A North East creative agency has expanded into Bristol following a "period of significant growth".
Blue Kangaroo Design, which has its headquarters in Newcastle, has appointed six new employees alongside the opening of its new South West office, taking its headcount to 20.
The new office located at the creative hub Temple Studios in Bristol is run by Blue Kangaroo’s head of design Paul Richards, who lives in Bristol, and four other members of staff Ellie Bacon, Anina Yates and Rachel Chapman and Ben Chick.
The move comes after the agency recorded a 25% increase in turnover in the last financial year and an investment of over £30,000 in technology. Blue Kangaroo, run by founder and owner Jason Knights, says he has ambitious growth plans for the company and "expects to reach £5m within three years".
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Founded in 2006, the agency, has recently worked with Universal Studios to design, build and install a Jurassic Park retail environment at the Natural History Museum. Previous clients clients include Universal Studios, Mattel, Disney, Warner Brothers, Marvel, Amazon and Ravensburger.
Mr Knights said: “We started out in 2006 and our first big client was Disney Store. Since then we have grown by word of mouth and have built up a great reputation as a creative agency which works with some amazing clients.
“Business is great so it was an easy decision to open a new office in Bristol, take on more talented, skilled creatives and expand both our capacity and operations. We regularly have over 130 projects on the go for our 17 globally known clients, and we have exciting times ahead.
“I’m really proud to be opening our new studio in Bristol – such a bustling city which rivals London and Manchester for its vibrant and existing creative scene. Our Bristol team Together are really excited to be opening a new chapter for Blue Kangaroo Design in the heart of the South West, and it’s fantastic to be contributing to the creative industries sector in this thriving, vibrant city.”
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