Plymouth based welding supplies company Welding & Welder has seen the launch of their brand new web presence.

With a wealth of industry experience and specialist expertise, the Welding & Welder team have been providing welding equipment and solutions to businesses both nationally and internationally for 50 years. Their range of products includes mig welding supplies, plasma cutting equipment, welding safety equipment and pipe purging units, as well as other equipment used in the sector, such as their range of power tools.

The new website has been developed to encourage the welding fraternity to carry out more of their purchase and ordering online, particularly in terms of welding consumables, which can have a long lead time and slow ordering process through more traditional merchants. Not only does the site deliver high specification products and great prices but Welding & Welder are able to offer high levels of knowledgeable technical support to advise their customers effectively.

Visit the site: www.weldingandwelder.com

Plymouth based IT company Westbrook Communications have seen the launch of a new website and services. With bases in both Kent and Plymouth, Westbrook have been delivering advanced IT solutions to businesses all over the south of England, for over 15 years. Their range of services include computer network installations, data communications cabling and remote backup, as well as additional office tools which rely on IT infrastructure, such as hosted telephone systems and CCTV.
The new website coincides with the launch of a new remote IT support service, which Westbrook say will bring high level IT knowledge within the reach of smaller enterprises, without a large impact on human resources. Westbrook are experienced in supporting large local organisations such as Plymouth City Council, Pirate FM and Devonport Dockyard, alongside large national brands including Ambrosia, Royal Navy and ITV, making them the perfect partner for any business, large or small.

Westbrook head of sales and marketing, Sharon Shaw said:

“Working with DV8 has given us the leverage to fully take advantage of our web presence. Their excellent advice and support at every step of the way has given us a platform from which we have opened up whole new marketing channels. We’re looking forward to progressing this even further in the future and it’s good for us to know that we have real experts on board to assist us with our online objectives.”

Visit the website: www.westbrookuk.com

dv8:media have been working with leading marine software development and electronic charts provider, PC Maritime, based in Plymouth. The company has been at the forefront of electronic navigation systems and digital charts since its inception in 1987. Since then the business has been built into an international provider of ECDIS and ECS navigation systems, picking up various awards and accolades for their products along the way, including; The SEATRADE Award for SAFETY AT SEA for “Significant technical or procedural improvements leading to reduction of risk to human life at sea” and 4 UK Government Dept of Trade & Industry SMART Awards.

We were delighted when PC Maritime selected dv8:media to develop their new online presence. We delivered a complete content managed system which links to the company’s existing online purchasing system. We also provided consultancy advice for their existing Google Adwords campaigns and strategy.

Visit the website: www.pcmaritime.co.uk

Tavyside Health Centre, a brand new £2.8m building that has been in the planning since 2006 opened its doors to patients for the first time amidst much excitement.

Built on the site of the old Stannary Surgery at Abbey Rise in Tavistock, Tavyside Health Centre is now the home for the new partnership formed with all 7 GP Partners from both the old Stannary and Wharfside surgeries. The new partnership has also been taken live onto the web, with Devon web designers dv8:media creating a new health centre website for the project.

This state-of-the-art building will offer all the usual services expected from a GP practice, but will also be the home for Tavistock’s Health Visitor and Midwifery teams as well as Tavistock’s Sure Start Children’s Centre. The building has two large waiting areas, a lift, soft play areas for children, large GP consultation rooms and many more treatment rooms for other health care services such as physiotherapy, podiatry , counselling, sports medicine, and a travel clinic. The building also has its own independent community pharmacy.

Dr Graham Johnson, who has been the project co-ordinator since its inception back in 2007 says: “I am delighted that we are finally at this momentous day which has been so long in the planning. The project has been extremely exciting to work on and we’ve been very lucky to have been able to work with an exceptional architect, Steve Whettem and such hard working and conscientious builders from J E Stacey Ltd. They and the whole surgery team have all worked tirelessly to ensure the building was finished on time and have certainly not compromised on quality in any way. This is a fabulous new facility which will serve the community of Tavistock for many years to come.

We are now in the final phase of the project, which includes the demolition of the old Stannary surgery building in order to create our much needed car park. We realise this has been a particular problem for patients and we thank them very much for their patience and understanding!”

Tavyside Health Centre is also home to its own Training and Conference Centre on the third floor, which will be open for private hire from early September.

dv8:media are very proud to be working with former Royal Marines Commando, Gareth Tichopad, on his new business venture. Gareth has an extensive career profile, which includes 15 years service in 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines, visiting over 53 countries and training in some of the worlds most hostile environments. Gareth’s operations have included Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan and Iraq.

As an experienced physical training instructror, Gareth has launched his own business, Ultra Fit UK Ltd, offering a range of personal fitness services including; personal training, boot camps, boxercise, corporate and group training. dv8:media were able to provide a content managed website to advertise the services available and even provide online booking and payment.

Visit the site: www.ultrafituk.co.uk

When new DV8 Media client, Plymouth Community Homes asked us to sub-brand and promote their signwriting business, we jumped at the chance to work with an organisation who is putting their profits back into the City’s community.

‘The SignShop’ officially launched after applying vehicle graphics to their fleet of 400 Plymouth Community Homes vehicles (that was one busy weekend!) earlier this year. We’ve subsequently produced all their branding, marketing materials and website and are now working together to implement their marketing plan and develop sales.

For vehicle and large format graphics, exterior signage, hand painted signs and even for your photos printed onto canvas, visit The Sign Shop Plymouth . In addition to 48 hour quotations, free design and local site visits, as part of a not-for-profit local organisation, all profits made by The SignShop are put back into Plymouth Community Homes, thereby contributing to the regeneration of Plymouth and its community.

Visit the website here: www.thesignshopplymouth.co.uk

Plymouth chartered accountants firm Sheppard Walbridge have recently changed their name after completing the merger of 3 business into one. As part of the move clients and staff from both Metherell Gard and SW Accounting Services were brought together under one organisation, Sheppard Walbridge. To simplify things even further, the company’s management Yvonne Sheppard and husband Ian, decided to move the new business forward under the title of Sheppards Chartered Accountants.

As part of the new approach the company have recently developed a new brand and website to reflect the improved position of the business in its new form, raising awareness for both existing clients and potential new ones.

Yvonne Sheppard said, “The company has been trading as Sheppard Walbridge but for convenience we will shortly be trading as ‘Sheppards’.  Together, our team offer a personal, professional approach, working hard to understand our clients’ business in order to provide successful results.”

Visit the website here: www.sheppardaccountants.co.uk

Ever been sold a sub-standard Devon Cream Tea with squirty cream or ingredients that are clearly not produced here in our fine county?  DV8 support the bid by new client Langage Farm to get European protection of origin for the great ‘Devon Cream Tea’!

Previously built using the older method of tables, DV8 were brought in to manage, develop and bring the existing Langage Farm site up to current web standards (using CSS), ensuring that search engines are able to read the full content of the pages and enabling them to index them correctly.  We also created and branded ‘The Daily Moos’ blog, linked it to social media profiles, added bookmarking and a tag cloud.  In appreciation of the bid for its protected status , we used flash animation to allow users to ‘create the ultimate Devon Cream Tea’ and to register their support online!

To register your support for FREE and protect the Devon Cream Tea, go to www.langagefarm.com/creamtea.html

DV8 Media have recently helped launch a new website for Devon firm Universal Fire & Security.

Universal Fire & Security are based in Plymouth and are a leading supplier of fire and security systems in Devon and Cornwall. They are charged with looking after some of the city’s most important buildings and landmarks, working with organisations such as;  Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth City Council, The National Trust and Plymouth City Airport. The new website will reinforce the company’s position in the market place and ensure they remain competitive by demonstrating the full range of technology and expertise they provide.

DV8 Media have enjoyed an excellent working relationship with Universal’s Mark Gibson, since first being commissioned over 5 years ago.

Mr Gibson said; “It is so difficult when you want to develop a website to know what you want it to look like and what you want it to do, the guys at DV8 Media make the decision making simple and hold your hand throughout the process ensuring that you get what you want. I think the end result speaks volumes for their attention to detail and I would recommend DV8 Media to anyone wanting a professionally designed and hosted website”

Visit the site: www.universalfireandsecurity.co.uk

Visit the site: www.colourwavegraphics.com