Chamber announces new web partnership
November 16th, 2009
Item submitted by: Northamptonshire Chamber
Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce has appointed a Chamber member company to redevelop its website (www.northants-chamber.co.uk).
Triad Design, which is based in Holdenby, Northampton, was selected for the job following an intensive tender process which saw 16 companies submit proposals. These 16 were then shortlisted to six firms, who were invited to come and present to a Chamber panel.
The mammoth project will see a whole new look for the Chamber website and include implementation of online booking and payment facilities, advertising opportunities, more interactive functionality for members, clearer navigation and much more. The new site is scheduled to go live in April 2010.
David Sandell, Managing Director of Triad Design, said of the appointment: “We are in no doubt of the importance of this project to the Chamber. What they have achieved in 2009 despite the very challenging conditions is very impressive. The website redevelopment is now key for the Chamber and its members in 2010 and beyond, who will want to maximise opportunities and meet new challenges. All at Triad are very excited about the prospect of working with the Chamber on this project.”
Tracey Branson, Head of Operations at the Chamber, will be managing the project. She said: “We are very excited to be planning this new website and look forward to working with David and his team at Triad. This job is very much in its infancy at the moment, but some of the ideas we have discussed will really make a difference to our members. They will be able to do a lot more through their own profile pages, interact with other members, keep up to date with business and local news, book onto events and training courses and much, much more. It is quite possible that businesses will want to join the Chamber just to have a profile page on the new site.”
In addition to the new website, the Chamber has also set up profiles on several social networking sites. Members and non members can now follow the Chamber on Twitter (NorthantsCoC), join the Chamber’s network on LinkedIn (http://uk.linkedin.com/in/northantschamber) and be a friend or fan of the Chamber on Facebook.
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