Pink Cactus Portfolio

July 15th 2012

Edward Baden screen shotEdward Baden offer relocation services for businesses. They have group of global companies offering relocation, crate hire and storage solutions. Each company has a website with some offering language options.

Their original group of sites were all over the place – literally. They had individual installations of WordPress for each of the sites they owned, it was nearly impossible to manage and administrate.

We were apporached by Paper Dog to see if we could help their contact at Edward Baden to consolidate their 14 websites into one place, and make it all CMS driven, and offer lanuage options, and give seperate admin privileges to the individual editors… it sounded like it was a big BIG ask but it seemed no problem once we delved into Expression Engines Multi Site Manager add-on, we were even able to give the sites a little refresh in terms of design style.

The result was a very happy client who has: one login, one central place to go to manage all sites from one control panel, the ability to give editors access to only the site they need to update, and much more.

January 15th 2012

The new website for Shiruba Tree was designed and built by Pink Cactus. It features jQuery animations for rollover, paging, and rotating effects, as well as having the ability for visitors to purchase the rings on sale.

To keep costs to a minimum but still deliver usability, payment is handled by PayPal. There is no CMS or shopping cart system place, instead all information relating to a product ordered is sent to PayPal which then sends the data on to Shiruba Tree to fulfill the order.

Visit: www.shirubatree.co.uk »

December 19th 2011

Pink Cactus won the pitch to design and develop the new website for Ellwoods Food Group. The website allows members to order food from Ellwoods online. Viewing and ordering products is restricted to members who have signed and had their account activated by Ellwoods team.

Project deliverables included:

  • Full Content Management System (CMS)
    We utilized a third party solution (Expression Engine) which was customized to the client’s needs and integrated into the front end website by our developers.
  • Shopping Cart System
    Powered by Carthrob which is built to work seamlessly with ExpressionEngine content management system.
  • Members Management
    So the client can control who can order online. The client has the ability to review and activate each new account registration.
  • Ability to assign products to be viewable to customers in the North or South of England

The website has a full administration system powered by Expression Engine for the CMS and Carthrob for the shopping cart system.

About Ellwoods

Ellwoods Food Group are provide a wide range of top-quality fresh and frozen poultry, seafood, meat and vegetables across the whole of the UK. Their range is sourced from around the world and their commitment to providing quality produce, fast, is second to none.

Visit: www.ellwoodsfood.co.uk »

August 31st 2011

The new website for Caltec Instrument Services Ltd was recently launched. The website, which was created by Pink Cactus, is clean and simple in design and features a combination of stock and client supplied images.

Krystals Nightclub & Vanity Bar, Chatham, Kent (website homepage)Pink Cactus designed and built the website for new nightspot ‘Krystals & Vanity’ located in Chatham, Kent.

Project deliverables included:

  • Full Content Management System (CMS)
    We utilized a third party solution which was customized to the client’s needs and integrated into the front end website by our developers.
  • Events’ calendar
    This is managed by the client via the CMS
  • Email marketing
    This was also delivered via a third party solution, which our developers set-up and integrated into the website and CMS

About Krystals & Vanity Nightclub

Krystals & Vanity Nightclub brings the ultimate clubbing experience to Chatham five nights a week! The venue has been fully refurbished and transformed into a thousand capacity premier nightspot, featuring two rooms, a VIP balcony, large smoking terrace and various bars.

Visit: www.krystalsandvanity.co.uk »

June 22nd 2011

Pink Cactus started by creating a new logo for S A Kelly which was then applied to business cards and stationery. The website design was next, with concept focusing on showing off the projects completed by S A Kelly.

The homepage features a large image carousel that cycles through some of the main projects, these link to view the gallery for that project or download a PDF case study.  The gallery pages contain an animated slide show that cycles through a selection of images for an individual project. The PDF case studies can be used as a promotional device by the client. They can be printed out or emailed to potential customers. All other sections feature a smaller image carousel of projects.

Devoting the top half of the website to images means visitors can quickly see the quality of S A Kelly’s work, the services offered and the type of projects completed. Textual content on the website was kept to a minimum so the images could take centre stage.

Visit: www.sakelly.co.uk »

May 25th 2011

The shop section is now complete and live on UK Kitesurfing. There is a selection of the 2011 Ozone kites available to purchase online.

Additional updates included:

  • New graphics
  • Content changes
  • SEO updates
  • Replacing the KickApps social networking feature with a new social media page that includes the latest tweets and wallpost from the UK Kitesurfing Twitter page and Facebook page.

Visit: www.ukkitesurfing.com »

March 18th 2011

As part of the on-going SEO plan for RTS Creative, we created a microsite to promote their vehicle wrapping and graphics service.

The microsite features a prominent call to action where visitors can request a quote to receive a 10% discount. This lead generating feature has been hooked up with Google Analytics Goals to track and measure conversions in one convienent place.

Visit: www.rtsvehiclegraphics.co.uk »

January 19th 2011

Pet Emergency Treatment ServicesPet Emergency Treatment Services (PETS) is a dedicated out-of-hours service put in place to provide care for your animals when the practice is closed. Their highly experienced and friendly night staff provides complete emergency cover throughout the whole night, every weekend and bank holidays 365 days a year.

Pink Cactus redesigned the Newnham Veterinary Hospital website in 2009/2010 for Newnham Court Veterinary Group, which also owns PETS. The group was so pleased with what we created that they asked us to redesign the website for PETS too.

The website for PETS is a small website that answers 5 simple questions:

  • What is PETS
  • Who forms PETS
  • How to get to the emergency hospital
  • What are the opening hours
  • How much does it cost

Visit: www.petemergency.co.uk »

January 17th 2011

myinteriorsonline.com online store for designer wallpaperPink Cactus are pleased to announce that the new, redesigned My Interiors Online has finally gone live.

The site was first launched in 2006. The logo, website design and development were all carried out by the team at Pink Cactus. The design, which  was created over three years ago, still looks fresh but the client felt it was time to go for a more luxurious style.

In our re-design we’ve kept the logo and deep red colour from the original website so existing customers would sense some familiarity between the old and new look. We add the touch of luxury by using black for the background instead of the mint green used on the previous site.

As part of the re-design and development we looked at ways of simplifying the user experience as follows:

  • No need to create an account to make a purchase
  • Simplified the order process
  • Simplified the search facility
  • Optimised the layout to 1024×768 screen display resolution
  • Added a footer that contains help and suggestions
  • Incorporated a greater use of imagery

Visit: www.myinteriorsonline.com »

November 21st 2010

Paul Lawrence Electrical logo and icons

Paul Lawrence Electrical offers domestic, commercial and industrial electrical services for Sevenoaks, Bromley and Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Pink Cactus created the company website, logo and vehicle graphics. The website features a set of  custom icons to represent each of the services offered by Paul Lawrence Electrical. We also provided copywriting services to help the client fill the website with content.

Visit: www.pleservices.com

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July 5th 2010

RTS CreativeRTS Creative pride themselves on offering a friendly, regional service executed to the highest quality standard. Their team offer expertise on a wide range of printing materials and techniques, from straightforward signs, vehicle graphics and vehicle wraps to exhibitions and large format printing.

Pink Cactus helped to re-brand the company website from Barming Signs to RTS Creative. We also included an SEO plan to help reduce the client’s monthly spend on PPC.

May 24th 2010

Lavin and West website

Lavin and West are a small company who have provided first class painting and decorating services for over 10 years within Central London, Maidstone, Kent and the South East.

Originally known as West Painters & Decorators, Ben West and Richard Lavin worked in partnership for over ten years.  However, in 2010, they decided to incorporate both surnames as part of the company re-brand and launch of the new website.

Visit: Lavin and West »

March 25th 2010

Computer Repairs and Maintenance for Business and Home Users from OK-PCOK-PC was established in 2005 with just a couple of engineers but has grown to offer a service which covers all of the South East, with a team of experienced engineers.

Pink Cactus created and built the website for OK-PC, which included custom icons for the services, website logo and copywriting.

March 23rd 2010

Newnham Vets website

The Veterinary Hospital at Newnham Court, Maidstone, Kent has been established for over 100 years in the Maidstone. The surgery moved to an extensive purpose-built facility in 1990, conveniently situated just out of town, close to J7 of the M20 and with ample parking and easy access.

Website overview

The home page introduces the visitor to Newnham Court Veterinary Group. The design has a fresh feel with clearly defined areas for navigation, contextual adverts and useful information.

A change of logo and colour helps promote the individual branding for the Small Animal Hospital and Equine Clinic. The layout, header and footer remain the same for continuity.

A clear navigation area makes it easy for visitors to find what they’re looking for, as well as highlighting where they are currently. The menu item ‘expands’ to show the sub-navigation for sections where relevant.

The header contains an area for contextual advertising such as pet insurance, out-of-hours services, emergency contact details or free zone visits. Also within the header are quick links to the Small Animal Hospital and Equine Clinic.

The right-hand column contains a ‘useful tips and information box’, where the content would be selected at random. Below that, the promotional panels help to highlight services and/or sections within the website.

Ways of getting in contact and opening times are contained within an omnipresent footer.

Visit: The Veterinary Hospital Newnham Court »

A Better Medway website screen grabA Better Medway is a healthy living campaign designed for everyone living or working in Medway. It helps people find their way to a healthier life by directing them to local support, information and advice.

The website ‘A Better Medway’, provides local support and advice to help Medway residents and workers lead healthier, longer lives.

Since February 2010, the people of Medway have made nearly 850 pledges to take a small step towards a healthier life. Help us make it to 1,000 by making a pledge to improve your health and wellbeing.

The aim of the website ‘A Better Medway’, is to provide a single source of healthy living resources for Medway residents to use for their own purposes. The website also offers information on health facilities and services within Medway, as well as interactive tools.

Website Overview

Visitors to the website can use the interactive tools to check their BMI, monitor their alcohol consumption, log their weekly fitness activities, make pledges and take a healthy eating test. Visitors are also able to create an account so they can save and track their results.

CMS Overivew

Website administrators can use the CMS to:

- Add, edit and publish all sub-page content
- Define URL and SEO parameters for individual pages
- Edit the interactive tools’ content
- Add a Google map and location for the local services listings
- View Google Analytics web statistics
- Preview live changes to the website whilst in the same browser session