We regularly work with businesses in the manufacturing sector and deliver match funded subsidised web design consultancy through the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS). As such we are made privy to the latest news within the manufacturing sector and believe it to be important to share this information with our subscribers. We aim to highlight any trends and elements of interest within the sector.

As regular networkers, we have always considered the events organised by the IoD to be of a high calibre and as a Regional Sponsor, we try to maintain a regular presence. This has been especially true this month as we have attended events in Nottingham, Leicester and Derby.

We are pleased to announce that the Absolute website, www.absolute-design.co.uk has recently been scored 99/100 by Website Grader. This ranks our website in the top 1% of the 3,967,592 websites that had been previously been tested by these web optimisation experts.

The owners of Low Energy Hand Dryers have over 20 years' experience in supplying washroom products to the trade. They saw a gap in the market created by the Dyson Airblade to supply an ergonomically designed hand drier that was able to retain the excess water rather than simply swipe excess water onto the surrounding floor. The business formed a partnership with Biodrier UK, a manufacturer of hand dryer products, to become a regional distributor of their products.

We are very pleased to welcome two new members to our web development team; Martin and Paul, both time-served developers, will specialise in Front End Development, building CSS and integrating CMS websites for our clients.

The need for an easy-to-use, SEO-friendly Content Management System (CMS), is one of the key reasons why customers choose the Absolute CMS 4.0. A good example of this was our recent web design Leicester and development for RA Designs, who specialise in 3D modeling and rapid prototyping for the jewellery market.

Customers always ask us how they can get more business from their website. Achieving a high position for your search terms in Google is just part of the battle; once the potential customer is on your site, you have to put some real thought into what information is displayed and how they will react to it.

It's always rewarding to work with clients who appreciate the need to re-assess how their company is perceived in an increasingly sophisticated marketplace.