Putting experience at your service

Mike Beardall began his career as a journalist on the Banbury Guardian in Oxfordshire, and worked on other Midland newspapers as a reporter, feature writer and chief sub-editor.

Moving to Surrey in the Seventies he became group chief sub-editor and later production editor of Surrey and South London Newspapers Ltd.

In the Eighties he joined the Daily Mail group as a sub-editor on Weekend Magazine, later becoming chief sub-editor.

In 1982 he worked on the launch of the Mail on Sunday, and also did sub-editing on the Sunday Express, Daily Express and the Daily Star.

In 1987 he became editor of the Middlesex Chronicle and deputy group editor of Surrey and West London Newspapers Ltd at Kingston-upon-Thames, including the Surrey Comet and Thameside Magazine.

In 1990 he became editor of the West Sussex Gazette and in 1991, as managing editor of Merlin Publications Ltd, launched a national business magazine for homeworkers called Home Business, followed in 1992 by a magazine for small businesses called Your Business.

In 1995 Mike launched Oakfield Media, offering a full publishing, public relations and media training service. He was part of the team providing media training programmes for EMAP and other magazine publishing groups.

As part of his publishing portfolio he became editor of The Groundsman, the official magazine of the Institute of Groundsmanship – a post he held for eleven years, until December 2006.

As well as producing newsletters and public relations material for a number of companies, including P&O, The Fowler Group, DJ Turfcare and Speedcut Contractors, Mike has also carried out many photographic and feature writing assignments for consumer and trade magazines and newspapers.

It is against this background that he offers a comprehensive public relations and publishing service for those searching for a solution to effective promotion and communication.