Category: News


CMS Systems for Training Websites


Ic-e is developing new websites for the training companies, M Training ans Impact Partnership. The M Training site will be an Umbraco CMS driven website, utilising the power of .Net for future scalability and functionality. The Impact partnership site will utilise the functionality and cost effectiveness of Word Press. Both these content management systems are becoming the industry standards for open source websites. Word Press has a huge number of plugins and per-designed templates that can be utilised to create...

IC-e win healthier catering contract


No, we haven’t started selling vegan lunch deals;  but we have been working on an exciting new award scheme for the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, designed to encourage caterers to provide their customers with healthier food options. The scheme is a voluntary scheme in which catering establishments from Fish & Chip shops to Fine Dining restaurants throughout the region will be assessed for their practices and commitment to providing healthier food.  There are three levels; Commitment, Achievement and Excellence....

Mobile friendly websites: The options

Mobile friendly websites: The options

The majority of websites do not cater for the screen size of the mobile / tablet pc and the result is a poor user experience. The conventional way around this problem was to  create a separate mobile site or to have a mobile app.   The latest solution to enter the world of website development is Responsive Design; but which option should you go for? Here is a basic overview of the options: (This is not meant to be a...

The mobile website revolution

The mobile website revolution

Choosing to ignore your mobile customers could have serious implications for your business  Note from the author: I have written this article to provide some figures and explanation on the current situation regarding the need to make websites mobile friendly.  I hope you find it of interest. I will post this article on the News page as well and I will shortly upload an article on the choices available. The use of smartphones and tablet computers to access the web...

New website for Attido Mobile

New website for Attido Mobile

IC-e has created a new website for Attido Mobile, a mobile application development company. The site incorporates full content management and is fully responsive, adapting to the size of your browser.  So whether you are on a phone or a wide screen pc monitor, you’ll get a great experience of the site. Attido Mobile is a small, creative and dynamic company with a great client list.  This site is a showcase site to give potential clients a taste of the...

SleepCurve’s new site

SleepCurve’s new site

It’s live and rising up the rankings in Google. A new website for the innovative baby mattresses using responsive design techniques to ensure visitors get a great experience whether they are on a mobile or wide screen monitor. With the help of IC-e and BrandAlert this could be a very successful new product. Click here to see the site Take a look at  look at the video on the Benefits page if you know anyone with a baby. My younger...

New website for landscape architect

New website for landscape architect

IC-e has just launched a new website for Landscape Architect Margaret Twigg. The main aim was provide a good looking website to showcase her talent.  We think we have achieved this and we have thrown in some extra SEO and general advice to help her make the most of the site. The website is a Word Press site that allows her to maintain the content of the site herself. Click here to take a look

Responsive solution for SleepCurve


SleepCurve and Brand Alert have appointed IC-e to develop a new website and advise on the online marketing of their revolutionary new product. As the new site will be consumer orientated and potentially viewed on a range of devices we have created a responsive design solution that will adjust to the size of the browser window. This is the first of a few responsive design solutions we are implementing. I will post an article about responsive design when I get...

Brian Cox: A scientist who knows how to market science


For those interested in Science and the media and a great clip on the start of the Cosmos series for those old enough to remember it! “The cosmos is all it is, or ever was or ever will be. The contemplations of the cosmos stir us. There is a tingling in the spine, that catch in the voice. A faint sensation as if a distant memory of falling from a great height. We know we are approaching the grandest of mysteries. The size...

The way Google ranks websites has changed

The way Google ranks websites has changed

Hi all If you don’t already know, I thought you might be interested in a quick overview of the changes Google have made to how they rank websites and how this should change the way in which you look at your website and SEO: The changes are good news for some website owners and a bit of a disaster for others. SEO is no longer about all about keywords, links, site maps etc. The aim of website owners should now...