Manchester agency bangs the drum for Peel

Drumbeat Creative has been hired by produce a brochure to showcase the corporate diversity of the Peel Group.

The Manchester business, founded by John Whittaker, owns MediaCityUK and has a majority stake in the film studios Pinewood Shepperton.

It also has a dizzying array of of other interests and assets. These include Manchester Ship Canal, Mersey Docks, wind farms and the 1,000-acre Hulton estate near Bolton.

One of its big projects is the Atlantic Gateway, a ribbon of development along the Manchester Ship Canal.

Drumbeat, also based in Manchester, said the brochure was designed to give an introduction to group's assets, investments and partnerships, and provide an overview of Peel's current key projects.

Paul Newman, Peel's director of communications, said: "Peel is a modern, dynamic, forward-looking group of businesses. The new portfolio brochure reaffirms the integrity of the Peel brand and the centre-spread feature does an excellent job of promoting our support and ambition for Atlantic Gateway."

Pictured: Pages from the brochure with the appropriate headline, 'determination, perseverance and patience'.

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