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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Robin Johnson

Staff treat as Derby design agency celebrates reaching ‘adulthood’

A Derby design agency has treated its staff to a day out at a theme park to mark the company’s 18th birthday.

Katapult, based in Ashbourne Road, is celebrating the landmark this month - and recently treated their staff to a day out at Drayton Manor to thank them for their hard work.

The business was founded by Dawn Foote and Phil Higgins. Today, it has a team of 17 staff who specialise in working with themed attractions.

Co-founder and chief executive Dawn said: “We’re really proud to reach our 18th year and have enjoyed the journey.

“We never stand still and over the last three years we have really refined the focus of Katapult, grown our team, extended our specialist skills and within the last year alone have worked on international projects for brands such as LEGO, Cartoon Network and National Geographic.”

The Katapult team enjoyed a day out at Drayton Manor to celebrate the firm's anniversary (Katapult)

Phil Higgins, co-founder and chief commercial officer, said: “We are totally focused on themed and location-based attractions.

“As well as delivering some exciting projects like the new Cartoon Network/Future Kid Family Entertainment Centre in Kuwait, we will be building on our relationships, creativity and experience to bring even more exciting attractions to life.

“We are all passionate about this industry, we immerse ourselves in the companies we work with, we visit parks, we take part in our industry and we always put the guest experience first. Here’s to the next 18 years!”

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