OCTOBER 2007 - Investors In People
Airport Partners and Ad Group are delighted to have been recently re-accredited by Investors-In-People yet again. We have now achieved the “Investor In People” standard since 2001, highlighting not only our attitude towards the investment in and the development of our employees but also our continuous focus on improvement for our business partners and clients.
SEPT 2007 - Regional deals propel Airport Partners to top spot
Fast-growing airport advertising company, Airport Partners, has won contracts to provide advertising for Bristol International, Exeter International and Dundee Airports.
The deals, which are worth over £6m and give Airport Partners access to a total of more than 20 million passengers nationwide, mean the company is now the fastest growing advertising company in the UK airport market.
The company has grown 60% in the last 12 months, after picking up the Glasgow Prestwick account in October 2006 and HIAL in February this year. It now has the widest national geographic coverage in the UK, providing design, production, space rental and maintenance services to 16 regional airports including Leeds/Bradford and Newcastle.
Airport Partners will work with Bristol, Exeter and Dundee airports to develop innovative strategies for indoor and outdoor advertising and promotions.
Andrew Walker, managing director of Airport Partners, said: “These deals are a tremendous boost to our portfolio and a testament to the strength of our tried and tested advertising strategies that are reaping real business benefits for the regional airport industry and the businesses that advertise here.”
With access to over 20 million passengers, we now have the critical mass to offer national advertisers opportunities to deliver campaigns to the growing market that is developing in regional airports throughout the UK, outside London, through a single buying point.
The company fought off stiff competition from JCDecaux and Clear Channel to win the Bristol contract.
Andrew Walker explains: “The Exeter and Bristol accounts dovetail exceptionally well and give us significant presence across the South West of England, with 7 million passengers a year through the two airports and plans for substantial growth in the next three years.
We’re now working closely with each airport to develop new sites, optimise the potential of existing sites, and create new and exciting ways of encouraging top-name companies to promote themselves in them.
Massive growth in passenger numbers and the increasing sophistication of regional airports have made them important players on the national advertising stage.
Companies are quickly recognising the value of regional airports when it comes to targeting a high quality, captive audience in a secure and pleasant environment.”
OCTOBER 2006 - Airport Partners increases their portfolio
Airport Partners are very pleased to announce that we have added another Regional Airport to our Portfolio. On the 1st October 2006 we were awarded the Advertising Contract at Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport have recently overhauled the advertising options and now offer standard and some very unique advertising opportunities for companies to reach the 2.3 million passengers which pass through the airport. There are also excellent opportunities for outdoor advertising, where clients can reach the public which use the main roads around the airport.
We are very much looking forward to working alongside the Airport to maximise the opportunities for advertising as the airport continues to expand and grow.
For further details on the advertising at Glasgow Prestwick, please contact tomwhitelaw@airportpartners.co.uk
NOVEMBER 2005 - Airport Partners lands contract at Newcastle Airport
Airport Partners, has signed a major, five-year contract with Newcastle Airport to provide companies with an integrated package of advertising solutions.
Commencing in December under, the contract will see the company offer a wide range of advertising and promotional packages to suit all budgets, spanning all areas of the international airport.
Newcastle Airport is now one of the fastest growing airports in the UK and has seen an unprecedented growth over the past year with the completion of a new major terminal. In November Jetstar announced plans to introduce services to the Gold Coast and more flights to Melbourne and Brisbane, taking passenger throughput to 6 million a year.
Founder and Managing Director Andrew Walker says: “Newcastle Airport has been a ‘sleeping giant’ in terms of advertising opportunities. I’m delighted we have won this contract and can now wake the giant and provide excellent opportunities, on all scales. As we already exist in Newcastle under our Titan Bus brand, we are the only company who can offer packages that combine bus and airport advertising opportunities at a cost effective price. Clients will get the best of both as we target consumers in high profile locations."
Newcastle Airport Commercial Director Matt Thomas says: “We were very impressed with Airport Partners and their knowledge of the industry. During the process I got a real sense that we will be working with Airport Partners in partnership and I like that! What cemented it for us was the fact they came highly recommended by our neighbours, Leeds and Bradford Airport.”
