Welcome to Hailhurst.

Corporate content sorted.

We're a team of freelance corporate communications writers and editors, led by Polly Ribet.

We love helping companies communicate and engage with their audiences. We offer a range of content and copy services, from planning content for B2B audiences, to writing and editing copy for internal and external stakeholders through digital, social and printed channels.

With experience as business journalists, working in design and content agencies and in-house with marketing and comms teams, we’ve a great understanding of different stakeholder relationships and interactions. We work with large global organisations to small private companies across different industries. Most importantly, we understand how to find your story and turn it into copy that works in harmony with your other communications.

Polly Ribet

Our Services

  • Working closely with communications and marketing teams, we can provide a fully outsourced – or ad-hoc - content planning, writing and editing solution across a range of formats, depending on your needs. Our content and writing experts cover both short-form and long-form digital and printed copy, focusing on B2B corporate content. Find out more about our range of output below.

  • With an awareness of changing reporting regulations, we work with companies across a range of industries to help them articulate their corporate story to a range of stakeholder audiences, including consultancy work on report structure and content planning, providing expert project management, and of course, interviewing, writing, and editing.

  • As the need for effective communication around sustainability and ESG continues to rise, we work with companies to help them communicate their sustainability journey, both internally and with different stakeholders on sustainability, including impact and ESG reports, as well as more general communications.

  • We draft and write content for corporate websites, working closely with your internal or outsourced design and UX teams, and ensuring the content is consistent with the rest of your corporate communications materials.

  • For companies who may be refreshing their brand, welcoming new management or want to build out their purpose, we work with comms and leaders to develop their brand narrative, together with brand and marketing teams.

  • Our employee-led comms work provides an expert eye for all your internal comms needs, including planning and writing internal comms programmes covering ED&I projects, integration post-merger, redefining company handbooks, and developing employee engagement initiatives, working with both internal coms and HR teams.

  • We work closely with IR and leadership teams to help you expertly structure and write investor-related comms, including analyst/investor presentations, financial website detail, comms around investor days and letters to investors.

  • We plan, write, and manage social media profiles for both individuals and companies, developing a structured content plan and writing posts that will build audience reach, increase networks and build awareness.

  • We support comms teams to develop presentations for different audiences, advising on structure and content, as well as writing and editing content.

  • We can help you write and produce considered thought leadership and white papers on a wide range of sectors. Our skills include project management, structure advice, content planning and liaison with designers and contributors, through to writing and editing.

Meet the Team

  • Polly Ribet

    I'm the founder of Hailhurst and work with leadership teams in FTSE100, 250, AIM and major global organisations on a range of corporate communications: including annual and sustainability report consultancy structure, writing and editing, corporate and brand narrative development, website writing and employee engagement campaigns.

  • Gerrard Cowan

    I’m an award-winning journalist and editor who focuses on finance, technology, and aerospace and defence and I work directly with organisations to produce annual reports, blogs and other content. I am the author of The Machinery trilogy of fantasy novels from HarperCollins.

  • Alison Harmer

    A skilled journalist and award-winning copywriter with over 30 years of experience, I am also an expert editor and proofreader, passionate about correcting grammatical errors and ensuring consistent style and tone. I work with a range of companies to ensure their writing is clear and compelling, whether they need urgent assistance or regular editing services.

  • Hazel Maclaurin

    I’m a multi-award winning content consultant, strategist and writer. An ex-Head of Content for two global organisations, I now bring my experience and skillset to help clients with global campaigns, thought leadership, white papers, websites and employee/change comms.

  • Jennifer O’Donnell

    With over 15 years’ experience as a writer, editor and change manager, I’ve an eye for detail and am adept at translating complex information into plain English for corporate communications and legal/compliance publications. My specialist areas include employment law, HR and professional services.

  • Yannic Rack

    I’m a writer and editor specialising in long-form content, including articles, thought leadership and annual and sustainability reports, for sectors including energy, tech and finance. Previously I was a financial journalist and have written widely about sustainability.

  • Simon Tomlinson

    I’m an accurate proofreader with a great eye for detail and over 30 years of experience in the design industry. I’ve proofread a wide range of material from 400-page annual reports to national press ads for clients including BP, Prudential, Spire Healthcare and Unilever.

  • Bridget Wilkins

    I’ve been a corporate report proofreader for over a decade and specialise in annual reports for FTSE-listed companies. I’m also retained by several authors to work on fiction manuscripts.

  • Chris Wilson

    An experienced copywriter and content developer, I usually work across employer branding, employee comms, finance, technology and B2B marketing. I focus on branding, creative concepting, editing, interviews and content creation.

  • Hailhurst worked with the team at M&G to help introduce a new Chair, new CEO, and refreshed strategy via our Annual Report. They were brilliant at helping to devise a new structure, writing and editing, advising on best practice reporting, as well as liaising with our external design agency. Their guidance and advice was invaluable in ensuring we presented and communicated our developments in a really strong way.

    M&G

  • We worked with Hailhurst on a particularly challenging publication with sensitive content. From the start, Hailhurst approached the project in a considered and professional manner, and went out of their way to improve the narrative. Both the client and Hailhurst should be proud of the end result

    Invicomm

  • Working with Hailhurst has been such a breath of fresh air. We needed a refresh of existing website content, and we were delighted with the result. The quality of this work has led to us working with Hailhurst on subsequent projects

    Crestbridge

  • We wanted something different for our first annual report, and that’s what we got. From advising on structure and content, to writing and editing, Hailhurst helped to create a brilliant outcome for Peel Hunt.

    Peel Hunt

  • Hailhurst were brilliant at project managing the launch of our website and helping us develop its messaging and content. With their decades of experience, they are a fantastic resource for us and are our ‘go to agency’ for all comms consulting.

    Kestrel Partners

  • This year's ARA is fantastic - beautifully written and the best ARA we have produced in years. We love their writing style. We cannot thank them enough for all their support on writing, editing and advice on how to present our content.

    Mitie

  • Hailhurst's ability to distill complex information into a compelling narrative and impressed our client and their writing skills delivered a final document with real impact. Their understanding of the broader ESG landscape was a huge benefit. A pleasure to work with.

    Veris Strategies

  • Hailhurst helped our busy, cross-region team to sharpen the consistency, conciseness and precision of the narrative in our latest sustainable development report, garnering positive feedback from a range of our internal stakeholders.

    Mondi

Clients

Since Hailhurst started in 2018, we've worked with many different companies across a range of industries - from FTSE and AIM-listed companies to charitable foundations, new start-ups, government entities and significant private companies. Some are retained clients while others work with us on a project-by-project basis. We also support agencies to meet their clients' copy needs.

Here are some of the companies we've worked with:

Royal London

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Harbour Energy

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Ocado

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Sage

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M&S

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Brookfield Asset Management

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Mitie

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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

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Domino's

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OSB

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LSE

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INPP

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PartnerRe

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Cranswick

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VARO

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de Beers Group

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Korn Ferry

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Match Group

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Spire Healthcare

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Northam Platinum

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Pearson

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BBGI

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M&G

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Mondi

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Barratt Developments

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SSP

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IMI

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Randstad

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Royal London • Harbour Energy • Ocado • Sage • M&S • Brookfield Asset Management • Mitie • Coca-Cola Europacific Partners • Domino's • OSB • LSE • INPP • PartnerRe • Cranswick • VARO • de Beers Group • Korn Ferry • Match Group • Spire Healthcare • Northam Platinum • Pearson • BBGI • M&G • Mondi • Barratt Developments • SSP • IMI • Randstad •

To find out more about how Hailhurst can help your business communicate better, get in touch.

Call us on:  +44 7775 851562
Email us at: enquiries@hailhurst.co.uk