A brand new website was launched in January 2009 for Dunstable based
interim recruitment company Russam GMS. The website is updated daily
and is a vital resource for their database of over 10,000 Senior Executives.
Other Graphic Design work has been undertaken for Russam GMS in the
three years we have happily been doing business.
Charles M. Russam(Managing Director and Chairman of Russam GMS) “As a forward thinking company we like to lead the way and designRED are exactly what we need. They are quick to respond, creative and proactive, keeping our online presence one step ahead of our competition.”
Dunstable based dental treatment clinic Perfect Profiles, selected
designRED to give their existing website a new facelift.
Director Mike Silford is curently gathering information for us to create
a website for another company he owns such was the success of the
first
website.
Mike Silford(Managing Director of Perfect Profiles) “I can honestly say the site had an immediate impact, as soon as it was launched by having more people completing either an enquiry form, or brochure request form, - which is exactly what we were trying to achieve” Full testimonial here
Mike Silford's response to a prospective client asking about designRED:
(Mike's response is reproduced here verbatim)
"I am happy to give Paul a testimonial, as we brought him in to do an update only on existing website, but he actually did more.
I am happy with his design - but more importantly, I hope you do, as it is other peoples and our clients views, that are more important than our own :))
His remit was to keep our logo and main header (girl smiling and 70% off), but needed the site to be more punchy and more pushy on sales/conversions and rearranging page links. Paul's final design work, I think speaks for itself, but what I liked about Paul, was listening to what I was trying to do and the reasons for the revamp. He quickly understood this and made a number of relevant suggestions - that were very helpful.
We also had some challenges - one of the these was the addition of Poland as a destination (up until 1 year ago we only had one destination, Hungary) and how to seperate the two destinations, as Poland was lost previously. Paul came up with the way the links should look, with the drop down option. He also understood that we needed to highlight some of the more important services and products we offered (based on the fact that people get fed up with clicking on too many pages) - he came up with "slide bar" idea on the home page.
I can honestly say the site had an immediate impact, as soon as it was launched, by having more people completing, either an enqury form or brochure request form, from the same level of visitors - which is exactly what we were trying to achieve :))
There were a number of minor changes needed with text and Paul changed at no extra charge. There were also some changes needed after the site went live and Paul did these too (but again these were minimal).
In summary, I have been involved in creating websites since 1998 and you can find designers that can create something that looks good, but has no real value in marketing your product or can be hard to navigate the site. I was looking for someone that could understand the commercial needs of a company, aswell as creating a good design. Also someone that you can speak to and discuss ideas and options and be flexible to change, as the project moves along. Paul did all these things and I would not hesitate in recommending him to anyone.
On a scale from 1 - 10? The only negative point I have about Paul is, that for a self employed person, he is very rigid in his working pattern (no overtime or weekends), but i knew this and he still managed to complete the project within a reasonable time. Otherwise he has managed to fulfill, all the ticked boxes, I had for him, from our intial meeting and discussions - so 9.5!!
designRED have been working for Kitchens2GO for over four years.
Their many kitchen ranges featured on the website need good presentation
while essentially having a simple and well organised
structure to navigate.
As well as the website, a variety of other artwork and promotional items
have also been undertaken on behalf of K2GO.
Graham Bourne(Managing Director of K2GO) “designRED have given us a great service over the years. They are local and their prices are extremely competitive. I hope we continue our relationship for many years to come.”
A new website for a new restaurant! Adesso is situated in the new Grove
Theatre complex in Dunstable, so a great modern-looking website featuring
large sumptious pictures was needed to do this fabulous restaurant justice.
We are glad to hold our business meetings at Adesso and as a local business,
networking and client introductions are all part of the job - and to the benefit of everyone!
Irma Walker “The guys were perfect for the job - friendly and polite, they knew exactly what we wanted and made us a fantastic looking website. They also visited a number of times to take more pictures for the website and again, great job all round. Thanks!”
