A company which trains people to write more clearly has been called in by the Environment Agency.

Emphasis, based in Middle Street, Brighton, will train members of the agency's 11,000-strong staff in the art of good writing.

One of the aims is to make the agency more customer-friendly and less like a faceless bureaucracy.

Emphasis, which won the contract through competitive tender, is best known for its work with private sector firms, including Ernst & Young and Gillette.

Robert Ashton, senior consultant at Emphasis, said: "The feedback from the Environment Agency indicates employees are really benefiting from the training."

Tuesday May 11, 2004