Based in buzzy Spinningfields, our expert team will get you on the Manchester map and beyond!
As one of the top Manchester branding agencies, we’re proud to be part of this ambitious community. We have over 20 years of experience helping companies across Salford, Altrincham, Bolton, Stockport and beyond bring their visions to life through vibrant identity and design.
With packages starting from £5,000, we’ll boost your business with branding, rebranding, brand guidelines and brand activation.
Our approach is what sets us apart. In an increasingly digital world, we’re committed to staying human-first. You’ll be working with with a dedicated specialist team who will always have your audience’s wants and needs at the focal point of our work.
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Got a great idea? You’ll need a great brand to match. As a leading Manchester branding agency, we create complete brand identities that connect with your audience. From naming and logo design to colour palettes, typography, photography and graphics, our creative team will build a visual identity that makes you shine. Whether you’re launching a new business or refreshing your look, we’ll make sure your brand has the impact it needs to get you launched with a bang.
A rebrand is one of the most effective ways to breathe new life into your business and reposition your company for growth. Our Manchester branding experts have rebranded businesses across sectors including professional services, tech, hospitality and charities. We combine creative design with strategic thinking to ensure your rebrand looks great, resonates with your target audience, improves brand awareness and helps you stay relevant in a competitive market.
Consistency is the key to strong branding. We create detailed, easy-to-use brand guidelines that ensure your team and partners can apply your brand correctly across every touchpoint. From logos, fonts and colour codes to tone of voice and visual examples, our brand guidelines make it simple to stay on-brand. Whether you’re a small Manchester startup or a national organisation, we’ll equip you with the tools you need to protect and grow your brand identity.
Behind every successful brand is a clear strategy. We’ll work with you to define your brand positioning, messaging, and values so your audience instantly understands what you stand for. Our brand strategy services cover everything from audience research and competitor analysis to campaign ideas and launch planning. Once your new brand is designed, we’ll support you with activation tactics to make sure your brand is seen, heard and remembered across Manchester and beyond.
Your logo is the cornerstone of your brand. Here at Ultimate, we create clear, legible, and eye-catching logos that instantly communicate your identity.
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Examples of our work
A full tourism rebrand for leading holiday lettings business
A fresh brand for an MSP in the tech sector
Kickstart your brand
Starting from £5,000
Perfect for new businesses or those rebranding, this package forges a solid brand identity and gives you the core assets to launch with confidence.
Drive engagement & growth
Starting from £15,000
Designed for businesses ready to actively engage their market. We develop a full brand strategy and execute a targeted, single-channel campaign to drive results.
Includes everything in Bronze, plus:
Expand market presence
Price on application
The ultimate strategic partnership. We conduct deep market analysis and execute a powerful, multi-channel campaign designed for maximum impact and market leadership.
Includes everything in Silver, plus:
We’re an expert team of designers, developers, and strategists with over 20 years in the industry. Based in Manchester, we’re built from curated expert talent in one of the UK’s leading creative hubs. We’ve worked with some of the biggest household names, including Brother, Penguin Random House, Carex, Chester Zoo, and Ilford Photo. Our unstoppable team of creative experts are committed to delivering the very best in branding!
I began my marketing career in the healthcare sector before moving to a full-service agency, where I worked across everything from print and social to digital campaigns. That’s where I discovered my love for branding, design, and storytelling, which eventually led me to Ultimate. As Brand and Partnerships Manager, I lead Ultimate’s own marketing strategy, from shaping content and managing our digital channels to developing partnerships that help us grow. I also look after our website, campaigns, and performance reporting to make sure our brand is always evolving and reaching the right audiences. Outside of work, you’ll usually find me exploring Manchester with friends, getting creative with a craft project, or on stage as a professional singer. Pass the mic!
I hold the position of Chairman at Ultimate, having founded the company in 1994 at the age of 19. I’d like to think my entrepreneurial spirit has been instrumental in its success, but maybe I should let others be the judge of that. I now lead the executive board, where I support the vision of the CEO and senior leadership team. Over the years, I’ve held multiple leadership and board positions and have extensive experience across many sectors, including technology, creative industries, sports, performance, and well-being. Although varied in nature, they all share a common thread: a focus on entrepreneurship and the successful collaboration of exceptional people. I recently cycled the entire 2021 Tour de France route as part of a team that raised more than £1.3 million for the charity Cure Leukaemia. This is one of my proudest achievements, as well as being an official ambassador for the Seashell Trust, a national charity that supports children and young adults with the most complex learning difficulties. In addition, I hold a trustee position with the Being Foundation. The following philosophy encapsulates the essence of my approach to life, work, and pretty much everything: "Enjoy life, do great work." This mantra serves as a guiding principle in all I do.
I hold a degree in Software Engineering and began my career as a developer in the medical sector. Alongside this, I explored web development frameworks and quickly discovered a passion for building web applications. This led me to pursue a full-time career in web development, where I’ve grown into a full stack developer. I enjoy working across the entire project lifecycle - from designing databases and choosing the right tech stack to implementing solutions and providing ongoing support. Outside of work, I enjoy learning new technologies, spending time with my family, and playing badminton.
Where to start... with over two decades of experience in technology and marketing, lots of hard work and big ambitions, I'd like to say I've established myself as a leading professional in the field. I've spent my career leveraging my expertise to collaborate with various top-tier brands and organisations and spearheading a diverse range of technical projects including sophisticated apps, complex websites and 3rd party integrations to clients' backend systems and platforms. I'm a huge lover of golf and spend my spare time trying to improve my handicap, and when I'm not at the golf course, I'm spending time with my little (not so little anymore) girl.
I joined Ultimate over 4 years ago, and in that time I've really developed and evolved both as a person and a designer. I'm really proud of the things I’ve achieved and the projects I’ve been able to work on - from creative and branding projects, right through to full digital pieces. Outside of work, I’m usually socialising with family or friends. If I’m not doing that, I’m usually finding the next thing to decorate around the house or just getting out for a nice walk in nature!
I began my career in Spain 15+ years ago designing magazines primarily working in printing houses and agency environments. Graphic design was my core skill until I moved to the UK in 2015 when I took a very keen interest in interactive design, branding and digital communications. When I'm not at work I'm either cooking up a pretty good paella, or out listening to music.
I’ve been part of Ultimate for 20 years this year and the journey has been incredible! I LOVE the kick-off of any creative or brand project. Understanding the client and getting under the skin of a brief is key to everything, once this bit is in motion the creative possibilities really open up and we can create our BEST work. Outside of Ultimate there’s two big things for me…family life! and a new obsession (i’m genuinely OBSESSED :D) with ceramics, so if i get the opportunity i’m usually creating something with clay!
I have worked at Ultimate for over 10 years and I head up our website development team, delving into every brief with genuine enthusiasm and grit, in order to create the best solution for our clients. When I'm not at work you'll find me spending time with my beautiful family.
It’s slightly alarming (even to me) that I’ve been leading businesses for over 20 years. Along the way, I’ve had the privilege of working with some truly inspiring people and organisations - some you may never have heard of but that employ hundreds of thousands, and others that are household names like Microsoft, P&G, Siemens, and Sony. As CEO, I’m responsible for setting our overall direction and leading the agency. The most rewarding part of the role is working alongside our incredible team and clients - seeing great ideas come to life through collaboration. Before Ultimate, I served on the board of a £1 billion staffing company, was a partner at an executive search firm, and spent over a decade as a partner in a global sales performance consultancy - an experience that took me all over the world and shaped much of how I lead today.
I've worked for Ultimate for over 4 years now and have over 10 years of experience in the digital space. My background is in project management and I help our clients to craft digital solutions and their delivery to match commercial needs and requirements. I'm powered on lots of energy drinks as I've just had a little baby girl so unlike everyone else in the office, I don't have much spare time at the moment ha!
I've worked for Ultimate for just over 2 years now, before coming to Ultimate I spent 35 years in the design industry, I have been a designer, studio manager, traffic manager and operations manager. I've also got experience in photography, still life, CGI, animation, UX and web development. I'm a woman of many trades and the master of spinning plates! My role at Ultimate is to keep all the cogs turning and to keep all jobs on time and on budget. In my spare time outside of work, I am an avid gardener and also spend lots of time with my fur babies Bill (my cat) and Ted (my dog).
I'm a WordPress full-stack developer with a passion for mixing and mastering music. I've been working as a developer for the past 3 years at Ultimate, where I've built websites for a variety of clients in lots of different sectors. I love being able to turn coffee into code haha but outside of work I love to spend time in the studio mixing and mastering music.
Ultimate listened to our needs and corporate goals. Their team are always very helpful, knowledgeable and able to explain things in a way we can understand. Always putting the client first, they're brilliant to work with and really feel like they are apart of our in-house team. We love working with them.”
Senior Digital Marketing Specialist
Bamburgh Castle Estate and I enjoy a long-standing relationship with Ultimate. We have worked with this fantastic agency for many years and count them as friends as much as brilliant creative geniuses.”
Bamburgh Castle / The Walled Garden
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We work across sectors like tourism and hospitality, professional services, technology, recruitment, charity, legal, venture capital and more! Explore our case studies.
Manchester is one of the UK's leading creative hubs, with the very best industry talent! Our curated expert team have over 20 years of experience delivering solid brands to fantastic businesses. Could yours be next?