July 2010 - New Website Launch : FOTA
Friends of the Award, Edinburgh launched their new website at www.fota.org.uk
"You have made a fantastic job of our website. It is so much crisper and flows well. Thank you for all your hard work...and patience For us, this is money well spent." Lynn Molleson, FOTA E&L (Friends of the Award, Edinburgh and the Lothians)
June 2010 - Gen-Heat Services
New Website Launch: visit www.gen-heat.co.uk
March 2010 - RJ Fixings – Fixings Specialists, Edinburgh
New Website Launch : For online purchase of gas nailers, chemical anchors and screw technology visit www.rjfixings.com
January 2010 - Auto-Art - vehicle graphics, signs and banners, Shotts
New Website Launch: www.auto-art.biz
December 2009 - Edinburgh New Town Cookery School
New Website Launch: www.entcs.co.uk
Edinburgh New Town Cookery School required a brochure site with course schedule system, e-commerce and online booking system.
The school required a content management system to allow updates to the course brochure as necessary.
Room 108 worked with the School’s existing Graphic Designers to produce this website through the use of a Drupal based content management system.
October 2010: Cal's Deli
New Website Launch: www.calsdeli.co.uk
September 2009: A1 Classic Cars
New Website Launch: www.a1classiccars.co.uk
January 2009 – How to promote your business through the credit crunch
The current economic climate is making many of us look at ways to reduce cost and to increase revenue. These two rarely go hand in hand but by developing your website you can target more potential client while keeping your costs low.
Your website can run on minimal costs once it is in place as it avoids the repeat charges associated with marketing print runs.
For more information on how Room 108 can help develop your business, reach more clients and increase revenue in a cost effective manner give us a call on 0800 756 9 657.
December 2008 – New Year Resolutions
- Reduce overheads
- Increase sales
- Update the website!
The team at Room 108 would like to wish all our clients a Happy New Year
June 2008 – Moving Forward
In the last ten years we have developed our services in order to meet the needs of our clients. Now we are looking forward to our next ten years, and beyond. This year we’ve also extended to Edinburgh with access to a fantastic space for working and meeting in Rose Street. This move helps us provide a better service for our Edinburgh based clients as well as allowing us more time to enjoy this beautiful city.
January 2008 – A New Year and a Happy Birthday
Everyone here at Room 108 would like to wish all our clients and partners a Happy New Year.
2008 will see Room 108 reach its 10th birthday. We’d like to say a huge thank you to all our clients, suppliers and partners for your support, without who, we may not have reached this milestone.
We are looking forward to a productive 2008 and look forward to working with you in the coming year.
May 2007 – Warning - The UK Internet Register Scam
If you should receive any postal forms, faxes or emails regarding the registration of your domain be careful about automatically replying.
We are aware of a selection of letters, forms and faxes that are sent to domain owners informing that their domain is up for renewal or that their registration details are incorrect. Most are worded to seem like an automatic renewal or update, when in fact are usually order forms for renewal or for advertising at a high cost.
We advise that you ignore these forms if they do not initiate from your domain registrar. If you are at all worried about missing your renewal or of incorrect details being held regarding your domain name, please contact Room 108 or your domain registrar to discuss.
January 2007 – New Regulations on required website content from Companies House
An update to the UK Companies Act 2006 means that from 1st January companies must include certain information on their website.
- These include:
- The company's name
- The company's registered office address
- The company's place of registration and registration
An additional element to the updated act includes emails. As emails can also be considered your electronic letterhead it is now a requirement to show the information required for company letterhead to be shown on company emails.
Full details can be found at Companies House.
Please get in touch with us if these updates affect you and require updates to your website.
November 2006- Collaborative Web Design and Development
Room 108 have had the pleasure of working with West Lothian Graphic Designers Full Circle Graphics during 2006 on several web based projects.
Most recently our collaborative efforts have produced the brochure website for West Lothian based Print Mail, who offers Envelope Overprinting and office products.
September 2006- No News is Good News?
If it's on your website then not necessarily! Failing to keep your website content fresh will lead visitors to turn away. But how do you update your news section if there is no news to share?
Here at Room 108 we have been reviewing our website site from all angles to make sure it is as useful and usable to our clients and visitors as possible. Over the coming months we will be working tirelessly to enhance our visitors’ experience and provide more information for our clients. Come back soon to see these changes that will help shape our new website.
May 2006 – Time For… a bespoke website solution
Room 108 has had the pleasure of working with Time For Bespoke Solutions Ltd on their corporate website. See our Portfolio for more information.
April 2006 –Helping Bat Research Expand its Reach
The Bats and The Millennium Link project is quickly growing into the Scottish Bat research website with the addition this month of a gallery of images showing the work the team is involved in. The project has recently gained publisher status and next month will see an inclusion of a subscription based service for the store of papers coming from the research project. Check out the BaTML website.
October 2005 – End of an Epic
October saw the end of Peter Wright’s Watershed Epic, as he completed his walk from the English border to the north of Scotland. Keep an eye open for the final instalments on the watershed website. Our question remains – where will he be walking next year?
June 2005 – Scottish Web Design with a Global Audience
As can be seen in our portfolio, Room 108 Limited had the pleasure of working with Aird Associates on their Imperial Yi Jing (I Ching) website.
“This has been an exciting project in terms of both collaboration and technical solutions. Room 108 worked closely with our client on the design of the website, and applied specific technologies for integrating the online payment process into the company’s business practice. Aird Associates confirms, ‘We’re delighted with the outcome. The functionality and appearance of the site truly meet our vision’ ”
Julie Ellam, Creative Director
April 2005 – Room 108 Awarded Contract for New Spa Development
Building on the back of our successful work with Youngson Insurance Consultants and our continuing work within the not-for-profit sector, Room 108 Limited has been awarded the contract for the launch website for a multi-million pound spa and health club development. This project will include online brochure, e-commerce, interactive members’ area and virtual tour.
February 2005 - The beautiful landscapes of Scotland
The winter months brought snow to most of Scotland and also saw new projects for Room 108 in Perthshire and Aberdeenshire. Not the ideal places to travel in this weather but beautiful all the same.
December 2004 - Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and New Year
The team Room 108 would like to wish all our customers a very happy Christmas and best wishes for the new year.
November 2004 - Apple testing brought in-house
Room 108 brings its Macintosh testing in-house with investment in new Apple hardware, allowing us to tailor our testing solutions to our clients needs.
October 2004 - New site integrity checking
A new Website Integrity Checking System has been developed to offer our clients increased peace of mind. Daily monitoring of all managed websites allows Room 108 to watch for any unauthorised site modifications.
September 2004 - New Product Portfolio Launched
New product portfolio is launched with an updated website.
“With the updated website and the new product portfolio we are providing our clients a clear idea of what we have to offer them and how their business will benefit from our services”
Julie Ellam, Creative Director
August 2004 - Creative Web Start Package Launched
Room 108 launches their Creative Web Start Package to offer small business and the self employed an opening to the web.
July 2004 - Training and IT Consultancy in West Lothian
Room 108 provides Website Modification Training and IT Security Consultancy for Occupational Psychologist and Management Consultants within west Lothian.
May 2004 - Supporting Not For Profit Organisations
Room 108 continues to support not for profit organisations by implementing websites for South Edinburgh Open Award Group and Napier University Sub Aqua Club.
“..fantastic. Well done and thank you for taking the time to set it up, I think it will go a long way to solving some of the communication problems as well as attracting new people.”
South Edinburgh Open Award Group
February 2004 - Bats and The Millennium Link Delivered
Bats and The Millennium Link website project is delivered with very positive feedback.
“The website is our corporate brochure and branding all rolled into one. As well as allowing us to be pro-active it also works for us behind the scenes attracting attention to a much wider audience than previously we would have dared to hope for.”
Neil Middleton, Bats and The Millennium Link
January 2004 - Company Re-launches as New Media Solutions Provider
Room 108 Limited begins to receive enquiries regarding new media solution provision. This triggers the re-launch of the company as a new media solutions provider and the addition of Julie Ellam to the company.
August 1999 - Directors Take Opportunity For Self Development
Room 108 Limited activities are placed "on hold" as the directors decide to improve their business skills further through training and working within other organisations. This is inline with the directors' long term view of re-launching the company with a stronger and more diverse offering to its potential client base.
May 1999 - Software Development Team Management
A contract with a global electronics manufacturing company allows Room 108 to expand into software development team management.
November 1998 - Manchester Contract Secured
A contract is secured with a global services organisation based in Manchester to assist in the development of a warrantee management system.
July 1998 - Room 108 Secures Software Contract
Room 108 secures a contract with a semi conductor equipment manufacturer in Eastbourne to assist in development of high vacuum pump monitoring software.
February 1998 - Room 108 Launches as IT Consultancy
Room 108 Limited launches as an IT consultancy with its first contract aiding in the transition of a semi conductor automation project with a global automation company.