Media firm celebrates 20 year anniversary
Worcester based event, video and web production firm Cypher Media is celebrating its 20th anniversary, after two decades of growth, change, and success.
The firm was started in 2003 by managing director Adrian Worrall and Brian Darnley after they were made redundant.
Adrian Worrall (pictured), managing director said: “We started with three of us in one small office in the shopping centre in Droitwich. A month after starting, we were on-site at a large management conference, our first proper conference job.
“One of the most challenging and exciting jobs we produced was a conference in Lisbon in October 2019. The challenge was quite simple; when we did the site visit months before, we discovered that the originally booked venue did not have enough meeting space.
“The only alternative space the venue had available was the underground car park, and the only response we could offer was, 'We can make that work.'
“After months of planning, we returned and transformed the car park into eight breakout rooms, one plenary room, and spaces for networking and breaks. The transformation was simply amazing.
“We installed all the necessary infrastructure, including walls, electricity, internet distribution, fire points, carpets, tiered seating, and all the usual AV equipment. Three days later, after a successful event, we removed it all, and you would never have known we had been there at all."
Director Chris Reddall said: “There have been many interesting projects over the years, from travelling to different countries all over the world to film interviews and produce events – unique places like Vietnam and Macau.
“But what stands out for me are some of the significant changes that have occurred over the last few years. We've shifted from in-person events and video production to a much more virtual or hybrid approach.
“The skills that the entire team and I have learned, at the pace we've learned them, really highlight how proud I am to work with a team that can adapt to the many challenges we've had to face.
“Technology is a huge part of what we do, and looking back over the last 16 years I've been with Cypher Media shows how far technology has changed and adapted. It's truly exciting.”
Although the largest part of the business is producing events and videos, the firm also has an in-house web developer, Dharmesh Patel, who helps create and maintain websites and develops projects.
