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Its always a pleasure to work with small businesses helping them to grow.SoftForge is able to advise small businesses on more than just their website. We have worked with companies of all kinds and all sizes, seeing what works and what does not.

For some its a passion that cannot be quashed, the website and multi/social media a chance to shout about that they are proudly doing. For others the web presence is a means to an end, something they know has to be done but are reluctant to put it into action.

We have worked with both and can guide you through the pitfalls and hype, saving you time and money making the changes that will benefit your business the most.

SoftForge can help you distill your ideas into a coherent plan and coax you to turn business plan in to reality. Check in with you from time to time making sure you can take advantage of those industry changes that will affect you. 

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Big names, large companies

shellSoftForge has worked with some of the biggest names over the last decade. We can help bring about a team lead solution slotting into that part of an company that requires our expertise to make your projects and plans a reality.

In our time we worked with many national and international companies. One example is Shell. We worked with them to implement their car service network. We built and delivered a multi administrator multi access level platform to allow garages using Shell oil to deliver MOT and car services via the platform we built. It allowed customers to enter postcode and car registration to find the nearest garage that could deal with their make and car, along with the costs involved.

During the life of the project we provided a maintenance contract to make sure the service ran smoothly and when this project came to an end we met their obligations and continue to host copies of the project for as long as they need. Although finished the Shell project can be seen here in the wayback machine.

helpdiabetesWith the NHS/UCL collaboration, this is an ongoing roll out of a type 2 diabetes site aimed at helping those with the disease to self manage the condition. I large complex site that uses information gathered from the patients records it presents them with structured learning courses and in an interface tailored to make it as easy to navigate as possible for each user.

capitalfortuneCapital fortune, a financial services company based in the heart of the London square mile. For them we took over 1600 Wordpress sites and built them into one Joomla site which is secure and reliable. This streamlined their offer saving time and costs, but also delivering better SEO and conversion rates. Important when you are spending money on advertising to push your business forward.

We also work with charities such as the PKD charity and Ciliopathy Alliance, both have had large audiences at times.

For the British Council we created Youth Space. Although the project and the site has now finished, an outline of the project can be here, YouthSpace. You can see it developed over the 5 years and was a success for the British Council and EU authorities who helped fund it.

So however big your organisation is, we can engage with your development teams enhancing the project and driving it forward.

 

Big names, large companies, current examples


SoftForge has worked with some large organisations over the last 15 years. We have also worked with trusted organisations, organisations who need a reliable partner to deliver their vision to the public and their customers.  We have worked with several national police organisations, one of the latest, just formed is the London Cyber Resilience Centre. The site is replacing the Police Digital security centre which itself replaced the London Digital Security Centre. All have been hosted and maintained, built and administrated by SoftForge.

It is with organisations like the Loncon CRC that SoftForge brings value for money by using the best secure infrastructure, we take care of the things that are vital for the smooth running of a website, so the client can concentrate on what they want to share to the world.

No site is alike and all have their individual challenges and demands. It's the job of SoftForge to recommend and then implement the best course through those challenges and demands to deliver on the clients' needs.

With the National Business Crime Centre, we delivered a blog and news centric system that allows the police to quickly get the latest updates and trends out to business owners and other organisations. It also has a download area for shops and small businesses to print off their own posters and leaflets, linking the police and crime reduction advice with the businesses that need the help and information. Many campaigns have been pushed out through the pages of the National Business Crime Centre over the last 5 years and members of the business world have benefited from the advice given in tackling crime and staying safe at work.

Secured By Design is a sophisticated product search that allows customers, architects, and members of the public to search for companies that supply products that meet the Secured By Design standard.

It also delivers many different resources including building guides, planning guides and counter-terrorism help and advice.

Along with a large download document facility Secured By Design is a central hug for the Police Crime Prevention Initiative.

But we also do some less nationally important but equally vital sites such as Naturally Relaxing, a blog which covers many aspects of how and when to relax. Advice on food, music, lifestyles and hobbies, a fun read with a helpful tone. Informative, friendly and a great source of inspiration, making good use of images and authors articles.

 

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