Akwan has worked in partnership with MS Legal solicitors to launch their new branding and website.

MSLegal is a quality, young, new and dynamic law firm based in central London. It offers individuals, businesses and organisations a wide range of quality legal services at highly competitive rates.

The offical launch of their new website will commence soon.

Lloyds TSB has teamed up with Akwan Strategic Media to launch a current account that is compliant with Islamic law aimed at the UK's two million Muslims. The account has been designed to comply fully with Islamic law, or Shariah, which forbids the payment and receipt of interest, or Riba. As such, the account will not pay interest on credit balances or have an overdraft facility. The funds held by the bank on all Shariah-compliant accounts will also be held according to Islamic law. In order to ensure the current account is fully compliant with Islamic law, Lloyds TSB has consulted a board of Islamic scholars, who have advised on all aspects of Islamic finance law.

On behalf of Lloyds TSB Islamic Financial Services, Akwan headed off for a 4 day trip to Lincolnshire Showground to join over 5 thousand British Muslims to what was billed as the Islamic event of the year. This year the event was seen as a symbol of Muslims celebrating the true meaning of Islam. The event took place between Thursday the 28th of July to Sunday the 31st and was organised by the Islamic Society of Britain.

Akwan produced and designed the creative exhibition stand, literature and AXIS Newsletter relating to the Conference, for Lloyds TSB's staff network AXIS.

AXIS was created by employees with disabilities, for employees with disabilities. The purpose of AXIS is not only to share information and news on disability related issues, but also to give support and guidance to all staff, regardless of whether they have a disability or not.

The Leicester Belgrave Mela, which first began in 1983, took place on the 12th and 13th of July at Abbey Park attracting visitors in excess of 100,000. Akwan Strategic Media recruited an experienced multi-lingual team whose objective it was to develop a relationship with the Mela attendees on behalf of our client by conducting a survey, collecting in total 1770 survey respondents as well as 1788 verified addresses over the 2 day period.

Akwan Strategic Media was recruited by our client to electronically input over 8,500 responses, names and addresses, collected during various events, relating to South Asian and Albanian events like Melas, community and sporting events.

Akwan Strategic Media, on behalf of a client, was recruited to represent, promote and manage a one day sporting event (Albania versus Georgia football match screening) targeting the Albanian community in Hammersmith, London.

The 2003 Leeds Mela, now in its eighth year, is located in Roundhay Park. The event is one of the largest Asian festivals in the country and attracts visitors in excess of 100,000. The spirit of the event is about the celebration of the rich Asian culture and traditions, with live music including the Untouchables Roadshow, Revive, Heera Dancer, Sneha Mistri, Legacy, Freedom Angel, Chudsta, Salinder Pardesi, Apache Indian, Jassi Sidhu and many more. There were dance and family activities, a market bazaar, funfair and food stall. The Mela was a spectacular event providing entertainment for all the family.

The £10,000 giveaway competition was part of our promotional campaigns that coincided with the Melas as well as our 'Asli Khabr' Newsletter, on behalf of our client. The competition submission form comprised of an appropriate question as well as survey questions for market research purposes.

The Leicester Belgrave Mela, which first began in 1983, took place on the 12th and 13th of July at Abbey Park attracting visitors in excess of 100,000. The spirit of the event is about the celebration of the rich Asian culture and traditions, with live music and performances by Paul Chowdry, Dhamal Comedy, Bhanubhai Pandya & Tushar Trivedi, Robin Winterton, Chappati Man', Nu Beat, Rajestani Folk Dance & Indian Classical, Sabras Radio feat, Melody Maker, WeAvE and many more. There were many fun activities including Bollywood Karaoke, Children's show - The Pink Centipede, a circus, Health Zone, the Art-zones included the Bollywood Masala Masti, Fashion and Dance, Mela Bollywood Carnival and the Access Zone. The Mela was a spectacular event providing entertainment for all the family.

This year's Bradford Mela, now in its fourteenth year took place on the 21st - 22nd June 2003 at Peel Park, is Europe's biggest, attracting over 130,000 over the sunny weekend, with people coming from as far as London and Newcastle. The Mela brought together one of the most multicultural populations in the UK city to celebrate diversity, enjoy great art and entertainment. Some of the headlined acts included Apache Indian, Lemar, Malkit Singh and a host of other entertainment including the Mela Market, Children's Entertainment Area and Sports Zones where visitors could try their hand at everything from Kwick Cricket to Kabaddi.

The Sunrise Radio Vaisakhi Mela 2003 held at Southall Park on 13th April 2003 was one of London's largest outdoor events, attracting thousands of visitors who came to sample the fantastic atmosphere of the festival. One of the most important festivals in the Sikh Calendar, Vaisakhi celebrates the Sikh New Year and the anniversary of the founding of the Khalsa in 1699. The event featured a non-stop entertainment programme of dance music, including prominent Bhangra acts, delicious food, a funfair and fireworks.

Akwan was asked by our client to produce a number of creative adverts in conjunction with festivities like Diwali and the New Year. The advert featured some of the biggest names in Bollywood such as Anil and Karishma Kapoor with a joyous message to well-wishers.