ABOUT US • 

1988

Triad was officially launched by three founding partners. Steve Andrews, David Sandell and David Addison. A highly talented team of hand-drawn visualisers and concept artists, based out of Newport Pagnell.

Early projects included work for Casella, Berry Brothers, Abbey National and The British Institute of Management.

1989

1990

Triad set up a separate studio, Equus, to produce print ready artwork. David Addison left to explore a new career in heritage management.

Relocated offices to Northampton, quickly becoming the region's largest design studio. Biggest client at this point was Nationwide Building Society, which became the longest standing client of some 25 years.

1991

1992

The advent of the Applemac revolutionised the creative industry and Triad were early adaptors. Our drawing boards and magic markers were replaced by the new technology, and we sold Equus.

Won award for Small Business of the Year. Launched the first interactive touch screen “Design Your Garden” for Nationwide Building Society, presented at the Ideal Home Exhibition in London.

1993

1994

Triad commissioned by Nationwide Building Society to develop all graphics for their ground breaking and unmanned TouchLink branch in Aylesbury, including ATM interfaces.

Triad's first website was created for DeMonfort University.

1995

1996

Triad win the Heist Education Award for best design for print for DeMontfort.

Opened London office in Islington, which helped to win work with ITN, CTN and the North London Chamber of Commerce.

1997

1998

Celebrating 10 years. Triad's clients during this period also included Pegasus Software, Inspectorate and ECSoft.

Triad created the Virtual Trading Desk for Thomas Cook, a digital trading system for foreign exchange markets, winning the British Telecom Award for Innovation in e-commerce at the Revolution Awards, presented at the Natural History Museum.

1999

2000

Millennium. CD Roms and websites were in demand leading to many new digital projects during this period including works for Semelab, TT Electronics, The Institute of Economic Development, Althorp, Sulgrave Manor to name just a few.

Won prestigious USA Advertising Award with COTS Journal Crystal for “Highest Impact” advertising campaign for Radstone Technology. Our “X Files” campaign was targeted to the aerospace and defence industries.

2001

2002

Triad moved to a new location at Holdenby House, Northampton, England's largest Elizabethan stately home. The characteristic environment inspired new levels of creativity, winning design awards for Mercedes-Benz.

Appointed lead agency to create the brand identity and website for the urban regeneration company Catalyst Corby.

2003

2004

Appointed creative agency for Deichmann Shoes UK including advertising, in-store POS and shop window displays for all their UK stores.

New clients included Rolton Group, Corus, NP Aerospace, Destini and Cosworth Racing. Won Goma Elettronica, based in Italy to create their branding, advertising and various print and media across Europe.

2005

2006

A notable and very ambitious reception project was produced for Mercedes Benz High Performance Engines. Another award-winning project.

Signage of the Year and Interior Design of the Year awards for Radstone Technology in their new headquarters.

2007

2008

Celebrating 20 years. Key clients include Alliance & Leicester, BMW Financial Services, Cosworth Technology, Nationwide Building Society, ITN, Peugeot Motor Company, Citroen Motor Company and Thomas Cook.

Triad entered the world of Private Members clubs in London producing websites and exhibitions for The Garrick Club, Boodles and Brookes.

2009

2010

By 2010 Triad had researched and produced over 500 individual wall murals across the Nationwide Building Society UK branch network.

Triad continued to work with PSA Finance in our long-term relationship to develop an online portal entitled “Connected Learning Training & Development” enabling CPD training of PSA staff.

2011

2012

RAR Top 100 Agency based on a survey of our clients and the quality of our services.

Developed Children in Need campaign for the BBC entitled “Pudsey's Dream Wheels”. Ongoing development of leading-edge 3D animations and showreels for Mahle Powertrain.

2013

2014

Having worked with the Universities of Hull, Cranfield, DeMontfort, Leicester and Northampton, Triad further established its reputation in Higher Education with an extensive and very successful brand development for the University of Cumbria.

Triad continued its long-standing support for Cycle 4 Cynthia through the ongoing development of the charity's website. New clients included Alstom Power, MTL Instruments, RML Group, AP Racing and Titan Motorsport.

2015

2016

Triad designed and implemented international brand development and implementation across Europe for EnerSys, the global leader in stored energy solutions. Created “synapse” digital advertising campaign for Cranfield University.

Major branded environment for The National Physical Laboratory (NPL). Whole project delivered from concept to launch within a 3-month timescale. Major advertising campaign for the Government's Catapult initiatives.

2017

2018

Celebrating 30 years. Key clients include Mercedes High Performance Engines, Caterpillar, Rolls Royce, Banque PSA, Institute of Physics, Curtiss Wright and Eaton Electric.

Major re-brand and cross-selling campaign for the Restore Group. Winners again at the British Sign Awards at the Athena in Leicester for interior design works for Telford Mann.

2019

2020

Creative solutions for a changing society (1st year of pandemic) RS Pro-BOT campaign went global with 15 million views.

Triad adds Amazon to its client profile with a Europe-wide on-boarding programme for its fast-growing transportation division.

2021

2022

Triad's RS Components PRO-BOT character wins award for “Best Visual Identity” at the Transform Awards in London.

New ownership. Russell Langridge, Dale Perry and David Hummel-Newell buy-out Steve and Dave after 35 years of incredible service, dedication and success.

2023

2024

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