In September, we celebrated DWH’s 5th birthday! Join us in looking back over the last half decade and everything that’s helped DWH to become what it is today. We can’t promise there will be cake, but hopefully you’ll come along anyway.
In September, we celebrated DWH’s 5th birthday! Join us in looking back over the last half decade and everything that’s helped DWH to become what it is today. We can’t promise there will be cake, but hopefully you’ll come along anyway.
The evolution of an agency
In 2016, DWH was Dave. In 2017, we were calling ourselves a boutique agency. Now, DWH is a fully fledged creative design agency with an impressive portfolio of projects covering branding, graphic design, digital marketing strategy, social media, web design and print. Our evolution from a one-man band to a compact yet flexible digital marketing agency hasn’t been completely linear, which is pretty par for the course. Dave never meant to start an agency, but he did.
Five years on, it’s doing pretty well.
The amazing DWH team
Having a great team of talented and dedicated people is one of the most valuable things a creative agency can have. Here at DWH, we’re fortunate to have just that.
DAVID HUSKISON
DWH started in Dave’s spare room in evenings and at weekends. Juggling a full-time job and building an empire from the ground up (all with a toddler demanding attention) was tough, but his passion and dedication allowed him to develop a successful agency in just a few years. Although the DWH team is now somewhat larger than in 2016, Dave is still personally involved in every project that comes through the door.
GEMMA HUSKISON
After coronavirus dealt the final blow to the family business in the events and exhibitions industry, Gemma joined the other family business here at DWH. With a wealth of experience in video editing, motion graphics and 3D design, Gemma has opened up an exciting new avenue for DWH and our clients to explore.
JONATHON BRIGHT
JB has been with DWH since pretty much day one. He’s exceptionally well travelled, with a brain full of 25 years’ worth of digital marketing experience. He’s a great example of why flexible working works; why limit recruitment to a particular location when it could mean missing out on the JBs of your industry?
CLAIRE BALDWIN
Copywriter Claire has been with us since 2018, though she’s known Dave for over 15 years. After initially supporting DWH with ad-hoc proofreading and social media posts, our growing business meant more copywriting requirements. As a freelancer and long-time supporter of all things Dave, she was more than happy to take on some additional responsibilities and now tackles everything from complete website copy to writing articles for our blog.
AYDAN KELLY
Aydan started with DWH in 2019 as a junior creative artworker, and blew us away with his dedication and attention to detail in his first few projects. Since then, he’s continued to grow, learn and develop new skills—as evidenced by his recent promotion to digital designer!
CAMERON GILL
Also in 2019, we welcomed Cameron, our very first intern. This was an exciting time for DWH, helping us to use our position in the industry to give back to the creative community. We were sad to see Cameron go in 2020, but proud to have given him a great start in his career.
JAMES WALLSGROVE
Head developer James Wallsgrove has been with DWH since 2018, helping us to offer complete web design and development services all under one roof. With over a decade of experience, he knows the web inside and out and has helped to get our clients online with fast, mobile-friendly and future-proofed websites.
The unexpected arrival
In 2020, we welcomed a new addition to the team: Coronavirus!
Like just about every other business on the planet, when Rona reared its ugly head, we all thought: “shiiit.” There were plenty of tough times, with the lads out on furlough, PE with Joe Wicks, approximately a million Zoom calls, and dog parenting in lockdown, but we made it out the other side. We learned a lot during lockdown, not least of which was the importance of our client relationships, and how amazing the DWH team really is.
Climate positivity
One of the things we’re most proud of is partnering with Ecologi to become a Climate Positive Workforce.
Known as Offset Earth back when we signed up, the scheme has helped us to do something great for the planet by planting trees to offset our carbon footprint and support projects around the world.
After just under 2 years, we’re currently proud sponsors of 1,576 trees, which has allowed us to offset 60.02 tonnes of CO2e. That’s the equivalent of 46 long haul flights!
At DWH, we’re all about telling brand stories. This is ours—but the story doesn’t stop here. There are so many exciting things on the horizon (some of which we’ve been dying to tell you about for months) and lots of challenges, changes and opportunities to look forward to. So, here’s to 5 years of DWH. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey. We couldn’t have done it without you.
At DWH, we’re all about telling brand stories. This is ours—but the story doesn’t stop here. There are so many exciting things on the horizon (some of which we’ve been dying to tell you about for months) and lots of challenges, changes and opportunities to look forward to. So, here’s to 5 years of DWH. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Claire Baldwin
Claire has over 10 years' copywriting experience across a range of print and digital media, working with a variety of styles, formats and tones of voice. She has written as part of an in-house team client side, as well as at marketing agencies based in the East Midlands. Claire's services include copywriting, copy editing, content creation and proofreading.