Would you like the reassurance of working with an established brand design company with proven ability? Between us we’ve worked in brand design and marketing across most sectors, from automotive to telecoms, from accountancy to fashion. Founding partner Andrew has won numerous creative accolades for his work, including two New York Festival Awards, two European Regional Design Awards and a Communications Arts Award. Marketing Consultant, Helen specialises in Brand and Communications Marketing, and has a depth of experience - from launching Cable & Wireless Communications to running her own fashion business. Established in 2003, Metalhouse has over eight years of successful trading with numerous satisfied clients.
Creative Director and Co-founder: Andrew Cook
Andrew has over 20 years design consultancy experience.
Andrew worked as a senior designer and art director for the London office of the international design group DIA, where he specialised in brand identity, and corporate communications for clients such as DaimlerChrysler, Cheltenham & Gloucester, Toni&Guy, Zurich International, National Savings, Arjo Wiggins, Scottish Courage and Anheuser Busch.
In 1998 as Creative Director of the Chrysler and Jeep team at DIA, Andrew was asked to become the UK brand guardian for the two brands to ensure a consistent style across all marketing communications.
In January 2000 Andrew joined brand consultancy Dawson Meadows as a team leader and was quickly promoted to creative director. He headed up the design studio for over 3 years working with a variety of leading international brands such as Prudential, DaimlerChrysler, UBS Warburg, Zurich Commercial and The Lebanon Fruit Juice Company.
To his credit Andrew has been rewarded with a number of prestigious international design awards including: two New York Festival Awards, two European Regional Design Awards, two Paper Focus Creative Awards and a Communication Arts award for website design.
Marketing: Helen Townshend
Helen is a marketing professional who specialises in brand and communications strategy, planning and delivery.
Her work experience is broad. At Cable & Wireless she was responsible for delivering the biggest brand campaign of the decade with the launch of C&W Communications. At BT she ran their CRM strategy for business customers. And she has set up and run her own online fashion retail business.
In addition she has worked within the financial services, utilities, automotive, mobile phones, and women’s clothing sectors. She has managed large teams of people and worked on her own, she’s as comfortable working at Board Level as she is manning an exhibition stand.