DevComms has opened a new office in Manchester, expanding its team in the North.
The consultancy already works with clients across the North from its Midlands office. A Manchester base puts the team permanently alongside the clients, communities and councils it works with, and marks the next phase of DevComms’ growth as it approaches its tenth anniversary in 2027.
The Manchester team will support clients across the North with strategic communications, political insight and stakeholder engagement, helping to unlock development opportunities.
As part of the expansion, Jack Boyce has been promoted to managing director for the Midlands and North, while Katy Isaac has joined as associate director. With almost a decade of experience in the sector, her work spans residential, urban regeneration, energy and power, logistics and transport markets.
Katy is a strategic thinker with a track record of working with stakeholders on sensitive issues, including high-value projects across Greater Manchester.
The Manchester office has been in the works for several months and the timing reflects a wider shift in where decisions about growth are being made.
In July, the Government opened No10 North in Manchester, moving responsibility for devolution and local economic growth strategy out of Whitehall.
More regionalised decision making is expected in the future, making DevComms’s network of offices well placed to support clients.
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Rob Allaway, chief executive at DevComms, said: “We’ve been working with clients in the North for some time and more of the decisions that shape development are now being made in the regions.
“Having a team based in Manchester means we’re part of those conversations every day.”
Jack Boyce, managing director for the Midlands and the North at DevComms, said: “I’m delighted that DevComms now has a permanent base in Greater Manchester, supported by a best-in-class team and it builds on a decade of my advising clients in the North.
“We’ll be growing our team, embedding ourselves in the region’s communities and politics and helping schemes get Local Plan allocations through planning and into delivery. I’m excited to see what we can do together.”
Image: (Pictured l-r) Rob Allaway, chief executive at DevComms, Katy Isaac, associate director at DevComms, Jack Boyce, Managing director for the Midlands and the North at Devcomms.
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