Welcome to the April edition of our monthly e-newsletter, The Copper Wire, bringing you the latest news and updates from our sectors - plus this month, an important announcement of our own. Enjoy...

From 1 May John Twitchen will take the seat as Copper's Chief Executive, responsible for business development and growth across the regions. Claire Gordon will step into the role of Chairman with a particular focus on project governance, including CSR and solutions for effective stakeholder engagement.

Copper has come a long way in just two years, building on the strong foundations laid by 3G Communications and Sauce Consultancy.

Copper’s Chief Executive, John Twitchen said: “The strength in depth of knowledge that our team brings to the table never fails to impress me. Our growth, in serving a broader client base and using creativity and digital channels to answer ever more challenging briefs, means we’re always keen to hear from people who want to join #TeamCopper.” To view the announcement on our website, click here.

Sam Cranston, Senior Account Manager, attended London First’s second annual infrastructure summit. Here he reflects on the key points that he took away:

In a gathering of the great and good of the infrastructure world, from the Deputy Mayors of London to the global heads of major infrastructure developers, this conference was the first that I have attended where I left feeling optimistic.

There is a clear and shared vision about the need for future development across the Capital and the feeling that we may be getting close to a similar vision for the rest of the UK too... Read the full article here.

Junior Account Executive, Elemchi Nwosu, reports on her recent insight into sustainable travel and transport in Bristol:

Copper heard some ground-breaking ideas about sustainable travel at Go Green’s latest business breakfast. Almost 100 people met at Brunel’s SS Great Britain to see presentations, pitches and exhibitions discussing environmentally friendly transport initiatives.

Bristol’s population has grown rapidly over the past decade and so has the number of people using public transport (for example, 20% more people are using buses this year compared to last year). Increasing strains on the city’s transport capacity are making people seek less environmentally costly ways to get around... Read the full article here.

Members of the Copper team have been doing sterling work fundraising for charity in the last month - John Twitchen completed the Bournemouth half marathon raising money for British Heart Foundation, Dan Sage took part in the Black Dog half marathon as a practice run for a charity race later in the year, and last weekend, Rozi Pearson completed her first ever marathon in London to raise money for Marie Curie. Any support is much appreciated by our awesome trio.

Thanks for reading,

The Copper Team