THE LOFT

“Having worked for many years helping develop brands both domestically and internationally, I have found that combining highly creative design with a fast and immediate client response is a significant challenge. The loft is exceptional in their patience and process to extract what the client wants, articulate the options effectively and then deliver the elements to meet tight timescales and budgets. They continually go the extra mile and add considerable energy, insight and value throughout.”

Iain MacRitchie, Private Equity Chair, Social Entrepreneur, Growth & Change Specialist

“THE LOFT was an integral part of the Altia story, we worked together for many years where they were instrumental in creating our global brand. They contributed to countless projects, worked across the entire organisation and provided real support throughout our business journey as a growing company.

They were a tremendous help, particularly in the earlier years, when our company’s growth was at its most rapid and things were changing every day. They supported then, as they always have done, by contributing to the company’s strategies with great energy, insight and creativity.

Always grounded in the commercial realities of what we were doing and always with the bigger picture in mind.

Good fun too, highly recommended.”

Ian Watson, CEO & Co-Founder of Altia Solutions

“We worked very closely with THE LOFT for many years and they brought so much value to our global organisation in many different ways. Everything from overhauling our digital presence to supporting what we do with large automotive OEMs, even working very closely with myself to re-think how we present our own company’s position, philosophy and expertise.

They’re always brimming with energy, ideas and a service-oriented approach to what they’re doing. We became so close, at one point, they even moved in.

Very enjoyable to work with and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to others.”

Alan Meldrum, Global Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Client Services

“The creativity of ‘The Loft’ has been absolutely first class. We were blown away by the work they produced for us and their friendly approach and customer service made them a pleasure to work with. Suffice to say we are looking forward to working with them again on future projects.”

NICHOLAS PRAG, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP EXECUTIVE, NETWORK RAIL

“Aqualisa have been working with the loft for over a year now on a huge range of projects – everything from packaging concepts to brochure designs, sales-decks, photography and other marketing communications. They provide creative solutions, sometimes to extremely tight deadlines, which has helped our company to drive forward with its own commercial objectives. essentially an extended part of our team. Highly recommended.”

Simon Cornelius, Senior Product Manager, Aqualisa Products Ltd

“We’ve worked with the loft for a number of years now, and in that time they’ve helped us win several pieces of new business with some of the biggest and most recognisable brands in the world.

They always get it straight away, have a great sensitivity to brands and are willing to go the extra mile. They can mould PowerPoint pitch decks in ways we’ve never seen before.

Finally, we are always working towards incredibly tight deadlines at Wave and our overnight shifts, complete with last-minute amends, have become legendary.

An integral part of our pitch team.”

Linda Gallagher, Managing Director at Wave Agency

“The loft were instrumental in our re-branding exercise at Beeks FX as we continue to grow our international business, they went above and beyond when working to a tight deadline. Our team enjoyed working with them and it was a fun experience, however threats of free Prosecco have yet to materialise :-)”

Gordon McArthur, CEO of BEEKS FX VPS

“Production of our Annual Sustainability Report used to be one of the most stressful jobs in the marketing calendar due to its complexity and tight deadline. This year it was stress free, thanks to everybody involved including the loft. It is a marked improvement on earlier versions and the introduction of infographics has transformed this publication.”

James Lang, Group Marketing Director of Scottish Leather Group

“The loft are a delight to work with. The team are dynamic, creative and extremely likeable. A real pleasure to do business with and I am thrilled with the end result!”

Evelyn McDonald, Head of Growing Businesses, Prince’s Trust Youth Business Scotland

“From our very first discussions, THE LOFT team really understood what we wanted to achieve and approached the project with creativity, enthusiasm and professionalism. Despite a tight deadline, they delivered a first-rate corporate identity which has been whole-heartedly embraced by our organisation and which represents our corporate culture.”

LESLEY-ANN CARDOW, GROUP MARKETING MANAGER OF ATLAS HOTELS

“The videos we created with the loft really helped Alexander Dennis communicate the advantages of double-decker buses to our clientele and we were very happy with the service provided.”

JACQUELINE ANDERSON, GROUP MARKETING DIRECTOR OF ALEXANDER DENNIS

“The loft have been an inspiring, creative and friendly team to work with. Listening to our needs and having a real understanding of our audience ensured that their communications solution is absolutely spot on – highly recommended!”

GEOFF LEASK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, YOUNG ENTERPRISE SCOTLAND

“Obesity Action Scotland worked with the loft to develop a series of graphics aimed to deliver health messages. the whole process from presenting wide range of ideas to choose from, to narrowing down the concepts, to fine tuning the final product, was easy and enjoyable. The team was very professional, approachable and easy going with plenty of initiative. Working with the loft team was a pleasure, thank you!”

Dr Anna Strachan, Policy Officer, Obesity Action Scotland

“When Altia decided to develop and be the lead sponsor of the SOCEX conference and the annual Keith Hughes Awards, the loft worked closely with us. They delivered excellent work within tight deadlines and the results were commented on very favourably by many of the attendees.”

IAN WATSON, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ALTIA SOLUTIONS

“The loft was instrumental in developing two high profile documents for Enable Scotland that prominently featured infographics, one of their creative strong points. A thoughtful, creative and to-the-point team.”

Willie Cairns, Communications Co-Ordinator, Enable Scotland

“THE TEAM AT THE LOFT DESIGNED OUR BRAND AND WEBSITE. THEY ARE SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED PEOPLE I’VE EVER MET. THE WAY THEY GET THE CLIENT INVOLVED WITH THE DESIGN PROCESS MAKES YOU FEEL AS IF YOUR PART OF THE TEAM.”

John McGrath, Managing Director, Fridge Angels

“For the BenRiach Cask Strength, the organisation was looking for something that was bold, imaginative and would take the brand and the range to the next level. We are delighted with the final outcome as well as the service provided by the loft.”

LOUISE SEAWARD, GLOBAL INNOVATION MANAGER, BROWN FORMAN

“THE LOFT CREATED A BRAND IDENTITY FOR THE LEVEN CAR COMPANY – ONE WITH WHICH WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD. THE COMPANY GAVE A VERY PERSONAL SERVICE, TOOK THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS, CONSULTED THE ENTIRE TEAM AND THEY PROVIDED US WITH A TOP QUALITY DESIGN CULMINATING IN A BRAND THAT SITS ALONGSIDE TWO OF THE WORLDS FINEST – ASTON MARTIN AND ROLLS ROYCE – WITHOUT LOOKING OUT OF PLACE”

CHRIS MCMAHON, MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE LEVEN CAR COMPANY

“THE LOFT DESIGNED AND BUILT A TREMENDOUS WEBSITE FOR CONSILIUM WHICH VERY NICELY SUMMARISES WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE ABOUT AS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS A FUN PROCESS, THE SITE WORKS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND WE HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLIMENTS ON ITS LOOK AND FEEL. WE WOULDN’T HESITATE TO RECOMMEND THE LOFT TO OTHERS.”

John Blair, Partner, Consilium Chartered Accountants

“It’s been a great experience working with the loft team, they understood our business quickly and produced artwork which really helps us to simplify and convey our message to customers. We feel rightly proud of the work that we created with them.”

Kirsten Lord, Managing Director of Physiowizard

“Coming up with a design for both our company logo and our flagship brand (Infrequent Flyers) from scratch was no mean feat; The Loft were great to work with, both creatively and in terms of execution. They delivered an end-result that I am delighted with, and which many of our customers have been very complimentary towards. Importantly, their ‘after-sales’ service has also been exemplary – they are always happy to help with those little details.”

ALISTAIR WALKER, FOUNDER OF ALISTAIR WALKER WHISKY

“The team at the loft created an image that visually captured the remit we set — our business, our industry sector and a technology message — in a visually attractive way. Their team spent quality time with us to understand the spirit of what we wanted to be captured and then, through several iterations, came up with the final images which we are very satisfied with. These images are used in publications, product brochures and on our website.”

James Woodrow, Petroleum Experts Limited

“The process we went through to derive the ‘While We Wait’ concept art was very enjoyable indeed. The invite to attend at the inception and final stages made me really feel a part of the process and collaborating with the loft team on the details of materials, shadow and final photography made me really feel my needs were catered for. Every time I look at the results I feel a real attachment and pride.”

David Nicol, Founder of The Craft Whisky Club

Portal have been working with THE LOFT for more than 5 years now. We have always found them great to work with. They’re innovative, creative and never miss a deadline. We look forward to our continuing partnership.

MICHAEL GOLDIE, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PORTAL SECURITY