Automotive public relations and marketing agency, Chicane, which has won the coveted ‘Industry Partner of the Year’ Award, as voted for by its peers and the industry in general.

Chicane specialises in the automotive aftermarket and represents a portfolio of companies that includes several household names, as well as a number of emerging brands and firms. The business also represents PR clients outside the aftermarket, including a number of sporting teams, and clients in the insurance, vehicle rental, motorsport, agricultural, plant and charity sectors.

The Chicane team, based just outside London in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, consists of Gary Barak, Simon Maurice, Steve Coombes, Mary-Jane Coombes and Donna Clapp.

Chicane Director, Gary Barak, said, “We are so delighted, very pleasantly surprised and humbled with this award as we were up against such established businesses.”

Fellow Director Steve Coombes added, “It’s been a tough year for the aftermarket and the world in general and during that time, we were dedicated to ensuring our clients continued to get their messages out there and we feel like we’re getting back to as close to normal as an industry as we can expect, which is really good to see. Since the start of this year, we’ve welcomed several new clients to our client portfolio, we continue to grow and excited to see what the future brings for us.”