An Aberdeen-based brand agency which was launched at the start of the year has secured new contracts totalling £100,000, paving the way for continued growth into 2017.
FortyTwo Studio, which was set up by Mark Kemp in January 2016, delivers design for brand, digital and print for businesses across the UK.
The company now has six staff members, working across more than 50 clients in the retail, oil and gas, decommissioning, public, education, construction, professional services and third sectors.
FortyTwo Studio has taken on several new clients since launching from its bespoke office on Crown Street in Aberdeen, including Teasmith Spirit Company Ltd, Aberdeen City Council, Plant Integrity Management Ltd and Well Decom.
Previous clients of Mark’s have also signed up to work with his new venture, including Duncan & Todd, Motion Software and Strategic Decom, leading to a projected annual turnover of more than £300,000.
The agency has just picked up three platinum and a gold award at the annual Marcom Awards, for various websites, campaigns and projects it has worked on throughout 2016.
Mark, who was also a finalist in the Employer of the Year category at this year’s Pride of Aberdeen Awards, believes there are plenty of opportunities ahead with plans for growth already in progress.
“We’ve had a very strong start to the FortyTwo Studio journey in spite of the current economic climate and I put this down to the strength of relationships we have with all our clients, both existing and new,” Mark said.
“We are working hard to expand the business in Aberdeen and further afield, having just taken on new clients such as ROVOP, the Coffee Apothecary and The Teasmith Distillery Company and secured further project work with some of our existing clients.”
Mark, along with two designers, two developers and an account manager, are looking to expand the business offering in the exhibition market as well as targeting growth in the food and drink and retail sectors in 2017.
“Our clients are at the core of everything we do and we work with them to build brands and campaigns which speak to their target audiences and convey exactly what it is they want to say, whether by web, advertising or print,” he said.
“We have found that this approach to business, coupled with the creativity of the team, is a great combination and there is certainly work out there, despite some of the negativity surrounding the downturn in the local market.”
For more information, visit FortyTwo Studio’s website at www.fortytwo.studio