Mustard is delighted to reveal the Top 50 Agency countdown for 2015.

This is the third time that we have assisted Prolific North with the compilation of the Top Intergrated Agencies in the North, with the rankings determined by business performance metrics such as balance sheet / shareholder funds, turnover, growth and headcount.

The 2015 rankings are below:

#

Company name

North of England office locations

Staff Count 2015

Key Clients 2015

1

McCanns Manchester

Manchester

368

Aldi, npower, Harveys, Shire Pharmaceuticals, CrossCountry Trains, Timberland, Warner Leisure

2

WRG

Manchester

129

HSBC, AstraZeneca, Peelports, HP, Shell

3

Jaywing

Sheffield, Leeds

280

PepsiCo (brands include Pepsi Max, 7Up, Doritos, Walkers, Naked Fruit Juices, Mountain Dew), Castrol BP, E.ON UK, first direct and Pets at Home 

4

Havas Lynx

Manchester

215

Astra Zeneca, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, Astellas, Eli Lilly & Co.

5

Home

Leeds

155

Jet2, B&Q, ASDA, HiFX, JD Williams Group, Mira, Interflora

6

Brass

Leeds

123

“GSK, Ribena, Yorkshire Building Society, Leeds Beckett University, Hammonds Furniture Ltd

7

Intermarketing

Leeds

110

adidas, Bupa Global, RSA, Parkdean, Virgin Trains East Coast

8

Momentum Instore

Handforth

99

Boots, Sainsbury’s, L’Oreal, Homebase, B&Q

9

Fresh

Cheadle

86

The Co-operative, Dixons Carphone, DFS, Santander, Hyundai

10

CreativeRace

Leeds

170

ASDA, Greggs, DFS, Coral, Halfords

11

MB Advertising & Marketing Ltd

Sheffield

68

Pentagon Motor Group, Marshall Motor Group, Robins & Day Ltd (Peugeot Motor Company), Desira Motor Group, Drive Motor Group.

12

TBWA\Manchester

Manchester

85

Sofaworks, Merlin Entertainments, Smyths, mbna, rentalcars.com

13

Elmwood

Leeds

64

Asda, Ann Summers, Seven Seas

14

BJL

Manchester

80

ASDA, Swinton Insurance, Ronseal, Subaru, Metrolink

15

Hangar Seven

Macclesfield, Leeds

92

Asda, DFS, Alliance Boots, Britvic, John Lewis Partnership

16

Media Agency Group

Manchester

50

Jelly Belly UK, Watchguard Technologies, St. Pete/Clearwater, Saudia, Liverpool John Lennon

17

Savvy

Leeds

80

Morrisons, Adidas, Britvic, Warburton’, Kerry Food

18

Refinery

Manchester

97

Magnet, The Co-operative, Manchester Arndale, JD Williams, Homebase

19

Propaganda

Leeds

40

Ann Summers, The Car People, Clipper Logistics

20

SteinIAS

Bollington

65

Juniper Networks, Ingredion, Trelleborg, BP Castrol, Merck

21

Principles

Leeds

68

First Direct/HSBC, Halfords, McCain, Vertu and Butterkist

22

Love Creative

Manchester

50

Johnnie Walker, General Mills, N Brown plc, Virgin Atlantic and Adidas

23

The Hub

Leeds

43

Weber Barbecues, HSL, Strachan Furniture, Somfy, Interflora

24

Delineo

Manchester

55

Aldermore Bank, Timberland, Tech Data, Gazprom Energy, Bako

25

The Photolink

Manchester

89

John Lewis, Regis Salons, Tesco, Very, Littlewoods, Argos, Homebase and Marks & Spencer

26

Blue Chip

Manchester

28

Kellogg’s, O2, PZ Cussons

27

Live & Breathe

Leeds

53

World Duty Free Group, Morrisons, Wyevale Garden Centres, Peroni, Birds Eye

28

Gecko

Leeds

40

NFU Mutual, Peninsula, People’s Postcode Lottery, Eurocamp

29

Creative Marketing Services

Leeds

19

Adjustamatic. Braid, NHS, Network Rail, Arcadia

30

Drummond Central

Newcastle

35

bet365, Newcastle City Council, Warmseal, Stoke City FC, DB Regio

31

Uber

Sheffield S2 5QY

27

Topman, ebuyer.com, tombola, The Perfume Shop, Harveys Furniture, BAFTA

32

FPP

Newcastle and Leeds

30

Kinder, P&G, Anchor

33

Cirrus

Wilmslow

35

Redrow, Provident Financial, Network Rail, 3 (Hutchison 3G), HSBC

34

Turn Key

Leeds

50

Hammerson, Johnson & Johnson, Hitatchi Capital, Howarth Timber, Great Lengths

35

driven

Wilmslow

23

Provident Financial Group, webuyanycar.com, Blue Diamond Almond Growers, Vimto Soft Drinks, Dr Wolff

36

Everything Different

Newcastle

42

Land Securities, Carpetright, Barker & Stonehouse, L’Oreal, University of Sunderland

37

A&P

Preston

48

Redrow Homes, DAF Trucks, Furness Building Society, Breville, Princes

38

MC2

Manchester

38

Deloitte, NCC Group, Mondelez International, Bright Futures Educational Trust and Krispy Kreme

39

Uniform

Liverpool

42

Amtico, Linn, Canary Wharf Group, Unilever, Belling/Stoves

40

Foundry Communicaitons

Altrincham

25

Merseyrail, PGL Holidays, Albermarle Bond, Kumho Tyres, Casillero del Diablo and Crawford Healthcare

41

Bluestorm

Hull

27

Hopwood Hall College, Coachman Caravans, Hull City Council, Greenport, AAK, Turner Price

42

Parker Design

Northwich

25

AstraZeneca, Thomson Reuters, United Utilities, Sage, Silicon Valley Bank

43

USP Creative

Liverpool

24

Redrow, Unilever, Weightmans, DWF, HBF

44

One  (formerly One Communications) 

Manchester

38

United Utilities, Hoover, Euler Hermes, Knauf Insulation, Alstom

45

Bloom

Leeds

32

itv, Sky, Virgin Delta, KPMG, Jewsons

46

Strawberry

Hull

36

Beal Homes, Qwiddle, Storetec, Hugh Rice, Siemens

47

Dinosaur

Manchester

23

The Co-operative Food, The Co-operative Bank, The Gym Group, Hobbycraft, Well

48

Cheetham Bell

Manchester

42

Magnet, John West, Siemens, Dreams & Jersey Telecom

49

Heckford Advertising

Preston

28

Nichols PLC, tomy, Lanchashire CC, Wainhoumes, Sandcastle, Vanguard, Winfields Outdoors

50

Oakbase

Wilmslow

26

TJ Hughes, Bunzl Group, Wincanton, BASF, Lakeland