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Website planner available to download

Thu August 21 2008, 4:22:00

If you’re considering a website and haven’t had an online presence previously, we have a simple questionnaire you can download to get us off on the right foot.

The questions are designed to be answered quickly and just to give us some insight into what you expect to get from your site - it’s just one page.

It also aims to give you a little insight into the design process and how we can both help each to make the most of the project. Download here

Analytics reveal Bejing interest in Printing.com Nantwich…

Fri August 15 2008, 9:59:00

One of the tools we use to keep an eye on who visits our websites is Google Analytics. This is a great tool, giving you details of how many hits your site is getting, where the hits are nationally and globally, which keywords people are using to find your site and much more.

This morning I logged in to view data for http://www.nantwich-printing.com and was surprised to see that someone in Bejing had been on the site for a few minutes - perhaps Gail Emms is considering some business cards?

Google Analytics is a free service which requires a small amount of code to be added to each page wishing to be tracked, only a small amount of work for what you get out of it.

If you’d like to take advantage of this tool please get in touch and we can have you scanning your Analytics results by the following day.

Simon takes Red Fred to new heights

Tue August 05 2008, 10:30:00

Simon took part in the Three Peaks Challenge over the 1 and 2 August. The trip was organised by one of our clients, Jones Sheridan, to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and The Wingate Centre.

The three adventurers, Simon, Rob and Ollie, started at the base of Ben Nevis (1,344m) on Friday afternoon. The weather wasn’t ideal with low cloud and rain and there was even some snow at the top. However the climb went well and the team were back at the car in just under 5 hours.

After several hours in the car, driven by Rob’s (Jones Sheridan) dad, Scafell Pike (978m) loomed into view. Starting at 5am, the weather had deteriorated and the climb was done in heavy showers and icy winds. This didn’t slow proceedings though and this was completed in 3.5 hours.

Traffic near Chester meant a diversion through Corwen on the way to Snowdon (1,085m). The weather had got better and the team were ready for the final furlong. Rob’s dad also decided to join them. As it was Saturday afternoon, the tracks were busy and this slowed proceedings slightly, but the intervals of sun made it a better climb than the previous two, despite the aching thighs and knees. The Miner’s track was used for the ascent which took around 2 hours, followed by the descent on the Pyg track which took about 1.5 hours.

The challenge was completed in under 24 hours.

More pictures can be seen at http://www.jones-sheridan.co.uk/gallery.html

New office and signage

Mon July 14 2008, 9:59:00

Red Fred were pleased to receive their new signage recently, putting the icing on the cake following the office move.

As well as making it easier for existing clients to find the offices, we also hope that the signage will help us attract new business.

We are extremely pleased with the move and the space and facilities that the new office provides, including a seperate meeting room. 

Moving date

Mon June 09 2008, 10:59:00

There’s just one week to go until Red Fred are in their new premises. 

As from Monday 16 June our new address will be 8 George House, Beam Heath Way, Nantwich CW5 6GD.

It’s on the other side of the car park to our old office!

Designs on sporting success

Mon June 09 2008, 9:38:00

Team Red Fred were well represented in the Cheshire Triathlon on 1 June. Jon and Simon battled it out in the 390-strong ‘sprint’ triathlon field. Jon had previously competed in the 2007 event and Simon was keen to utilise his running experience, having run both the Bristol and Bath half marathons. As they had trained together they knew it would be close between them.

Simon was first to go off and finished with a respectable time of 1hr 18m 27s, with Jon’s start time being 25 minutes after Simon’s (So no idea of how each other were doing), he finished in 1hr 18m 0s! Both were well inside the top half of the field.

Over £200 was raised for Hope House Children’s Hospice.

Accredited Supplier

Sat May 24 2008, 4:20:00

RED FRED is pleased to have been selected as an accredited supplier of design services for Business Link.

We hope to be help more new businesses improve and become successful and we are very pleased that our work for similar companies previously, has been recognised.

We’re on the move!

Tue May 20 2008, 1:17:00

Red Fred is moving premises. Our existing office has served us well but the team has grown with the addition of Simon and we now feel it’s time for a bigger office. (Image showing signs is artist’s impression only at present)

But don’t worry though, as you won’t have much further to travel if you come for a meeting - the new office is on the Princes Court Business Park, adjacent to our existing office. There’s plenty more space to let us expand our minds and two rooms means that meetings will no longer be as compact! We plan to open with a flurry and it’s likely we will have an opening event, so look out for details. The move is expected to be mid June.

Launching our new site

Tue April 08 2008, 3:43:00

Today sees the launch of the new Red Fred site. Whilst the old site served us well and received positive feedback it was in need of a refresh. The new site has been designed to better show potential clients what we do and how we do it.

We try to practice what we preach so we have added all of things that we hope will make this site an interesting read and that it gives a good indication of the value we can offer our clients. Please take a look around and feel free to give us your feedback.

Introducing Simon Warbrook

Tue April 08 2008, 3:41:00

We are really pleased to have recently added a new member to the team at Red Fred. We like to add people at the top of their game and Simon is no exception. 

With years of experience in the magazine industry and more recently working in the education sector he brings top quality creative thinking and the latest web design skills to the team. 

Supporting Macmillan Cancer Support

Tue April 01 2008, 1:56:00

As a small company we are often approached by charities. Alice Edmond from Macmillan approached us as to design and print the quarterly newsletters for the local branch of Macmillan and given this is an opportunity to offer our products and services for free was an opportunity we were happy to make. 

We intend to supply Macmillan with newsletters throughout 2008 at the very least so please keep a look out for them during the year.