NEW LOOK FOR THAMESDOWN WEBSITE
December 2009 

Swindon bus company Thamesdown Transport has launched a brand new easier-to use website at www.thamesdown-transport.co.uk designed by the web team at Elevation in partnership with SwindonWeb.

Thamesdown’s new website, which went live this month, includes interactive maps showing bus routes. Customers can also check, from the comfort of their own homes or from the office, the estimated departure time for buses at all stops, by following a few simple steps on the website.

“Our website re-design project has been a key part of our plan to be as transparent and accessible as possible to our customers,” comments Paul Jenkins, Managing Director of Thamesdown. “We also want to make it easier for people in and around Swindon who do not usually use the bus to find out what services we offer and when they operate. The website will help you plan your route, even if this means changing buses. Customers can also find out about the range of discount passes we offer to help them get the best value by travelling with us.”

Thamesdown Transport is a signatory to the Swindon Business Charter and has used local suppliers to update its website. Elevation Creative Studios was responsible for the new design and SwindonWeb developed the coding for the site.

“Our design for the new Thamesdown website was a logical extension of the house style we have established for the company over the last two years,” said Sam Allen, Managing Director of Elevation Creative Studios. “The look and feel of the new site is now in keeping with the Thamesdown brand and will be familiar to regular bus users and will make it quick and simple for visitors to find the travel information they are looking for.”

Phil Poulton, Managing Director of SwindonWeb added: “SwindonWeb was delighted to be involved in this project to develop Thamesdown Transport’s website, which utilises the latest top-of-the-range technology and content management systems. Looking to the future, we now have the right platform to develop the sort of features which customers want today, such as new mobile internet applications.”

ALL GO FOR WEBSITES AT ELEVATION
October 2009 

Elevation has recently completed a major website design project for new gift experience company, Go Vouchers, at www.govouchers.co.uk. The company, which is part of the 'Go' brand and its well-known 'Go Ballooning' arm, sells vouchers for a wide range of experience gifts and activities, such as spa sessions, balloon flights, water sports and driving days.

"It was great fun working with such a dynamic new company," said Sam Allen. "The challenge was to create an exciting brand and a striking website that makes it simple for people to choose from a wide range of experience gifts. I think we've achieved that with the new website, which is as easy to use as it is on the eye."

Go Vouchers chose Elevation to work on the project following the team's successful website redesign for partner company PSH Skypower, at www.skypower.co.uk. The project also saw the team creating stationery, company vehicle fleet branding, gift voucher designs, and a 'put me in your pocket' voucher gift box.

Go Vouchers is just one of a number of websites created by Elevation this year. Others include www.aztecfacilities.com for a facilities management company, www.bondline.co.uk for a static control product supplier, www.ecotrak.co.uk for a vehicle-tracking specialist, and a community portal at www.highworth.co.uk.

To find out more about Go Vouchers, call 0845 481 0880 or visit www.govouchers.co.uk. For more information on Elevation's website design services, call Sam on 01793 745400.

Swindon bus company, Thamesdown Transport, has kick-started its image with an all new look and feel to its leaflets, advertising and posters. The refreshed identity comes thanks to a contract with leading local design and marketing consultancy, Elevation, and PR and editorial photography company, Professional Images.

"We're delighted Thamesdown Transport awarded us with the contract," said Sam Allen, Managing Director of Elevation. "As the previous literature was a little inconsistent, we recommended a complete image overhaul that reflected the local people and locations across Swindon and Wiltshire."

Sam and Simon Apps, Professional Images' Managing Director, hired professional models to dress as different passengers on a full-day photo shoot. "We wanted each character to represent the various passengers that would use the bus services," said Sam. "From a new mother with baby through to a businessman in a suit, we've successfully communicated the fact that the bus services are excellent and there to be used by everyone."

The project began when Thamesdown Transport called on Professional Images to photograph its new range of environmentally friendly low-emission Wrightbus/Scania buses. "It soon became clear that the company wanted to relaunch its local publicity," said Simon. "As a working partner to Elevation, we worked together to arrange studio and location shoots. The result is a cost-effective and high-quality photo library that Thamesdown Transport can use across its literature."

Many of Elevation's clients are based in Swindon but have a national presence. Since launching just over four years ago, the agency has established relationships with local organisations including Bloor Homes, Accord Office Supplies, Wise Employment, the North Swindon Development Company and Basepoint Business Centres. Sam believes each chooses Elevation for the company's ability to provide marketing communications solutions at a local and national level.

"Our clients appreciate the fact that we're right on their doorstep. So if they have an urgent requirement or want to discuss their plans, we can arrive at their offices in a matter of minutes."

Accord Office Supplies is a leading local company that has used Elevation's services from day one. Tabitha Penny, Accord's marketing manager, said that with Elevation at their side, they've never had reason to approach expensive city agencies for design services. "We have a large mix of requirements including mailers, posters, exhibition stands, signage, customer promotions and email marketing," she said. "There's nothing that Elevation can't do. Whatever we ask them to provide, they listen and respond quickly with creative solutions that always hit the mark."

The team at Elevation commissioned co2balance.com to analyse their carbon footprint and offset an equivalent quantity of CO2 through a tree-planting scheme in Somercombe Wood on the Devon border.