SHC celebrates its 30th anniversary in October. Take us back to 1996. What made you decide to start your own PR business? A number of reasons. Firstly, I was working in London, living in St Albans with my husband and two small children at the time. I loved my job in a successful London-based PR…
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In May we were proud to announced our certification as a B Corporation (or B Corp™), joining a growing movement of companies that are reinventing business for the benefit of all people and our shared planet. The cleaning and hygiene and FM industries are one of Suzanne Howe Communications’ primary sectors for business to business…
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What is B Corp? B Lab™ began in 2006 with the idea that a different kind of economy was not only possible – it was necessary. The ‘B’ in B Lab stands for “benefit” – for people and the planet, not just shareholders. The B Lab founders believed that there was a better way to do…
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Continuing with our ‘Meet the team’ series, here we meet Account Manager Deborah Sparkes who has been part of the SHC team for nearly 20 years. How long have you been part of the SHC team, and what were you doing before? I started my career in PR a very long time ago, in London’s…
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Suzanne Howe Communications (SHC) is in the process of applying for B-Corp certification. B-Corp is an independent set of standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Companies who have a B-Corp certification, aim to balance profit with purpose that benefits people, communities and the planet. As part of the application process, we have…
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Suzanne Howe Communications (SHC) was founded in 1996, and in February 2026, as the first of SHC’s 30th birthday celebrations, we invited ten industry friends, clients and colleagues to our first ever stakeholder engagement lunch for the cleaning sector at a restaurant in London. Our guests included: Ross Osbourne, MSC; Michelle Marhsall, European Cleaning Journal;…
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Continuing with our ‘Meet the team’ series, here we meet Senior Consultant Bill Bruce who has been part of the SHC team since 2019. What’s your background? I started out as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, and by 1977 I had created Bill Bruce Studios, based in a tiny top-floor office in Great Portland…
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As Suzanne Howe Communications (SHC) begins its celebration of 30 years in business, we are celebrating the expansion of our European PR coverage network. “For many years we have supported some of the most innovative and ambitious companies in the packaging, facilities management, food and drink, and sustainable products sectors – and many of them…
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From time to time, the work we carry out for our clients bring a warm glow as we have the chance to go a little bit above and beyond… This is very true of our ongoing work with social enterprises such as Amplify Goods and No Going Back | Clean, but if you’d asked us…
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Continuing with our ‘Meet the team’ series, here we meet Elena Santoro – founder and CEO of Italian PR and communications business a quiet place – which has been SHC’s partner in Italy for the past year. Elena Santoro is a journalist with a concrete passion for media relations. The client portfolio shows a deep…
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