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Daybreak wins another energy client

Daybreak has won a contract to work with Oxford based TCI Renewables to assist with community consultation for developing wind farm sites.

salt top of the agenda

Significant headway has been made in balancing the debate between salt and health. Articles in the Times, The Grocer and various trade publications have all questioned Government advice regarding safe levels of salt. For more information about the debate visit the Salt Sense website here.

another successful Showcase

Daybreak has managed yet another successful QPA Showcase, the Quarry Products Association's annual dinner and awards ceremony. This year’s event was hosted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. It's the forth year Daybreak has been involved.

Greenham site goes live

A new educational website has been launched tracking the restoration of the former US airbase at Greenham Common. Daybreak Communications developed the resource on behalf of Greenham Common Trust. The website is suitable for both primary and secondary school pupils. Visit the site here.

13,000 turn out to hug a turbine

Wind Weekend 2008 was a huge success with over 13,000 people attending around 19 events across the UK and Ireland.

Play Safe 2008

Daybreak Communications achieved fantastic coverage for this year’s Play Safe … Stay Safe campaign. We organised a radio day and over 50 radio stations interviewed QPA, to promote safety around the UK’s quarries. Regional and National TV coverage was also achieved.

Daybreak wins first wind power client

Daybreak Communications has picked up a contract from BWEA (British Wind Energy Association) to organise and promote the UK Wind Weekend on June 14-15th. BWEA has asked us to produce a new website and hand out for the event.  

CSS launch Travel is Good

The launch of ‘Travel is Good’ achieved national press and TV coverage. Daybreak also designed the report in to the future of the UK’s transport infrastructure.

Daybreak takes in marine conference

Daybreak will attend the BWEA Marine 08 conference in Edinburgh. Please come and see us on stand 1. Find out more about our energy services here

we're award winners

Daybreak has been named as the Outstanding Small Consultancy in the Thames and Chiltern area by the CIPR. The award represents a huge achievement for the company and Paul and Barrie would like to thank all those who have helped make the business award-winning!  

energy expertise

Account Manager, Michael Pullan, has joined the Daybreak team. Michael arrives from the renewables sector within RWEnpower, one of the UK's largest energy companies. He provides in depth knowledge of not only the renewables and power industry, but can provide invaluable support on public consultation and PR activities associated with planning applications.

in a crisis...
Ignoring the media when dealing with issues and crises will always prove to be a catastrophic error in judgement. Star Energy, an integrated energy company, asked Daybreak to develop comprehensive plans for handling the media in the event of an emergency at one of it sites. As well as owning gas fields, Star Energy is the 2nd largest onshore UK oil provider.

Daybreak will be on hand 24/7 to assist Star Energy with the media if an emergency arises, such as a fire or explosion. In order to prepare for such an incident, Daybreak produced a Crisis Media Protocol which contains a step-by-step guide showing the stages that it would go through in responding to media enquiries. Daybreak also prepared a brief for staff on sites that stated what they can and can’t say to with the media, and a fact file for internal use which contains profiles of each of Star Energy’s operation. This ensures that any negatives are balanced with positives which demonstrate the benefits the company brings.

so animated
Slips, trips and falls are amongst the greatest concerns for industry safety managers and have proved to be one of the most difficult of all accidents statistics with which to get to grips. While some companies have come to accept such mishaps as inevitable, CEMEX is not amongst them and came to Daybreak looking for a novel solution. More

making minerals matter
Raising awareness of the role of minerals in life is a major preoccupation for Daybreak. One of its most recent commissions has been to research and write a briefing for the CBI Minerals Group.  The publication was a key part of the pack for the successful Living With Minerals 2 conference at the QE 2 Conference Centre in London. More

CSS chooses Daybreak
The County Surveyors Society (CSS) has appointed Daybreak to handle its PR after a three-way pitch. The CSS represents strategic directors in local government responsible for handling some of the toughest issues of our times, including the future of our transport systems and waste management.

Daybreak’s key challenge for CSS is to switch its focus from internal to external and to achieve wider recognition for the vital role that its members play in modern life. While road engineering is still a key function, CSS members now take a lead on wider strategic issues such as the future of our transport systems, the drive to recycle more of our waste, conserving energy and planning for sustainable communities.

As a first step, Daybreak is rebuilding CSS’s currently member-focused website and creating a bold public face around its stance on issues of the moment. The site will also provide access to CSS’s extensive research library, and promote its high profile conferences and other events.Members will have their own greatly enhanced area of the site, including a forum through which to exchange views.

newsletter success
Having successfully established a community newsletter for CEMEX’s Rugby cement plant, Daybreak has now won commissions to produce similar publications for the company’s works in Cambridgeshire and on Humberside. Daybreak works closely with CEMEX’s internal communications team on researching, writing, photography, design, print and distribution direct to local homes. More

congratulations qpa
Daybreak's client, the Quarry Products Association, has been named Trade Association of the Year at the Trade Association Forum Awards. Over the past year, Daybreak has helped the QPA to develop a host of successful campaigns and resources, including the Showcase, a child-safety campaign , and the industry's first Corporate Social Responsibility report. Read the QPA's press release here.

launching a life-saving resource
A sophisticated online health and safety resource, which was project managed by Daybreak, has gone live. www.safequarry.com aims to help the quarrying industry cut its incident rates. Key features include an innovative incident alert system that automatically sends an email to registered members when a new incident is reported. More

selected by proskills
Daybreak has been selected to help Proskills, a Sector Skills Council, raise its profile amongst its stakeholders. After a competitive pitch, Daybreak was chosen for its strategic and issued-focussed approach. Its first tasks will be to develop a new website and to seek media coverage for some important new initiatives.

rock around the Cotswolds
If you want to know the real secret of the Cotswolds’ unique charm, look beneath the surface – that’s the message that Daybreak is promoting as one of Britain’s best loved tourist areas set out to win European recognition for its geology.

virtual success
The team behind the ground-breaking Virtual Quarry, www.virtualquarry.co.uk, has won a top prize at the prestigious Communicators in Business awards. Daybreak played a major role in co-ordinating the development of the educational website. More

showcasing quarries
Daybreak is celebrating the management of another successful event on behalf of the Quarry Products Association – spotlighting the achievements of UK quarry operators in the field of sustainability. More