PR and marketing agency, Active Profile, has marked a strong first half to its financial year with a number of new client appointments, sales growth ahead of target and an expanded office in Manchester. There have also been senior promotions within the team.

Recent new client appointments include online learning platform developer Wranx, the Liverpool Commercial District BID and Science North, which has handed Active Profile the brief to promote the inaugural Business of Science Conference in Manchester in May.

Liverpool City Region Enterprise Partnership has also appointed Active Profile to formally launch the growth hub.

Sales during this period were above target and up 50% compared to the same period in 2015.

Anna Heyes, managing director of Active Profile, said:

“It has been a really strong year for us so far with new clients in our key sectors of property and regeneration and science and technology, as well as extended contracts from existing clients. Towards the end of 2015, we moved to larger office premises in Manchester in order to support the growing demand we’re experiencing from clients that are based in and around the city.”

Promotions within the team have seen senior account manager Natalie Fox promoted to junior account director, Carrie Allen to senior account executive and Jo Spragg is now a senior account director. Nicky Hughes has been promoted to Associate Director and Head of Property and Regeneration.