Law firm Hillyer McKeown opens Chester office

North West law firm Hillyer McKeown has opened its new office in Chester with the help of Jo Fairley, the founder of Green & Black’s chocolate.

At the official opening, Jo gave a talk to Hillyer McKeown clients and contacts in which she discussed growing the Green & Black’s brand and eventually selling the company to multinational confectionary firm Cadbury.

The new office, at Gorse Stacks in the city centre, is the second Hillyer McKeown office to open this year following the launch of a Liverpool base in June.

Steve Harvey, the firm’s managing partner, said: “It was terrific to have an entrepreneur of the calibre of Jo Fairley to officially open our new offices in Chester.

“Jo’s story of how she created a brand from scratch and helped turn it into a £100m business is inspirational.”

He added: “We work with businesses ranging from PLCs and established family businesses through to ambitious, fast-growth startups.”

Hillyer McKeown also used the event to launch HM, a business and lifestyle magazine that will be produced its new PR and marketing business, which launched in September.

The company saw its turnover rise by over 25% in H1 2015, during which time it hired a further 20 members of staff to meet a growing demand.

Commenting on the event, Green & Black’s founder Jo said: “I was delighted to share the Green & Black’s story with Hillyer McKeown’s clients.

“A lot of the things we did to build our business can work in any business in any sector.”

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