Brindley retains €18.5m account

BRINDLEY Advertising has retained the Government’s print advertising account for another three years.

The Dublin ad agency has held the lucrative account for a number of years and was one of two bidders for the contract.

The latest three-year deal, worth €18.5 million, will see Brindley place all Government notices in the print media.

Brindley Advertising is now owned by British media group Aegis. It bought the firm from founder Basil Brindley two years ago in a deal worth up to €12m.

Mr Brindley remains a director of the company.

According to its latest accounts, which are for 2005, Brindley Advertising made a profit of €2.5m on turnover of €15.2m.

Aegis, under its various subsidiary companies, is the higher spender on advertising in the Irish national newspaper market.

In 2006 it placed advertising on behalf of clients worth €41.5m. Aegis also owns the Carat and Vizeum agencies.