McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau
Providing specialist written and visual communications since 2001
Welcome to McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau, a family-run business in rural Nottinghamshire. We can offer clients various bespoke visual and written communication solutions, from delightful watercolour fabric designs to well-researched high word count content writing. There's little we can't do.
Clients include Help for Heroes, Time PLC, Pen & Sword Books, Ibidem and Hearst, as well as select private clients who seek high-quality communications solutions that are as individual as they are.
McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau, founded by Principle Ben Skipper, and supported by his wife Anne, works with individuals and organisations across numerous sectors. Keen to keep McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau lean, Ben established ties with a range of Contract Partners, all specialists in the arts and heritage sectors.
Our Contract Partners have a solid background in the arts, crafts, heritage and cultural industries and are accomplished writers, artists and creators in their fields. Their knowledge is manifested in an engaging output worthy of a far larger organization and gives McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau an edge over its competitors. This approach allows McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau to facilitate end-user experiences par excellence. In addition, contract Partners are free to pursue their interests; they retain copyright to their work and can build an exciting and engaging professional portfolio. Not only does this benefit them and McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau, but it also benefits future clients.
For work within the rural sector, McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau can draw on extensive experience gathered over 21 years, reaching out, if need be, to a range of specialists. From Equitation to architecture, the scope of commissions undertaken provides an accurate view of all aspects of rural life.
From copywriting to well-researched feature-length articles and books, McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau excels at preparing and producing engaging text in Associated Press, Economist, Guardian and UK Government Communication Service styles. Using these styles helps us to create clear and concise texts for the customer, free of weasel words and clichés, that are wholly suitable for the intended audience.
McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau provides various award-winning visual communications services, including illustration, graphic design and photography. Illustrations are produced in various media, from pen to digital, to create eye-catching forms. While our graphic design services provide everything from logo design to book layouts using industry-standard software to produce work that can be exported to the format of your choosing.
Our bespoke Art & Heritage photographic service* can include macro photography, post-processing investigation and ultraviolet light investigation on specimens deemed stable enough. We offer the client a discrete and secure service. This approach is ideal for the individual connoisseur or organization seeking to catalogue their collection for possible restoration, insurance, third-party valuation, authentication or Provenance services.
McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau offers the discerning client a service that goes above and beyond.
McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau focuses purely on commercial commissions. Fully insured, we produce high-definition stills covering a range of subjects. Please note that we do not accept private event commissions or provide aerial, maritime or land-based photographic or video drone services.
Scale model-making services are available upon request.
*please refer to our Legal Notices & Policies for more details
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McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
As McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau was founded by a veteran it is only right and proper that we continue to support those who serve in our Regular, Reserve and Cadet Forces.
McClelland & Chase Communications Bureau are incredibly humbled and honoured to be Silver Award Holders of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. Our ERS Silver Recognition award reflects our commitment to supporting and advocating for our Armed Forces community, Reserve, and Cadet Forces as a business.
For links to the reserves of all our branches to the miltary please vist our Community page.
Click on the Lion above to learn more about the Armed Forces Covenant.
Ben is proud to work with Help for Heroes, who provide support to Wounded in Service Veterans, such as Ben, and their families. An example of Ben's work and his story can be found here.
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