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

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

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

An opportunity has arisen for a PHP Web Developer to join our team.

This is a unique opportunity for a creative and commercially minded senior or junior candidate with experience of using Object Orientated techniques looking to develop their career with a company offering scope for progression.

As a PHP Web Developer, you will be responsible for providing a varied and exciting array of projects.

Your daily duties will include:

- Developing new ecommerce web stores (experience with existing platforms)
- Developing web software applications, focusing on data automation and catalogue management
- Developing new modular solutions to enhance the ecommerce shopping experience
- Integrating between software applications using Web Services, SOAP and XML
- Improving Linux server performance

For this role, we invite applications from both junior and senior candidates. However, at a minimum you must have:

- Advanced knowledge of: PHP, MySQL, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, LAMP Stack
- Experience of using Object Orientated techniques
- Experience of Linux / Apache server management
- Experience or knowledge of developing for mobile web and devices

Additionally, you will have a high level of intellect and attention to detail with a planned and calculated approach to development. You’ll also have the creative flair to develop simple, intuitive solutions, whilst having the commercial acumen to relate time to money and maximising clients ROI.

Any of the following are not essential but would be beneficial to your application: excellent graphic design skills, including Photoshop skills; a working knowledge of Magento; experience with the Zend framework; basic Flash skills.

To apply for the role of PHP Web Developer (MySQL, JavaScript, OO, CSS, HTML, AJAX), please complete our resistration of interest: http://dv8media.wufoo.com/forms/website-developer-vacancy/

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

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.

DV8 have been busy working with local businessman Peter Farrow, to produce a brand identity and ecommerce website to promote a brand new product range. With existing links in the beds business, through The Futon Shop, Peter and his business partner have taken on a new approach by supplying a unique electric bed range, Relaxer Beds. DV8 were commissioned to create the branding and supply guidelines for its use, this was then extended further to include development of an ecommerce website to make the beds available to as wide an audience as possible.

After only a month of the website being live it can already be found on page one of the Google UK results for “recliner beds”, with a strong brand and high quality product we expect Relaxer Beds to go a long way!

Visit the website: www.relaxerbeds.co.uk

Roofing Supplies Click into the 21st Century
Roofing Superstore is a brand new online roofing merchant offering a range of tens of thousands of roofing products, at trade prices to everyone. Accessible from the comfort of your office or home, the new Roofing Superstore site takes all the hassle out of buying your roofing products and saves you money at the same time.
Online shopping it’s self is by no means a new concept, but the extensive range of specialist roofing products offered by Roofing Superstore is unmatched anywhere else on the internet. Add to this the 80+ years of combined experience in the roofing sector possessed by it’s four directors and you have immediate access to a great deal of knowledge, experience and expertise. There is particular focus on ‘Value & Service’ with prices constantly being reviewed. The e-commerce approach dramatically reduces overheads when compared to the traditional routes to market, which means they can pass the savings on directly to you, the customer.
Roofing Superstore has the support of major manufacturers of roofing products from household names such as Velux and Encon, to specialists such as Web Dynamics, Calder and Filon Products. Other strong brands include Hambleside Danelaw, Klober, Ariel Plastics, Everbuild, SSQ, Brewer Cowls, CMS Tools, Sika, Rose Roofing, Youngmans, Areco, Eurodec, Wallbarn, Whitesales, Monodraught, and Flag Paints.
The bespoke site is easy to navigate and contains a number of free tools, which the user may find useful. There is a 5 day weather feed, showing you the temperature and wind speed for each day, so that you can plan the weeks work accordingly. You can access downloadable planning checklists for both Flat Roofing and Pitched Roofing projects to help you make sure you have all the materials and equipment you need before starting. There will soon also be an estimator tool which can save a great deal of time when pricing or budgeting for a roofing project by providing you with the quantities of the materials needed for a job.
The sites layout is focussed on ease of use, with the most popular categories at the top and the full category list on the left hand side. Should you be unable to find the product you are looking for by navigating the dropdown menu, then there is the very helpful search system, which highlights the words that you are searching for, allowing you to search faster.
The site is also stocked with a wealth of information relating to the products that are available, in most cases, downloadable PDF files containing further technical information, COSHH Data Sheets, Product Brochures and Installation Guides. It is constantly getting bigger and better as well, with new information, detailed product descriptions and new products being added daily. A “News” section will shortly be added and this will contain any up to date information that is regarded as pertinent to the Roofing Sector, so keep checking it out to stay up to date with all the latest news!
To see how Roofing Superstore can help you save time and money on your projects go to www.roofingsuperstore.co.uk
Finally, the Roofing Superstore team want the site to work for you, so please send any comments and feedback, positive and negative, to sales@roofingsuperstore.co.uk