North 51 Digital

2 August 2012

http://www.alternative-provision-nottingham.co.uk

Reviewed by Matt Alvey
— Nottingham City Council

Having met with a number of web developers we had no hesitation in choosing North 51. From the very outset we were impressed with their professionalism, collaboration and how quickly they understood the needs of the business and the requirements for the end user.

Throughout, North 51have maintained excellent communication and responded timely and constructively to all our queries. In addition, the entire team worked tirelessly to meet our ongoing requests and successfully achieve our very tight deadline for launching the website.

North 51 has created a website which has been described by our clients as user friendly, functional and visually appealing. From an internal perspective, the website is easy to manage and update, which has allowed us to significantly improve how we communicate with partners and ensure any information we provide is current and correct.

We would have no hesitation in recommending North 51.

14-19 Partnership, Nottingham

www.alternative-provision-nottingham.co.uk

The 14-19 Team work with head teachers and a range of school staff to provide a comprehensive service to improve the attainment and participation of young people living in Nottingham and to ensure safe high quality alternative provision opportunities for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire schools and academies.

Technical specification

Languages:	English
Project type:	Content Managed
Organisation category:	Public Sector
Industry:	Educational
Content managed (CMS):	Yes
CMS Description:	North 51 Platform
Online Payment System:	N/A
Size of project team:	3
Technologies used:	.NET, JavaScript, (X)HTML, CSS, mySQL
Completion date:	May 2012

Services provided

Hosting, Content and Copy, Development, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Design, Branding

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1 June 2012

http://www.hallmarkconsumer.co.uk

Reviewed by Laura Jeffery
— Hallmark Consumer Services

North 51 have recently completed Hallmark Consumer Services' latest website. The end product has been very well received by colleagues and clients alike; we are more than happy with the final outcome of the project.
We have worked with North 51 on previous projects and have found them extremely reliable, and have always been impressed with the high quality of their work. The communication between Paul, Pete and Paddy and with ourselves was second to none; they took every request into consideration and where necessary gave their professional opinion which was gratefully received. They talked to us on a level that we could understand and made us feel completely involved throughout the whole design and build process. Even now that the project is finished, Paul and his team provide excellent customer after care and are still friendly and approachable.
I would thoroughly recommend working with Paul and North 51, they have gone above and beyond what we could have asked for.

North 51 Digital comments:
The team at Hallmark was a pleasure to work with. Laura worked tirelessly to provide content where needed and the whole process was very collaborative. The client's knowledge of their market combined with our expertise in design, usability, photography, video and SEO has delivered a sector leading site that started to deliver solid enquiries within days.

Hallmark Consumer Services

www.hallmarkconsumer.co.uk

Established in March 1992 by MD Chris Hall, Hallmark Consumer Services is an award-winning family owned business in the East Midlands, centrally located in Melton Mowbray Leicestershire. Hallmark specialises in fulfilment services and innovative direct mail.

Technical specification

Languages:	English
Project type:	Content Managed
Organisation category:	SME
Industry:	Consumer Services
Content managed (CMS):	Yes
CMS Description:	North 51 Proprietary system
Online Payment System:	N/A
Size of project team:	4
Technologies used:	(X)HTML, .NET, CSS, JavaScript, , XML, LESS.CSS
Completion date:	January 2012

Services provided

Content and Copy, Design, Development, Hosting, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

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23 February 2012

http://www.best-schools.org.uk

Reviewed by Ian Kite
— Bedfordshire East Schools Trust Ltd

Having had North51 recommended to us we travelled up to Nottingham to meet with the team. From the very start I knew these were people we could work with. They listened. They made sure they understood our business and marketing strategy and in discussion enabled us to improve our own understanding. North51 are excellent vaule ofr money, personal services was excellent with regular phjone calls, updates on progress and flexibility to maximise design potentila. In short I would rercommend them with out reservation. Take a look at our website - to see it all you will need to register with us - it speaks for itself.

North 51 Digital comments:
It was a pleasure working with the BEST team - such a progressive bunch with a practical vision for combining community and education. Their model has already proved successful and will go from strength to strength. At North 51, we are so proud to have been involved from the ground up.

Bedfordshire East Schools Trust

www.best-schools.org.uk

Bedfordshire East Schools Trust (BEST) is a foundation and charitable organisation. As a Cooperative Trust, the Board of Trustees are elected from the community within the Samuel Whitbread Community College catchment area.

Technical specification

Languages:	English
Project type:	Content Managed
Organisation category:	Non-profit Organisation
Industry:	Educational
Content managed (CMS):	Yes
CMS Description:	North 51 platform
Online Payment System:	N/A
Size of project team:	5
Technologies used:	.NET, JavaScript, XML, Java, CSS, mySQL
Completion date:	October 2011

Services provided

Hosting, Content and Copy, Development, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Design, Branding

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22 February 2012

http://www.rosemaryconley.com/

Reviewed by Ian Hempsell
— Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Clubs

Over the last 10 years I have had the pleasure of working with Oliver Jackson from North 51. Phil Randall and Oliver Jackson have worked very closely with the Rosemary Conley organisation and have created not only the www.rosemaryconley.com website but they also run our www.rosemaryconleyonline.com slimming club site. In addition, Oliver has worked on recreating the website for a charity close to my heart and this has been done with such tremendous effect that the donations to the site have trebled since its launch earlier this year (www.stepscentre.org).

We have found North 51 to be experts in their field and they have always delivered for us. The standard of their work is of the highest calibre combined with integrity and complete cooperation in achieving our goals.

I would have no hesisiation in recommending that you choose North 51 as your selected website designer. They are excellent.

ROSEMARY CONLEY CBE

Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Clubs

www.rosemaryconley.com

Leading diet and fitness empire offering a range of health and fitness products and services.

Technical specification

Languages:	English
Project type:	Content Managed
Organisation category:	Private Company
Industry:	Health & Beauty
Content managed (CMS):	No
CMS Description:	N/A
Online Payment System:	World Pay
Size of project team:	4
Technologies used:	ASP
Completion date:	February 2004

Services provided

Hosting, Development, Design

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22 February 2012

http://www.creative-media.biz

Reviewed by Suzanne Bridges
— The Creative Media Company

North 51 Digital is our only consideration when it comes to recommending a web development company to our clients. We’ve worked together for several years on a variety of projects across a broad range of industries and they never cease to astonish and deliver above our high expectation. It was therefore obvious that we commission North 51 Digital to develop a new website for Creative Media.
Following an initial brief and collaboration of ideas, we handed the design and development of the project to the abundantly capable team. Within days they presented a visual representation that encapsulated our heritage, philosophy and expertise. The team created a solution that was elegant in concept, design and performance – the perfect blend of form and function.
The reason we recommend North 51 Digital to our clients is simple. The team has an inherent skill to capture the very heart of a business and its people and present this in the form of a highly effective sales, marketing and promotional tool. Below the surface, hidden from view, is the most extraordinarily clever coding every part as breathtaking as the perfectly designed outer layer.
From a content creators perspective, North 51 Digital website page templates are so expertly programmed and designed the population of pages with copy and images is effortless. Graceful, functional facilities to engage visitors are embedded within every page, each one enhancing the site to make it more visible and search engine friendly.
The truly gifted team are an absolute pleasure to work alongside. They are constantly supportive, highly knowledgeable, always entertaining but throughout consummate professionals, which is why we always have and always will recommend them to any business requiring world-class digital solutions.

Creative Media

www.creative-media.biz

Creative Media was formed in 2000 to answer the call of business owners who wanted creative led PR and marketing communications produced and project managed under one roof.

Technical specification

Languages:	English
Project type:	Content Managed
Organisation category:	Private Company
Industry:	Media & Communication
Content managed (CMS):	Yes
CMS Description:	North 51 platform
Online Payment System:	N/A
Size of project team:	3
Technologies used:	.NET, JavaScript, XML, (X)HTML, CSS, mySQL
Completion date:	December 2011

Services provided

Hosting, Development, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Design

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20 February 2012

http://www.spectruk-uk.co.uk

Reviewed by Andrew Geddes
— Spectrum UK

“From the outset of the project, the team at North 51 took lots of time to meet us and really get an understanding of what we wanted from a revamped site. They made numerous practical suggestions and the Spectrum team were impressed with their knowledge - not just of the latest web technologies, but on what makes the difference between an attractive website and a well designed site that delivers a rewarding and engaging user experience.

North 51 supported us in every aspect of the project so it truly felt like a collaboration. Not only do we feel that we have the best website within the ophthalmic market, but feedback from customers has been glowing.”

North 51 Digital comments:
It was a pleasure working with the Spectrum team from the outset. They had a clear vision of how they wanted to update their existing under-performing site. We provided a full service including SEO advice, research, photography, copyrighting and of course, design. The site has a wealth of resources and information, but never feels like a viewing nightmare for visitors.

Spectrum UK

www.spectrum-uk.co.uk

Spectrum UK is the leading independent ophthalmic distributor for surgical and diagnostic products and services in the UK and ireland.

Technical specification

Languages:	N/A
Project type:	Content Managed
Organisation category:	Private Company
Industry:	Other
Content managed (CMS):	Yes
CMS Description:	N/A
Online Payment System:	N/A
Size of project team:	4
Technologies used:	(X)HTML, .NET, CSS, JavaScript, LESS
Completion date:	December 2011

Services provided

Branding, Content and Copy, Design, Development, Hosting, Online Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

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16 February 2012

http://www.instituteofhealthequity.org

Reviewed by Matilda Allen
— UCL Insitute of Health Equity

Our organisation has worked with North51 on two projects. In 2010, they assisted us in making a website to publicise the launch and subsequent follow-on activity of an academic report into health inequalities. After 18 months, as our work had diversified significantly, and we were launching a new institute, we again worked with North51 to create a new website.
We needed our website to perform many functions, but were not sure about how best to achieve our aims. North51 were responsive to our needs, and creative and innovative in producing a solution. The new website has received very good feedback from users and our team, and the statistics show significant increases in visitors and improvements in how they use the site (reduced bounce rate, increased time on site, increased number of pages visited etc.) We have managed to maintain the functions of the old website while adding significant amounts of content, making it all easier to navigate (including with the use of a tagging and search system – an idea proposed by north51 which works very well), and creating new areas and clearer platforms for our expanding work. The new website looks great, and is easy to use.
The project involved a lot of work on the part of the staff at North51, to a very tight deadline. Despite this, they were patient, friendly and excellent at communicating with us through every step of the process. They went above and beyond what we had originally asked them to do, and helped us with any questions and problems we had while populating the site, however clueless we were!
We would definitely recommend working with North51. I would also like to specifically mention Oliver, Paddy, Andrew and Paul, whose continuous support, advice, help and patience made the whole project possible.

North 51 Digital comments:
It was an absolute pleasure working with Matilda and the IHE team. A great case study for how a collaborative approach can deliver a truly magnificent site.

Institute of Health Equity

www.instituteofhealthequity.org

The Institute was launched in November 2011, to build on previous work to tackle inequalities in health led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot and his team, including the ‘Commission on Social Determinants of Health’ and ‘Fair Society Healthy Lives’ (The Marmot Review). Current work includes a review of Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide for the WHO European Region.

Technical specification

Languages:	English
Project type:	Content Managed
Organisation category:	Non-profit Organisation
Industry:	Not for profit / Charity
Content managed (CMS):	Yes
CMS Description:	North 51's own CMS
Online Payment System:	N/A
Size of project team:	6
Technologies used:	(X)HTML, .NET, CSS, JavaScript,
Completion date:	October 2011

Services provided

Design, Development, Hosting, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

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