Sarah Langhorne

Sarah leads our corporate marketing team and is responsible for the development of our brand profile and positioning, our communications strategy and our client-centric campaigns.

Based in Bristol, she has been a key member of our business since 2015. Her work has been instrumental in building our brand and supporting the growth of the business as a whole with highlights including the launch of our Smart Energy and Sustainability business and our 'Well Worth It' campaign.

Sarah has a particular responsibility for taking new products and services such as StratEV to market via high-quality national campaigns. Working alongside technical colleagues across all disciplines, she drives pertinent thought leadership content and media profile.

In 2023, she led a flagship campaign on the Building Safety Act. Applauded by the property sector, the well-considered multi-media campaign, culminated in an industry conference attracting keynote speaker, Dame Judith Hackitt, the campaign and supporting activity was cited by judges as the principal reason Hydrock was awarded Engineering Consultant of the Year at the Building Awards, 2023.

Passionate about wellbeing, Sarah led Hydrock’s award-winning wellbeing agenda, which includes a network of ‘wellbeing champions’. She also acts a mentor for early-career women professionals in the business, and is trained in Mental Health First Aid.

Graduating from Loughborough University with a First Class Honours degree in Visual Communication, Sarah’s passion for communication led her to develop and build the company’s internal intranet into a highly effective and informative community hub.

In Sarah’s early-career in engineering consulting, she was seconded onto the M25 DBFO project, a £6bn, 30-year contract to operate and maintain the M25 and key arterial routes servicing London. The project - National Highways' flagship private finance initiative (PFI) and largest highways PFI ever awarded – provided an invaluable insight into major project delivery. She managed information and communication interfaces, supported stakeholder communications planning, audited customer service correspondence and delivered the project’s annual conference in Westminster.