Prova, the leading automotive, technology and cleantech communications consultancy, has agreed a partnership with the Silverstone Technology Cluster (STC) to provide the organisation with communications consultancy.
STC is the not-for-profit cluster support organisation for advanced engineering, electronics and software businesses located in the area surrounding Silverstone. Its ambition is to encourage innovation and collaboration, foster commercial growth and drive business opportunities. Membership includes leading companies from the automotive, aerospace, technology sectors, as well as supporting professional services organisations. Founding members include Barclays, Buckinghamshire Council, EMW, Grant Thornton, Hexagon, Silverstone Park and South Northamptonshire Council. The STC board is made up of those organisations, as well as representatives from KW Special Projects and Lohmann Technologies.
Prova is renowned for delivering innovative communications programmes for world leaders across motorsport, automotive, cleantech and further afield, as well as managing legislative and behavioural change programmes, while building its own investment cluster and developing close relationships with the private equity and VC communities.
Pim van Baarsen, chief executive of STC, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Prova to our membership base and look forward to working in close partnership with the consultancy to raise the profile of our members and ourselves. Prova has an enviable reputation across the cleantech and advanced engineering sectors, as well as an impressive track record across motorsport. They have close ties with our community already.”
Ed Willmott, director of communications at Prova, added: “Within an hour of Silverstone lies some of the most innovative advanced engineering expertise in the world. It is a real privilege to help raise the profile of such a unique, growing cluster. The STC is going from strength to strength and we want to take that message to a wider audience.”