A COUNTY award winning events and communications company has announced the acquisition of an events agency.

Drp, based in Hartlebury, has bought Penguins, adding diversity to their client base and increasing their team total to 221 people across the Midlands, London, Leeds and now Windsor.

Penguins, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in the industry, is an agency working in live events and incentive travel solutions.

It provides management, production and digital servicing to clients such as Honda, GSK, British Airways, and Unilever.

Mark Buist, managing director at Penguins, which employees 22 people, said: “Joining Drp opens up a host of opportunities for Penguins, Drp and our customers.

"We are committed to the growth of Penguins and wider Drp and cannot wait for the exciting journey ahead.”

Dale Parmenter, Group CEO of Drp, added: “This is an extremely exciting time for the Drp team.

"We are looking forward to expanding our capacity and capabilities in four locations across the UK.

"Penguins is a well-established, innovative and active agency, which we are very much looking forward to welcoming into our team.”