October 2008
Industry Leading Glenigan.com Raises the Bar
Glenigan.com, an Emap company, assists 1000’s
of customers annually by providing them with an accurate, reliable
and complete picture of UK construction activity. From maintaining
personal industry knowledge, tracking key industry players and
trends, identifying new project and contract opportunities,
improving win rates and opening doors to the right people at the
right time, a Glenigan.com subscription is a substantial online
resource. Built on intelligence sourced from over 6.5 million
construction projects and 1 million construction companies, ‘The
Glenigan Index’ provides the barometer for UK construction industry
trend reporting.
In June 2008 following a highly competed selection process Emap
chose WCMS (Web Content Management System) implementation
specialists Auros as their project partner to re-develop two
existing Glenigan websites, a brochureware and a subscriber site.
Auros’ primary responsibility was to drive the launch of a unified
and feature rich website. The site will provide a significantly
enhanced online experience for both public users of the site and
subscribed members.
At present non-subscribed visitors face a lapse time of up to 24
hours before they can sample services due to the manual processes
involved before a free trial can be granted. The new site will
enable visitors to sample the services before being prompted to
register with a Glenigan representative.
The new site combines a powerful online charting capability
(developed based on the Dundas platform) and the ability for users
to create custom reports ‘on the fly’ with comprehensive industry
analysis. The use of 3D pictorial models will ensure that complex
data can be easily interpreted and Key Performance Indicators
accurately depicted. These features will provide Glenigan.com
subscribers with an enhanced and highly personalised user
experience enabling them to make more informed decisions about
their business activities in the construction and/or property
development sectors.
Other Glenigan.com features include the ability for subscribers
to receive Planning Alerts when relevant planning applications are
released by Local Planning Authorities, collaboration tools to
allow project teams to share knowledge on key projects and a Custom
Statistics tool which allows the extraction of data to create
powerful customised presentations.
The re-developed Glenigan.com site is currently undergoing
extensive User Acceptance Testing and will be formally showcased at
Interbuild 2008, NEC Birmingham on 26th October.
IT and Quality Control Director at Emap Glenigan, Mark Baker
commented;
"The site Auros has developed is a very complex mix of both
content and database queries. The project was approached in an
extremely professional manner with strong Project Management and
regular and clear communication with ourselves. Auros have provided
a good balance of creativity and ways to improve the product, with
a strict avoidance of 'scope creep' to ensure the project was
delivered on time."
With a common understanding of what needed to be undertaken and
clarity of the roles, responsibilities and requirements for both
parties, the Auros and Emap Glenigan partnership will undoubtedly
deliver a project that provides genuine business benefit and
maximises the potential of the underlying Web Content Management
System (Immediacy) deployed by Auros. Baker continues;
"We selected Auros from a number of potential development
partners because of their track record with Immediacy developments,
their technical capability, and general enthusiasm."
The Auros Glenigan partnership is a long term agreement which
will see Auros working with Glenigan to deliver subsequent project
phases, in addition to providing a comprehensive hosting solution
and ongoing training and support services.
Auros Managing Director, Dominic Mills, speaking about the
project said:
"This project presented a fantastic opportunity for Emap
Glenigan to work closely in partnership with Auros, leveraging both
our WCMS credentials and track record in delivering transactional
corporate websites that provide demonstrable return on investment.
We are privileged to be able to work with this major brand and are
excited about the re-launch of Glenigan.com."
Setting standards in analytical science – together
Auros is happy to announce the successful
delivery of a new web presence for LGC, market leader in analytical
science. The go-live milestone brings online LGC’s new brand
identity.
LGC is an international
science-based company and market leader in analytical, forensic and
diagnostic services and reference standards.
Over the past decade or so, LGC has acquired and merged with a
number of companies, as a result of which it inevitably inherited
several websites with different Content Management strategies and
histories in terms of design, technologies, tools, developers or
hosts. In line with its corporate strategy, LGC wished to operate a
more unified approach to its online presence, specifically using a
single Content Management System, with development, implementation
and support being provided by a single partner.
LGC identified a number of key business benefits that would be
realised as a result of this approach:
- Centralised control of branding, technology and security
- Economies of scale gained from a common hosting platform and
Content Management System.
- Specific site owner’s within LGC do not need to go through the
process of specifying, sourcing, design, implementing and
supporting, each time a new site is required.
LGC chose to work with Auros and the Immediacy Content
Management System (CMS) to realise these benefits.
Auros, the leading Immediacy implementation partner, was
responsible initially for building and delivering one corporate
site for LGC, with customised home pages for each of LGC’s four
operating divisions: Life & Food Sciences, LGC Forensics,
Research & Technology and LGC Standards.
The site has been delivered first in the English language but
has been deployed with the capability to publish content in French
and German. Website users will then be able to select their
preferred language.
An equally important part of LGC’s new online presence is the
delivery of a new brand identity. Auros worked closely with the
corporate branding team at LGC to realise exciting new visual
designs for the sites.
Auros delivered a training programme for LGC and is providing a
support contract for long term post go-live support, a crucial area
for LGC given the 350,000+ page views and over 7,000 visitors that
their sites receive daily.