COMMUNICATIONS agency Beattie said it generated record profits in 2015 of £590,000 – a threefold increase over the previous 12 months.

Turnover also grew 17 per cent to £8.6 million.

“We enjoyed an exceptional year in 2015 and I’m confident 2016, our 30th anniversary year, will be even better,” said group managing director Laurna Woods.

New client wins included cosmetics brand Avon and French fashion label La Redoute.

Founded in 1986 in Lanarkshire as a news agency, the group provides PR, social, creative and digital marketing services and has eight offices across the UK including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Falkirk, London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham.