We have worked together with Energi Installations plc since 2006 when we were heavily involved in the initial branding and naming of the company. Our partnership continues to go from strength to strength five years on following the launch of the site www.energiplc.co.uk.

Sitting alongside www.planetsolar.co.uk which targets domestic homeowners seeking state-of-the-art solar technology, Energi’s new website showcases their full portfolio of work within the commercial sector.

A newly-created case studies page demonstrates to visitors just how they have managed to go on to become one of the most respected designers and installers of solar power systems in the UK.

Imagery has been carefully shot and added to the site by our web designers so that it best displays how the company are experienced in dealing with both small and large-scale solar PV projects.

Energi asked that particular focus was given to the feed-in-tariff (FIT) as it is a key-selling point for customers. FIT is an incentive which requires energy suppliers to make payments to commercial property owners for the electricity they create and Motionlab have made sure that it has significant prominence throughout the site.

The blog area of the site will enable Energi to keep visitors informed of all the very latest company and industry-related news which will benefit Energi in terms of SEO and prove to be an excellent resource of information for solar enthusiasts.

Establishing contact with Energi via their website couldn’t be easier for potential customers as a number of short contact forms are present on the majority of pages.

The new site will undoubtedly enable Energi to continue being a major power and industry leader within the UK renewables market.

The two directors of Preston-based Northern Dairy Equipment; Brian Wiggans and Alex Barber were keen to appoint a local design agency and decided that Motionlab were the logical choice after being made aware of our previous web work within the field of agriculture for Collinson.

Northern Dairy Equipment supplies a wide range of award-winning products to dairy farmers across the country and felt that it was time that their merchandise was given more online exposure.

Their new site www.dairy-equipment.net as created by our web designers, gives visitors a thorough description of how each of their revolutionary systems works to help increase product awareness. A gallery has also been added so that online users can visually get to grips with the functionality of all dairy hygiene items offered.

Over the past 22 years, the company has managed to attract and retain custom from thousands of people involved in the dairy farming industry. As a result, a list of testimonials have been added to the home page to demonstrate Northern Dairy Equipment’s commitment to customer satisfaction.

We have also introduced an ‘events’ page to the site so that Northern Dairy Equipment can regularly keep visitors informed of the many trade shows that they attend and exhibit at throughout the year.

Motionlab were put in charge of the re-styling as Prestige have recently become the latest addition to Conservatory Outlet’s dealer network and Conservatory Outlet are a long-standing client of the award-winning digital agency.

Prestige Windows & Conservatories were also aware of the increased number of online traffic, leads and sales received from Conservatory Outlet’s other 15 network members following recent redesigns of their websites by Motionlab’s highly experienced web designers.

The vast majority of UK homeowners nowadays prefer to start their search for home improvements online, rather than having to visit a showroom first. Motionlab have built a site that aims to attract and sustain the attention of visitors so that they will be encouraged enough to pursue their interest further at Prestige’s spacious Kent showroom, over the phone or via an online quote.

Using the tried and tested template that has proved so successful for fellow network members, the team at Motionlab have sought to give Prestige a better online platform for promoting each of their conservatory, window and door designs.

Every product is given its own dedicated section so that visitors can better acquaint themselves with the long-term benefits of having a Prestige product installed at their home and can easily locate their preferred item within seconds.

Fresh and SEO-friendly content has also been added to the site to help the new Prestige Windows & Conservatories website climb up the search engine rankings organically.

You can visit the new Prestige Windows & Conservatories site at www.prestigeconservatories.com.

The Buckinghamshire-based company have recently joined Conservatory Outlet’s growing network of dealers and after seeing the fantastic web work we did for their main site and several other dealers within the group, they decided that they wanted another site just as hi-tech.

The same amount of hard work and dedication has been put into developing and creating the site www.thedoorplace.com to help Hazlemere increase their online presence and push their growing range of high quality doors. Our web designers, developers and SEO team have all played their part in ensuring that the new site is as visually dazzling, functional and search engine friendly as possible.

The new site showcases Hazlemere’s full range of UPVC doors, composite doors and aluminium doors and gives them a platform upon which they can promote those products that they currently have displayed at their High Wycombe showroom online.

Each and every door has been given its own devoted page and has high detailed imagery included so that online visitors can get a feel as to which designs will best suit their home. All content has also been re-written to help give users a better understanding of each potential offering.

Significant prominence has been given to the sections relating to quotes, appointments and brochures throughout the site so that customers can get what they want, when they want without even having to pick up the phone.

We believe that the new site will further encourage leads and sales and help Hazlemere build on their 25 years’ worth of experience within the home improvement industry.

The UK’s number one home improvement specialists asked the North West’s leading digital agency if we could create a separate site solely dedicated to their comprehensive window and door range. The intention being that the new domain www.doubleglazingoutlet.co.uk will help them capture a bigger proportion of online leads and sales for windows and doors.

Our web designers have ensured that branding remains consistent with the company’s other websites when taking the emphasis away from conservatories and orangeries. Products such as energy rated windows and composite doors are now given more prominence.

Conservatory Outlet is also particularly keen to push triple glazing on the new website as they look to raise awareness of its availability amongst homeowners. With this in mind, we have created a page devoted to this most energy efficient of products.

Thanks to the excellent work of our SEO team, if you currently do a Google search for the words ‘conservatory’ and ‘conservatories’ you will find that Conservatory Outlet’s main site ranks number one in the natural listings for both words.

To help capitalise on this, efforts will now be made by our SEO experts on making doubleglazingoutlet.co.uk equally as visible when homeowners search online for replacement windows and doors.

If you have a particular product or service that deserves increased attention, give Motionlab a call on 01772 865050.

As part of the project Motionlab Interactive will be looking after the SEO and PPC accounts for the brands.

Motionlab are thrilled to be working with one of the world’s largest glass companies and is looking forward to a long and successful relationship.

Like all things in life you get what you pay for. Yes there probably is a bloke who lives round the corner who dabbles a bit in web design that could make you a website for you. On the surface it might look ok but it probably wouldn’t work very well. The internet is becoming more and more important to the success of businesses. Often your website will be the first time a potential customer is introduced to your company and it is important that you make a good first impression.

In order for a website to be successful it takes time to design and develop as it needs to work in all browsers and platforms, be search engine friendly, meet current web standards and download quickly to name but a few of the many factors which need to be considered. And then there is the design and navigation of your website do you require special features and functionality to be added? These things all take time and cannot be rushed if you want a quality site.

Behind all websites there is a large amount of code. When you visit a web page you are only seeing the end result and behind this there will be HTML, style sheets, php scripts, java scripts and databases. All of this is invisible to the end user but is essential to ensure the site functions correctly.

Before you visit your web designer it can be really beneficial if you have some ideas of what you want. Think about the different feature you want your website to have. Do you have corporate branding and colours that you want the site to stick to? Maybe have a look at your competitor’s websites and take note of what you like and dislike about their sites. If you can give your web designer some initial ideas of the sort of things you are looking for this will make their job a whole lot easier.

Internet Explorer is not the only browser. There are now more browsers than ever and different people will use different browsers to view your website. The problem is that not all browsers display sites in the same way. So a site viewed in IE may look different to when it is viewed in Firefox or Safari. Therefore it is the job of the developer to ensure that the site operates in all the different browsers.

Not only do different users use different browsers but they also use different sized monitors and that monitor may be set to a higher or lower resolution. Again this will affect the way a site looks to different users. The graphics card and colour settings can also impact on how the site will look. It is therefore important that your site is designed to take this into consideration and no matter what size screen or resolution a visitor is using they will be able to view the site.

Different fonts may look different on different computers. There are some fonts that are standard across all browsers that will work fine. However, if you opt for a font which is not standard and that font is not installed on the web browser in a computer it will display a different font. The issue is that different fonts are different sizes, short, tall, fat ,thin therefore when a different font is displayed it can upset the layout of a page.

It is no point in having a fantastic website if nobody ever gets to see it. Appearing within the search engine results pages is essential to the success of a website. Almost 90% of all web users use search engines. The major search engines have guidelines which must be adhered to in order for a site to appear within the search engine results pages. Once your site is live the work has only just begun. The site needs to be marketed to ensure it is a success. You will need to ensure that the site appears when people enter keywords relating to your industry into the major search engines this is known as search engine optimisation or SEO.

Have you considered adding a news section or blog? The most successful websites are those that are updated regularly and have valuable content which people will keep coming back for.

We will be developing an integrated web solution that uses internal stock level control and order processing. The system will also tie into the groups fulfilment process.