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Corporate insight. Journalistic discipline.

Strategy, editorial and design for organisations that need to be understood.

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Energy and industrial expertise

Proven experience translating operational, technical and strategic complexity for energy and industrial organisations, a foundation we apply across sectors.

International journalism

News judgement, research, interviewing, writing and editing under pressure.

Brand and design

Visual identity, campaigns and creative production.

Live and broadcast

Conference hosting, panel moderation and programme moderation, bringing broadcast-standard delivery to live events.

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Communication with purpose.

We have reported on industry, and run comms inside it. That means we turn complexity into clarity and give strategic support to organisations that need to communicate with confidence. Based in Stavanger, with deep experience in energy and industry, and working with other sectors facing similar communication challenges. We are backed by a team spanning storytelling, brand and design.

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Services that help your business

  • Clear narratives, key messages and communication frameworks built around your goals and audiences.

  • Turning technical and operational material, from energy and industrial projects, into accessible stories people can understand.

  • Coaching, speeches, briefings, talking points, presentations and executive content with a clear and credible voice.

  • Communication that helps employees across sites, assets and offices understand change, strategy, operations and the decisions that affect them.

  • Press releases, media-facing materials, thought leadership and content shaped by strong editorial judgement, in Norwegian and English.

  • Visual identity, campaigns and creative production, delivered in whichever formats work best.

  • Platform-native social content, campaigns and assets, copy, video and graphics, planned and produced end-to-end.

  • Conference hosting, panel moderation and programme moderation, bringing broadcast-standard delivery to live events.

  • Communications expertise embedded inside your organisation on a part-time or interim basis, sitting alongside your team for as long as you need senior support.

  • Helping organisations understand, adopt and communicate around AI tools, from internal rollout messaging to practical guidance on where AI fits in day-to-day work.

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About

Clarity. Impact.

Crosscheck is a communications and design partnership based in Stavanger, Norway, founded by Mark Lewis. We bring together journalism-grade storytelling with strategic communications and design expertise for the energy and industrial sector.

How we work

Senior communications experience in the energy sector, joined with the accuracy and audience focus of international journalism.

What we cover

Internal and external communication: finding the story, sharpening the message and choosing the right format.

Corporate background

Senior roles with Harbour Energy and Wintershall Dea on the Norwegian continental shelf, plus nine years running an independent consultancy from Stavanger.

Editorial background

Norway correspondent for The Associated Press, with work for The New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Times, Time, The Guardian and New Statesman.

How that shows up

Clarity before complexity, accuracy before noise, and communication built around what the audience genuinely needs to know.

The partnership

Alongside Mark, Crosscheck’s partners bring brand, design and campaign expertise in-house rather than outsourced.

Contact

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Location
Stavanger, Norway