalistic skills involve a system of checks and double-checks, keeping such mistakes to an absolute minimum

  • We have at our disposal a network of photographers, designers and sub-editors.

Extensive Contacts

"I was impressed when Andy spotted the editor of Restaurant magazine when we were walking down Regent Street the other day. He introduced us and we are now in discussions about an article for the magazine." - Nigel Sapsed, Sapsed Stevens

Public Relations

"Andrew has been working for us since the end of last year and has already boosted our profile in the licensed trade thanks to some fantastic work" - Mark Greig, managing director, Paramount Investments