CornerPiece Ltd
UK > North East > Alnwick
Specialising in high quality web design and website development, e-commerce sites with Zen Cart and WordPress blogs.
CornerPiece Ltd offer a diverse collection of services including high quality web design and development to W3C and WAI standards, e-commerce, bespoke web applications, blog template design, search engine optimisation, internet marketing & social media optimisation, database design, server configuration and more.
Check out our website for full details.
Clients and Projects
Industry Sectors:
Sports & Leisure, Tourism & Travel, Retail
General location of clients: UK
Latest Project
KA Kitesurfing
KA Kitesurfing offer kitesurfing lessons and equipment hire across the North of England. The driving force behind KA Kitesuring is Kevin Anderson, a three times UK sailing national champion and an enthusiastic and well experienced kitesurfer. As a qualified BKSA instructor, he provides all the knowledge that is required to kitesurf safely and confidently.
What We Have Achieved
CornerPiece Ltd has not been reviewed yet.
Interview
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Innovative, Flexible, Productive, Reliable, Effective”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”A beacon of good design and development with an established and loyal customer base and a vision for what's to come in the next 10 years.”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”All lasting and effective projects are built on strong foundations. When you're putting the pieces together, don't you start with the corners?”
What We Do?
- Branding
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Copywriting
- Graphic Design for Print
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Hosting
- Logo Design
- Online Marketing
- Printing
- Public Relations
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
- eCommerce Solutions
Technologies Used:
CSS, HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML, XML
CMS Used:
Open Source, Own Brand
Our very own cornerpiece cms allows easy updates of your website content including categories, pages, blog posts, image uploads etc. Our cms will also automatically generate an xml sitemap which is then submitted to the major search engines to alert them of the new/amended content and get your pages indexed as quickly as possible.
Company Overview
Languages Spoken:
English, Spanish
No. of Employees: 1-5
Established: 2008
Address:
Crossways
South End
NE66 3AW Alnwick
Contact:
Geoff Ford
Phone: 0845 47 47 601
webdesign@cornerpiece.co.uk
www.cornerpiecewebdesign.co.uk
Joined WWDC: 1 June 2009
We Recommend
Printer:
printing.com
Hosting company:
34sp
KA Camper Hire
- Branding
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Copywriting
- Graphic Design for Print
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Hosting
- Logo Design
- Online Marketing
- Printing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
Based in the North East of England, KA Camper Hire offer VW camper vans for hire with immediate access to the Lake District, Scotland, the Yorkshire Dales, and of course the beautiful Northumberland coast line.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static) website
Organisation category: Startup
Industry: Tourism & Travel
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Our own CornerPiece CMS which includes page update/creation, gallery image upload, blog/news category and article update/creation, XML sitemap and automatic search engine submission.
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML, XML
Completion date: May 2009
KA Kitesurfing
- Branding
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Copywriting
- Graphic Design for Print
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Hosting
- Logo Design
- Online Marketing
- Printing
- Public Relations
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
KA Kitesurfing offer kitesurfing lessons and equipment hire across the North of England. The driving force behind KA Kitesuring is Kevin Anderson, a three times UK sailing national champion and an enthusiastic and well experienced kitesurfer. As a qualified BKSA instructor, he provides all the knowledge that is required to kitesurf safely and confidently.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static) website
Organisation category: Startup
Industry: Sports & Leisure
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Our own CornerPiece CMS which includes page update/creation, gallery image upload, blog/news category and article update/creation, XML sitemap and automatic search engine submission.
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: May 2009
FootCandy
- Content Management System (CMS)
- eCommerce Solutions
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
FootCandy has become one of the leading sneaker boutiques in the UK. The store is known worldwide as a reliable source to pick up new and hard to find sneakers, with over 9,000 colourways for sale.
Languages: English
Project type: E-commerce website
Organisation category: Corporation / Public Company
Industry: Retail
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Zen Cart
Online Payment System: Protx
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: March 2009
Surfstore
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Copywriting
- eCommerce Solutions
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
Established in 1985, Surfstore offer a complete service for windsurfers and kitesurfers from novice to professional. Surfstore have a comprehensive selection of new and used equipment for sale, instruction, day sailing, on site board hire, demonstration equipment, sail, kite and board repairs.
Languages: English
Project type: E-commerce website
Organisation category: Corporation / Public Company
Industry: Sports & Leisure
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Zen Cart & WordPress
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML
Completion date: December 2008
Grand Soleil Charter
- Branding
- Content Management System (CMS)
- Copywriting
- Graphic Design for the Web
- Hosting
- Logo Design
- Online Marketing
- Public Relations
- Web Page Maintenance
- Website Design
- Website Development
Grand Soleil Charter provide world wide, bareboat, skippered, crewed, corporate and race yacht charter exclusively on Grand Soleil yachts.
Languages: English
Project type: Content Managed (Dynamic)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Tourism & Travel
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Bespoke CMS created by CornerPiece to allow updates to all pages and images of the site.
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XHTML, XML
Completion date: June 2008
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Geoff Ford
MD and Designer/Developer
Geoff formed CornerPiece Ltd in 2008 to consolidate his wide range of IT skills under one brand and provide an exceptional service to new and existing clients.
WWDC:
What's your name and position in the company?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Geoff Ford - MD and Web Designer / Developer”
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Innovative, Flexible, Productive, Reliable, Effective”
WWDC:
What's your business philosophy?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”High quality web design and development at affordable prices.”
WWDC:
Describe your office environment.
CornerPiece Ltd:
”24/7”
WWDC:
Describe how your team interact and work together.
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Relaxed yet Constructive”
WWDC:
What makes you different from other web design companies?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Great people skills coupled with a passion to build exciting and engaging yet compliant and accessible websites”
WWDC:
How do you get the majority of your business?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”By recommendation and via our website.”
WWDC:
Describe how you manage projects from the initial client contact to completion and handover.
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Contact > Specification > Mock-Up > Feedback > Build (Feedback Throughout) > Tweak > Handover > Other Services”
WWDC:
What do you think is the most crucial element of creating a good client relationship?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Communication! Communication! Communication!”
WWDC:
How do you manage demanding clients?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Client is King! We tell it how it is then build it how you want.”
WWDC:
If a client was trying to decide between a shortlist of web design companies, how would you recommend they go about selecting the right one for them?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Look for good communication and understanding of you AND your clients. Great design coupled with compliant and accessible build.”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”A beacon of good design and development with an established and loyal customer base and a vision for what's to come in the next 10 years.”
WWDC:
Where do you see the web design industry in the future?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Web + Future = Interactive TV & Mobile”
WWDC:
What computers do you have use in your offices, PCs or Macs?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”PC”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”All lasting and effective projects are built on strong foundations. When you're putting the pieces together, don't you start with the corners?”
WWDC:
If you were to give your clients one tip on how to get the most from their website what would it be?
CornerPiece Ltd:
”Don't believe the hype! Not all websites need bleeding edge technology and techniques 'just because you can'. Ensure your website engages your target audience...otherwise what's the point?”
