Digital agency moves to Manchester and calls city ‘the engine room of UK innovation’

A Scottish digital agency has moved to Manchester and says the move “is another huge step forward” in its growth.

CreateFuture is the new name of Edinburgh digital consultancy formerly known as xDesign. And to mark the relaunch, the company has launched new offices in London and the North of England.

Last year the group bought design agency CreateFuture – after which it is now named – and secured minority investment from Soho Square Capital to support its UK expansion plans after a 119% increase in revenue over the past year financial.

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The new Manchester city center office will be led by CreateFuture’s North England head Mark Dore, who has joined from Accenture. He will also oversee operations from the company’s Leeds office, our sister title, reports Insider.co.uk .

Mr Dore said: “The launch of our Manchester office is another huge step forward in the CreateFuture story. Manchester has always been the engine room of innovation in the UK and is officially the biggest tech hub outside of London.

“Expanding our physical presence in Manchester and London will support us in further strengthening our customer relationships; help us play an even bigger role in local tech communities and give our teams a space to come together, collaborate on customer challenges, and most importantly, have fun in the process.”

CreateFuture chief executive Euan Andrews said: “CreateFuture is a name that really resonates with our vision and aspirations as a business, we’re not just another faceless digital company, we’re a full service digital consultancy that houses a range of wide talent and capacity.

“Whether they’re strategists, engineers, creators, cloud specialists or product designers, our people are passionate ‘doers’ who focus on our customers’ biggest challenges today, while supporting them to create exceptional user outcomes them from tomorrow.

“As well as unveiling our new name and brand, the launch of our new offices in Manchester and London only adds to the buzz currently surrounding the company. Both cities are home to a large number of our customers as well as huge centers of global technology investment.”

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