Halogen Communications, the Edinburgh-based public relations agency set up by a former government minister and a civil servant, has called in liquidators.

It was founded in 2002 by former Scottish Conservative party chairman and minister Raymond Robertson and John Crawford, who worked in advertising and the civil service and was a chief of Staff for the party.

Mr Robertson was MP for Aberdeen South from 1992 to 1997, and is a former minister for education, housing, fisheries and sport at the Scottish Office. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Northern Ireland Office.

Halogen’s team included a leading QC and former radio and press journalists. 

The agency, which also had connections in Washington, specialised in public and political relations, media training, crisis management, event management and strategic marketing.

Clients included the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers, Energy UK, the trade association for the energy industry in the UK, and the City of Glasgow College.

Christine Convy of Dunedin Advisory in Glenrothes was appointed liquidator on 26 January, following a petition for winding up presented by HMRC.

In a statement, it said it “will be investigating matters leading to the cessation of trade and will realise company assets for the benefit of creditors”. There were four staff at the time of liquidation.