Centre For Vision | Content Management Solution

url: www.centreforvision.co.uk 

Centre For Vision is located at the prestigious Manchester Eye Hospital. They wanted a website that would provide information on their products and services. They also wanted search engine optimisation services in order to get the website well ranked with the search engines. This work is currently underway.

The website features a fully functional web page editor so that the client could manage content on the website themselves.

NITECREST | Search Engine Optimisation

Nitecrest Limited is one of the leading specialist printers of Gift, Payment, Loyalty and Phone Cards in the world today, supplying paper, board and plastic cards.

The company wanted to enhance its online presence on the search engines, after having successfully launched a brand new website. Our search engine team now has them well listed on all the major search engines for a long list of upto 40 keywords thus increasing traffic to their site.

At the time of publishing this, they are currently ranked No. 1 on Google.co.uk for the following keywords.

sim packaging, gift card suppliers, phone card printers, telephone card printing, telephone card printers, sim card packaging, sim card printers, scratch card supplier, mobile phone card supplier, mobile phone card manufacturer, mobile phone card printing, mobile phone card printers.

KG Solicitors | Content Management Solution

www.kgsolicitors.com

KG Solicitors Ltd. are a progressive, niche legal practice based in Blackburn, Lancashire, regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. KG Solicitors needed an online presence quickly and our template based content management solutions were ideal for their needs.

The website was up and running in under 2 weeks and is now a key part of their company, serving as an up to date resource on the different services that the company specialises in.

Leosignage | ecommerce site / SEO

url: www.leosignage.com 

Following up the success of the leohardware.com and leofixings.com projects, this website was launched to get a presence in the signage market. Again the benefits of the template websites meant that the website was launched in a relatively short span of 2 weeks.

This website was also integrated with Sage Accounts so that orders received from the website could be imported into Sage as invoices, thus reducing the need for data entry and the problems that come with it.

After design, development and successful launch of this site, the website was optimised for the major search engines. At the time of publishing, leosignage.com was ranked in the top 3 positions on Google.co.uk for the following keywords.

safety signs, warning signs, construction signs, safety signage, fire exit signs, danger signs, braille signs, fire safety signs, no parking signs

Forgefix | ecommerce site / Bespoke solution

url: www.forgefixonline.co.uk

This solution features an ecommerce website fully integrated with the company’s inhouse accounts and inventory management system. Forgefix Ltd. were looking for a solution whereby they could

• Provide customers with more information about their products
• Reduce staff time spent in answering customer enquiries on product information and prices
• Reduce the no of order related errors from both the customer and their inhouse staff
• Provide customers with stock information on products

Solution:
The solution provided featured two main sections. A password protected website for Forgefix Ltd. customers and a bridge solution which was responsible for the transfer of information from and to their internal accounts and inventory management system.

Forgefix Ltd. can now setup customer accounts on the website from their internal system. This information is then transferred and updated to the website by the bridge software at regular intervals. Customers can then login to the website using their login names and passwords and see…

• Product information as well as technical specification on products.
• Customer specific prices ie. Category based discounts and special nett prices
• A history of orders placed. They can also reorder from their order history thus saving time on re-orders
• Stock information on orders prior to placing an order

All this has resulted in time saving benefits for Forgefix Ltd. staff who are now directing their energies towards increasing sales and sales efforts. The solution has also increased the efficiency and added value to the company by…

• Reducing data related errors. Now orders from the website are directly transferred into the internal system via the bridge module. Invoices and despatch notes are raised against these orders. Due to the reduction in data entry, there has been a resultant reduction in related errors.
• Reducing order related errors. Customers can now see exactly what they are ordering prior to placing an order. They even have access to technical specifications on products. This has benefited Forgefix Ltd. in two ways. One - taken the burden away from sales staff in providing the same information. Two - reduced customer related errors with regard to customers ordering the wrong products due to insufficient or incorrect information supplied.
• Faster response to customers. The staff time saved by the above two is now spent in providing customers with a faster response and better service.
• Reduce inventory costs. Using the special offers section on the website, Forgefix Ltd. is able to highlight to customers special offers that are available on products that it needs to move out quickly. Forgefix Ltd. is now able to move its products quickly with relatively little to no cost, thus reducing its inventory costs.
• Reduce Time To Market on new products. iCube Solutions Ltd. offers a mailshot service as part of this solution. Customers are sent mailshots with information about new products added to the Forgefix Catalogue. This is a relatively low cost and high speed way to getting new products to market.

Technology Used:
The website is built using the following web technologies & databases

• ASP
• Javascript
• JMail
• MS SQL 2000

The catalog management module and bridge module was built using the following web technologies and databases.

• VB6
• MS Access
• MS Excel

Leofixings | ecommerce site / SEO

url: www.leofixings.com

Following the success of Leohardware.com, Leofixings.com was launched to target another niche market namely the Fixings industry. As laid out in the Leohardware.com solution, there were numerous benefits to undertaking this initiative.

This solution too was launched in the relatively short span of 2 weeks and continues to provide all the functionality of the template websites. As part of the template website feature, it also receives free updates when new features are developed.

Following launch, we ran a successful SEO campaign for the site, and the website now ranks between position 1 and 3 on Google.co.uk for the following keywords. (at the time of publishing this)

concrete screws, drywall screws, roofing bolts, paper strip nails, coach screws

Leohardware | ecommerce site / SEO

url: www.leohardware.com

Leohardware.com has been built in partnership with C & R Architectural Hardware Ltd. C & R Hardware Ltd. approached us with the idea of creating a website with a range of products that would cater to a niche market i.e. Door/Window furniture.

Solution Objective:
The objective of the initiative would be to create a website in a short span of time that would allow for the sales of door furniture to customers with little administrative burden to C & R Hardware Ltd.

Solution:
We used our template based web solution to get the solution up and running in a short span of 3 weeks. Leohardware.com was built with all the features of our template based website solution, so customers could register on the website and have their accounts created for them automatically (no manual intervention required), they could then go on to place an order on the website. As Leohardware.com was integrated with the Protx Payment Gateway, all orders received from the website were already paid for (again removing another administrative burden ie. chasing payments). Further all orders are sent (emailed) directly to the relevant suppliers and are shipped directly from the suppliers to the customers. The suppliers have a separate interface to access the orders and can also print Leohardware customised despatch notes to go with the delivery of the order. This has again saved the company a lot of time in the order processing functions. Lastly, all despatched orders can be pulled directly into Sage Line 50. This has saved the company…

• Additional staff needed to enter the web orders into their accounting system
• Data entry errors and the accompanying hassle of reconciliation
• Order status enquiries can now be answered instantly
• The staff can now simply concentrate on additional sales generation as all other administrative functions are being handled by the solution.

Technology Used:
The website is built using the following web technologies & databases

• ASP
• Javascript
• JMail
• MS SQL 2000

 The catalog management module to manage the leohardware.com catalog was built using the following web technologies and databases

• VB6
• MS Access
• MS Excel

C & R Hardware | ecommerce site

url: www.candrhardware.com

C & R Hardware Ltd. has an established brick and mortar business and is one of the well known architechtural ironmongers in the North West of England.

Solution Objective:
Their objective was to have an online presence as well as to better service their existing clients through the use of internet based technology.

Solution:

The candrhardware.com website was built to achieve this objective. It allowed existing customers to now place their orders online. Customers could now login to the candrhardware website and view their prices and history of orders.

The website also featured a project based invoicing module for its larger clients. Such clients could setup on the website a list of projects for which ongoing work was being undertaken. They could then set budgets for each project and orders placed by site personnel on the candrhardware website would be immediately reflected online. So from a single screen, management personnel could ascertain which projects where running to budget and which were exceeding their budgeted allocations. The system also allowed for project based invoicing as opposed to order based invoicing thus cutting down the accounts side administration work for both C and R Hardware and its clients.

Beacon Teaching | recruitment solution

url: www.beaconteaching.co.uk 

Beaconteaching.co.uk is a company offering Premium level Education Recruitment and business consulting service to its clients.

Recruiting teachers to meet exact job specifications is both time consuming and costly. Beaconteaching's goal is to help schools get the right professional teachers. To attain this goal, they approached us for a solution to satisfy their client's unique set of needs.

Their current system was prone to a lot of problems namely,

• Insufficient communication with reliable teachers.
• A tedious process of Resume Maintenance in Folder systems of qualified candidates.
• No web presence for teachers and schools to contact.
• Tedious and manual search process for candidate profiles.

1. Teachers can now register themselves with the website. They can apply directly online, search for jobs and have a single point of contact with Beacon Teaching. This has freed up staff time considerably. There is now increased communication between staff due to a centralised system which is updated on the fly.
2. Employers now are able to register and search for candidates themselves.
3. There is now increased communication between staff due to a centralised vacancy system.

url: www.icicilombard.com

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited is a joint  venture between ICICI Bank Limited and the US-based Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. ICICI Bank is India's second largest bank, while Fairfax Financial Holdings is a diversified financial corporate engaged in general insurance, reinsurance, insurance claims management and investment management.

Solution: ICICI Lombard's goal is to help their customers get maximum value on their investments and thus increase their competitive advantage by tailoring the best customised solutions. To attain this goal, they approached us for a solution to satisfy their customer's unique set of needs. We have customised and developed solutions for their Customer Relationship, Events and Product Management needs giving a new dimension to the customers online experience for insurance and insurance related products.

Testimonial:

"We have been extremely happy with the work that iCube Solutions has been doing for www.icicilombard.com. Speed, passion and expertise are their main strengths. There is no doubt in my mind that this team is one of the best i have worked with.

I wish them all the very best."

- Zubin Kutar
Head Of Web Initiatives

The Architectural Ironmongery Shop | ecommerce site

url: www.theaishop.com 

theaishop.com is a venture solely owned by C & R Hardware Ltd. to provide a shop with all the information required by architects and builders on products in the construction trade. This website was built using the template website format and features integration with both Protx and the company's internal accounting system namely Sage.

 This website provides architects with images, price information and also technical drawings on products. Architects are also able to download technical documents relating to certain products. All this was possible using the features available on our template website solution.

Medical Jobs UK | ecommerce site

Medical Jobs UK is a well established locum recruitment agency in Lancashire. They had a manual system which was being used to manage bookings for the pharmacy clients they serviced. However, this system was prone to a lot of problems namely,

• Insufficient communication amongst work staff on job booking updates
• Two or more staff chasing the same booking
• Locums being called more than once to fill the same booking
• Invoicing was more than a month behind as invoicing was a tedious process of making diary entries of completed job bookings and costing them.
• Cost to company for a staff member leaving was very high as a staff member took with them a lot of information about both pharmacists and pharmacies.
• High cost per booking as calls to locums to fill vacant bookings was random and based on staff information.

• Reduced cost per booking – As the solution now recommends locums that would be available to fill a booking based on ‘availability dates’ previously entered, staff were able to secure a booking with fewer no. of phone calls now.
• Better cash flow – This was achieved by reducing the invoice generation process from a few days to just a few seconds! Invoices for pharmacies was now generated at the click of a button. This resulted in the company receiving payment at the end of the month as opposed to two months later.
• Better communication – As all work staff were now logged into a central system, any updates or changes made to a booking were immediately visible to all staff thus increasing communication.
• Low downtime – As the solution is browser based, any changes/upgrades made to the machines on the network didn’t affect the software. The client has twice upgraded all machines within the company with little to no downtime from the solution.
• Increased security – Access to the system is password protected, thus ensuring that only authorised users have access to the information. Further, access levels enable the company to provide access to screens depending on the job function of the user.
• Increased ROI – An advanced reporting module enables the client to query the system to find out areas which generate the most bookings, pharmacies which generate the most bookings, workforce who are responsible for securing the most bookings/jobs etc. This information is crucial to making decisions about best places to invest marketing efforts.