A New Web Site for the Engineering Council
"The Engineering Council engaged Helix to design and develop our
new website. Digby Field and Raymond Patmore's FOUR FAMILIAR TABS
concept was delivered on time and on budget. The new website
integrates well with our marketing strategy; and using the Umbraco
content management system has enabled staff to easily manage and
update content." Chris Simpson, Financial and ICT Director
Engingeering Council
The Initial Problem
The Engineering Council needs to make a large body of reference
information available to its users in industry and the Engineering
profession around the clock. This was all being held online as web
page content and downloadable documents. The volume of this
information was making it difficult for users to navigate through
to find what they needed. This was our challenge; to re-develop the
site with a more logical and user-friendly structure, whilst
simaltaeneously implementing the new corporate branding and
maintaining an attractive appearance to the site.
How the H.O.T Team Helped
We began our extensive research during the proposal stage. We
specifically looked into how the Engineering Council needed its
information to work for its users and this included site content
analysis. This thourough and targeted approach was one of the main
reasons that the Engineering Council chose to continue with Helix
for the implementation of this project.
Successful Outcome
On completion of the project the Engineering Council had a
modern clean design to all aspects of their website which
incorporated a much more efficient navigation system. This
navigation system included the seperation of supporting documents
from the main page content, making them accessible through an easy
to find side panel. As well as improving the look and functionality
of the site for its users we also made it a much more manageable
tool for staff within the Engineering Council through the
implementation of a top quality Umbraco Content Management System
and the integration of satellite sites to provide single management
across all EC sites.