Southampton: Devon design studio sets up new office in Hampshire

Devon-based media design studio Pushed has announced its expansion to Southampton, building on 13 years of success within the industry from its current location in Plymouth.

Founder of Pushed, Dave Meadows, set up the company in 2005 when ITV closed its regional studio in Plymouth making him redundant from his position there as senior graphic designer. With technological advances facilitating remote working, it was an easy decision to stay local and set up a specialist company which could deliver work to rival the biggest London agencies, while keeping overheads down and therefore costs to clients low.

Since then, Pushed has established a name for itself working with a wide range of clients creating television and cinema commercials, broadcast graphics, corporate CGI, motion graphics and animation winning a Royal Television Society Award for animation in 2010. Current clients include Dave’s former employer, ITV, Brittany Ferries, Royal Mail, AXA, National Trust and celebrity chefs Rick Stein, James Martin and Rachel Allen.

Speaking of the company’s second home, Meadows said: “We’re delighted to be taking this next step and expanding the business to Southampton. It’s a fantastic, vibrant city with lots of opportunities, local talent from the universities and convenient links to London. We can’t wait to get started.”

The new office will be situated in Cumberland Place in the heart of Southampton’s cultural quarter. Ben Parker’s move to Southampton from Plymouth and desire to remain with the company was, in fact, the original inspiration behind the new location.

Joining Parker in the new office, will be Chris Allwright, a designer who has recently graduated from Southampton Solent University, and the company is looking to further nurture and support local talent as the company grows.