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Severn Magazine Issue #3

Monday, 9-1-2012

The third issue of Severn Magazine, The Web Orchard are excited to be involved in providing web services for the Magazine.

It's a Nomad Life

Thursday, 1-12-2011

It’s A Nomad Life is a new online emporium, bringing you an eclectic collection of globally inspired goods from the ancient Neolithic period to the edgy 1980’s.

They are experts at gathering fine quality interesting pieces from all over the world. They travel far and wide to visit antique and collector's sales, private collections and auctions to bring you the best quality, competitively priced items for your home and garden.
We know our stuff

It’s A Nomad Life is owned and operated by Sam Handbury-Madin. Sam has over 10 years experience of working in this field.

Sam’s family have been 'in the trade' since the late 19th century and has been a collector of tribal art and antiquities since he was a small boy, when his father brought home a collection of ethnographic artefacts for him to enjoy and study.

Sam has an honours degree in Archaeology from the University of Bristol and his work in the art and antique business has taken him all over the world.

It's a Nomad Life

The Severn Magazine

Thursday, 1-12-2011

Severn Magazine aims to be your point of reference for the local services you may require and, in addition, will feature interesting and useful articles from well-known and respected contributors, expert in their particular subject – all from the local area. These will be supplemented by competitions and a what’s on guide to provide a great mix of information from and for Shrewsbury.

The Severn Magazine

A Bumper Week of 'Go Lives' at The Web Orchard

Sunday, 20-11-2011

We've had a busy week at The Web Orchard with three of our projects going live:

Tuesday - Libya Business News

With the National Transitional Council putting together an interim goverment the oil rich country will soon be a hive of business activity. Based on the sucess of Iraq Business News, getting over 100,000 monthly visitors, we were asked to design and develop the platform for Libya:

www.libya-businessnews.com

Wednesday - Sports Booker

An exciting midlands based startup has developed online software allowing gyms, personal trainers and a range of other sports activities to take bookings and payments online. We were asked to develop a website to help demonstrate how easy to use and powerful their software is:

www.sports-booker.com

Friday - It's a Nomad Life

It’s A Nomad Life is an ecommerce website showcasing an eclectic collection of globally inspired goods from the ancient Neolithic period to the edgy 1980’s. Using Drupal and Ubercart we developed a sophisticated ecommerce website allowing easy viewing and purchasing of products as well as an easy to use administration system allowing for quick management of products.

www.itsanomadlife.com

To see what we can do for your website - visit us online or call 01743 367927!

Website for Exciting New Shrewsbury Life Style Magazine

Wednesday, 16-11-2011

Severn Magazine is a new and exciting publication to the county bringing the reader closer to the local services they may require. The magazine is aimed at locals looking for a point of reference when it comes to finding out about local events and services, and giving up to date information on life in the area.

When the website design arose, the Severn magazine team turned to local creative agency, The Web Orchard, who managed the implementation of the www.severnmagazine.co.uk web site.

Michael Tinkler, editor of Severn magazine, commented, “Launching the magazine is the result of much effort from a very dedicated team, all of whom come from leading UK publishers bringing a vast amount of knowledge and commitment. With the passion and creativity we have, we aim to give our readers a magazine that is local, exciting, interesting and informative.”

Peter White, Web Architect at The Web Orchard, said “Working on the Severn site was a pleasure, it features an online digital version of the magazine, plus it promotes our local area which is fantastic as the town has such a wealth of creativity.”

The Web Orchard was formed in 2007 and specialises in website design and content management systems. The company has since implemented and created innovative campaigns and websites for many international companies, helping to deliver their corporate identity and branding strategy.

Peter White continued: “Whether you require just a few website pages to direct your customers to, or a fully content managed, database driven website, we can guide you through the whole design process with a customised package.”

http://www.theweborchard.com/
http://www.severnmagazine.co.uk/severn-magazine-issue-1

New Web Site Promotes Shropshire Cottage Foods

Monday, 10-10-2011

The Smoke & Pickle Food Company of Shropshire, a Shrewsbury-based company specialising in a range of high-quality food products, recently turned to local Web Development specialists The Web Orchard to build their new web site.

With an upcoming event at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair in London's Olympia it was important for the Shropshire Food Enterprise Centre based company to have their web site completed on time.

Members of the Heart of England Fine Foods organisation, the Smoke & Pickle line-up includes a range of soups, sauces, traditional potted fish recipes, potted cheeses, plus desserts and cakes.

Martin Curtis, co-founder of the company, said launching the company was the realisation of a 20 year dream. "Along with my wife Sara and our son Will, we've been dedicated food lovers for a long time. We wanted to create a range of foods that only use the best, wholesome ingredients and were satisfying and full of flavour."

The Smoke & Pickle product range will suit the palate of traditionalists and those who prefer something a little different. Old English recipes include Potted Crab made with delicate herbs and spices, and Pear & Ginger cake. Classic dishes such as Bolognese Sauce and Minestrone Soup feature. While for those who are looking for something more exotic, Smoke & Pickle offer Rochellaise-style Fish Soup, Mulligatawny Soup, and other dishes inspired by Martin and Sara’s travels around the world.

Martin, Sara and Will are personally involved in sourcing all ingredients and managing the company's state of the art kitchens at the Shropshire Food Enterprise Centre, Shrewsbury.

When it came to marketing, Smoke & Pickle turned to local creative teams. The Web Orchard managed the implementation of the www.smokeandpickle.co.uk web site based on the branding and web site design created by Carl Jones Design.

Peter White, Web Architect at The Web Orchard, said “Working on the site was a real pleasure. The web site features a mouth watering photo gallery of Smoke & Pickle products, plus the facility to find the growing list of retailers, restaurants and pubs who sell the Smoke & Pickle range of fine foods.”

www.smokeandpickle.co.uk

Worlds First Online Travel Insurance For Iraq and Afghanistan

Thursday, 1-9-2011

AAIB, the specialist insurance brokers, has commissioned Shrewsbury web developers The Web Orchard to create the worlds first online travel insurance site specifically for travel to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Designed for people visiting Iraq or Afghanistan for business or personal reasons, the new website enables travellers to get an instant quotation which exactly matches their needs. The variables that can be chosen from include duration of stay, purpose of visit, the amount of personal accident and medical evacuation cover required.

Managed by AAIB Insurance Brokers, the travel policy is 'A' rated and essential baggage cover is included in the price. Varying levels of cover are available as well as the option to add more specialist types of cover if required.

Peter White, Web Architect at The Web Orchard, said: “We are delighted to have been able to contribute to this first ever travel insurance site for travel to Iraq and Afghanistan. From a technical perspective, the main challenges were to create a web-enabled copy of AAIB’s risk calculation database, and then to offer users the chance to go from quote to payment in one seamless transaction.”

Additional refinements in the site are the ability to receive an email quotation with PDF attachment, and for customers to download a PDF copy of their policy whenever required from anywhere in the world.

William Wakeham, AAIB’s CEO Insurance is delighted with the outcome. “The Web Orchard created a very elegant front end for our quotation database. Now travellers only have to answer eight drop down questions in order to receive an instant travel insurance quote, which is linked to a secure card payment screen if they want to pay for immediate cover. Compared to other more complex insurance quotation sites, the single page quotation form that The Web Orchard provided is incredibly simple to use.”

The Web Orchard have a five year track record of creating sophisticated e-commerce web presences. They are based in Shrewsbury, near Birmingham, in the United Kingdom and work for an international client base.

www.theweborchard.com
http://travel.aaib-insurance.com/