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

I would like to say thank you for all the support I received for my charity bike ride. In all I managed to raise £904 for Plymouth’s St Luke’s Hospice.

I am on a mission to raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice by taking part in their Tour De Moore event on the 10^th of October. This is a 35 mile bike ride across the moor, from Plymouth to Princetown and back again.

St Luke’s is a great organisation and many people don’t fully understand the support that is provided there…..until they need the support themselves.

I am raising money for St Luke’s to thank them for the amazing care which they gave to my family when we were affected by terminal cancer and I will be very grateful for any support that you would be willing to show, every £1 counts!

www.justgiving.com/adrian-saunders

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

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

Plymouth Community Homes are a new not-for-profit housing association, which has been set up to receive the transfer of about 15000 properties from Plymouth City Council. It is registered as a social landlord with the Tenant Services Authority and is the largest locally based social housing provider in Plymouth.

Plymouth based travel firm Target Travel have been working with DV8 Media to overhaul their exisiting website. Recently Target Travel have significantly increased the number of vehicles in their fleet and are delivering more and more public service bus routes, this has meant the requirement for better delivery of timetable information for customers all over Plymouth. We created a new website which includes a bus route search enabling visitors to search for information using the route number or their bus stop location, this in turn will reduce the number of calls that will need to be handled by the Target Travel team.

As well as delivering public service route information, the site also demonstrates Target’s strengths in the corporate sector, servicing contracts for well known businesses and organisations including; Plymouth Argyle, Devon County Council, Air Southwest and Plymouth Albion. We were also able to publicise the extensive workshop facilities that are available not only to Target vehicles but also to other travel and transport firms.

Visit the website: www.targettravel.co.uk

Occasion Shoe Limited

dv8:media are proud to have worked with designer, Julie Mawson on the specific requirements for the Occasion Shoe website. As a designer herself, Julie had a clear image of the direction she wanted the site to go in and we were able to work with this to introduce our own ideas, such as the shoe detail viewer. We created a page for each shoe in every colour and worked with photographer, Cassandra Horsley (Cassandra Photography) to introduce some incredible images of each shoe from a variety of viewpoints. We included a zoom feature that enables shoe lovers to hover over each image and see every detail of the shoe up close. The site also utilises our automatic newsletter signup facility, linking through directly to address lists held in full featured campaign management and reporting software.
www.occasionshoe.co.uk

dv8:media has always provided print services to its clients in the past and these have been subcontracted out to other printers including an existing printing.com store.

The printing.com franchise will allow dv8:media to provide a wider range of print services at cheaper prices, direct to clients. This means that our clients will save money and retain the quality of product, whilst the dv8:media team is able to monitor quality and progress more closely.

It also means that dv8:media can be even more responsive to its clients’ needs, the printing.com franchise guarantees print turnarounds on all of its jobs, ranging from 3 to 10 days dependant on the product.

Adrian Saunders, one of the dv8:media directors, commented: “By joining the printing.com franchise, we can now offer our clients and potential clients a more cost-effective and wider print service than we could before. The franchise is ISO registered, so there is a quality guarantee, and it has a good and proven track record.”

He added: “It is an innovative and effective way to help provide a greater range of services to clients and so expand our business.”

Martin Atkins from Francis Clark commented: “Businesses that are successful and thrive are those that invest in innovation and improving their services and products to customers, dv8:media is an excellent example of this. dv8’s latest venture will allow it to develop its business still further, and by using the franchise route it will achieve this with relatively little risk to the business, it’s a great way to make use of the benefits of franchising.”