Shepherd Neame, Britain’s oldest brewer, has been producing quality ales for more than 300 years. It also has an estate of more than 370 pubs covering the South-East. Edwards Harvey has worked with this client since 1979, handling all aspects of the company’s PR activities.

Our work includes:

• Brand management for all Shepherd Neame beers, including the iconic Spitfire and Bishops Finger Kentish ales
• A press office function, including pro-active and reactive media relations activities
• Promotional activities relating to pub acquisitions and launches
• Corporate communications activities to maintain a high profile within the media and trade
• Co-ordination and management of events hosted or sponsored by Shepherd Neame such as the Kent Journalist of the Year awards schemes
• Publicising the company’s community initiatives such as the Kent Charity Walk
• Hard-hitting issues-led campaigns within the trade such as beer duty, licensing reform and smoking legislation
• Research and development of award entries, resulting in some major industry awards
• An editorial service for the Shepherd Neame website
• Researching, writing and producing the in-house magazine and staff newsletter and other publishing projects