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Wordshop is the trading name of Clarke Elliot Norman Associates Limited, an independent design and communications agency specialising in pension fund communications.

The company is based in Sherborne, Dorset, England. It has approximately 15 employees, including copywriters, graphic designers and account handlers.

History
Wordshop was founded in 1988 by Sue Clarke, Graham Norman and Julia Elliot. It was originally set up to provide general copywriting services for corporate clients.

Julia Elliot’s previous experience of setting up a pension scheme for a large UK company gave Wordshop the opportunity to enter the niche field of pension fund communications. This coincided with a growing awareness in the industry of the importance of providing clear and jargon-free communications to pension scheme members, and also increasing regulation governing this field. Over time, pension scheme communication has become Wordshop’s core business.

The company lists the pension schemes of 20 of the FTSE-100 among its clients, including BAE Systems, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Rio Tinto, Wolseley and Whitbread.

Products

 * annual report and accounts
 * trustees’ summary reports
 * newsletters
 * pensioner magazines
 * website design and maintenance
 * MNT communications and ballots
 * scheme guides
 * investment guides
 * benefit statements, including SMPI
 * forms and standard letters
 * change communications
 * communications audits, surveys and measurement

Awards

 * Pension and Investment UK Scheme Communications Awards 2010
 * Special Needs Strategy Award – BAE Systems
 * (for producing audio/large font versions of their pensioner newsletters)


 * PRAG Summary Trustee Report Awards 2009
 * Winner (schemes with assets less than £1bn) – Thames Water
 * Commended (schemes with assets less than £1bn) – Otto UK
 * Commended (DC scheme) – Severn Trent


 * Pension Scheme of the Year Awards 2009
 * Best website design (private) – Tesco


 * Engaged Investor Awards 2009
 * Best Communications Initiative – Tesco (winner)
 * Best Popular Report & Accounts – Barnardo’s (highly commended)


 * Pensions Scheme of the Year Awards 2008
 * DB Communications (public) – Berkshire Pension Fund


 * Pensions Scheme of the Year Awards 2007
 * DB Communications (over £2.5bn) – Tesco
 * DB Communications (£250m - £1bn) – Barnardo’s