The Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust website was completed in collaboration with WDAD Communications. The NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital and community services for 900,000 people in Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and it employs 9,000 people across three principal sites. Frimley Health have some of the best staff…...

Designworks have partnered with WDAD to create a recruitment portal for PPHE Hotel Group. PPHE is one of the world's largest hotel groups which operate Park Plaza® branded hotels and resorts in Europe. PPHE employees are ‘creators’ – they bring unique experiences to life; making guests feel energised, valued, respected…...

We have designed and developed a new website for Alertacall - an organisation leading the way in clever contact technology for the most vulnerable in our society. The website www.okeachday.co.uk is a B2C site for Alertacall. The technology is perfect for older people, or anyone with health conditions who live on their…...

Yorkshire based saddle manufacturer Ava Saddles has a new bespoke WordPress website. The Ava Saddles range is specially designed and manufactured to enable saddle adjustment as the horse's shape changes with age, fitness and time of year. The design uses Ava's purple and grey brand colours. The wave shapes and…...

The website for Livingstons Solicitors has undergone a refresh for 2020. The design uses strong typography and colour to signpost users. It is clean, user-friendly and contains no photography. This focuses the users' attention on the site's message and copy. Livingstons Solicitors is a traditional law firm which provides comprehensive…...

Bon Voyage to Eden District Council and the businesses from the North Lakes China Forum, which are taking part in this month's trade trip to China. We produced the promotional literature which will help showcase the North Lakes to the Chinese market. The North Lakes China Forum (NLCF) comprises of…...

The Holiday Cottages Cumbria's website has been redesigned, five years after the previous website refresh. The new design loses the sidebar which provides a more up-to-date look. The user experience is improved with a prominent availability search and clearer navigation It's recommended, by web marketing experts, that business websites should…...

Designworks worked in partnership with WDAD to create a WordPress website for Stagecoach London. The recruitment site uses video and employee stories to show the diversity and talent at Stagecoach London. It provides information on what it's like to drive a bus and opportunities for career progression within the company.…...

Rusland Horizons is a group of projects which has helped to maintain and improve the landscape in an area centred on the Rusland Valley in South Lakeland. Projects have focused on traditional skills, woodland management, wildlife, local history, archaeology, access to the countryside and engagement with local people. Designworks was…...

The Bikeability Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose object is to advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst children) on the subject of cycling. The Trust appointed Designworks to design and publish its first annual review of the national Bikeability cycle training programme. The reviews…...

Softcat is one of the UK’s leading IT infrastructure providers. The company has an annual turnover of £1b, employs over 1,200 people across 7 offices in the UK and has recently opened its first overseas operation in Dublin. Designworks worked with London based, recruitment marketing agency, WDAD Communications to deliver…...

Designworks has worked with Ullswater ‘Steamers’ for over ten years so it was an honour to develop their logo. The logo celebrates the ‘Steamers’ 160th anniversary with a modern design which uses a san serif font and icons to represent the ‘Steamer’ and Ullswater lake. The main focus of the…...

Proptek is one of the world’s leading propagation technology companies. The company design and produce propagation trays and containers for commercial propagation nurseries globally but predominantly in the USA. We worked closely with Proptek on the design of the WordPress website and developed eleven template pages to be used throughout the site.…...

Westlakes Science Park is a technology business park located in west Cumbria. Designworks worked with BEC and Design Code in developing an app as part of a STEAM trail. The trail is targeted mainly at schools to boost understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths (STEAM) subjects. As well as app development,…...

Hackney & Leigh is the South Lakes leading property agent with high street offices in Ambleside, Arnside, Carnforth, Grange-Over-Sands, Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendal and two offices in Windermere. Hackney & Leigh's brief to Designworks was to design and build a user-friendly site which would be easy for the client to maintain and update.…...

SiEntries Ltd support race entries and club memberships for a large number of organisations through their website www.sientries.co.uk The main requirements were to modernise the website and review their branding/logo and potentially to change their customer-facing branding in-line with any new website design. Over 50% of visitors access the website via…...

The Church of St Michael, Barton is a 12th century Norman Church with a very rich history. The church was built on a pre-historic site from local sandstone by an order of Augustinian monks and, over the centuries, it has been extended which is detailed in the website's interactive floorplan. Historic interest…...

Designworks worked with Historic England, Eden District Council and local heritage attractions in producing a heritage trail for Eden, Cumbria.  The project included design and print of four leaflets, developing a heritage trail app and design and production of display boards at Alston, Appleby, Kirkby Stephen and Penrith information centres. The Eden…...

The Holker Group is a long-established, family-owned group of businesses based locally in Cumbria and the Lake District. They combine the very best of British industry and enterprise with their time-honoured values of integrity, quality and tradition. Designworks created websites for three Holker Group businesses: Cartmel Racecourse, Burlington Stone and…...

Congratulations to all those who won an award at the 2018 Bikeability Conference, hosted by TABS in Islington Assembly Halls, London on 17th May. We designed and worked with the manufacturer in producing these engraved beech plaques complete with sublimation printed logo. A fitting prize for the first ever awards programme…...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a law on data protection and privacy for all individuals.  It becomes enforceable on 25 May 2018. We have set out guidelines on what you need to do and what we can do for you. What you need to do: Re-write your Privacy Policy according to the ICO…...

Cumbria Tourism’s Attractions Guide is the must-have guide to the Lake District and Cumbria. The guide is packed full of things to see and do, featuring over 60 attractions. Designworks worked closely with Cumbria Tourism and translators to produce over 400,000 copies of the 2018 Attractions Guide in a total…...

It was great to be part of the launch for Operation Close Pass in Cumbria. The initiative is designed to proactively identify and educate drivers who pass too closely to cyclists. Designworks worked with Cumbria Police to design the road signage and provide a clear message – Pass Cyclists Safely.…...

The Lake District Foundation works to inspire businesses, visitors and other donors to support projects and programmes of work across the Lake District. The Lake District Foundation was established as a charity in August 2017. Prior to this, under the name Nurture Lakeland, the organisation had been working for 23 years to…...