Website Rebuild, Hosting & Support For Wildwood Plus
Our development team created an aesthetically pleasing and easy-to-navigate website for Wildwood Plus. It effortlessly showcases their expertise, personality and new branding. We also rescued them from a sticky cybersecurity situation.
The client
Established in 1994, Wildwood Plus is a multi-award-winning, family-run PR and marketing agency in Sussex. They specialise in PR for the Tech and AV, Building Services, and Interior Design sectors. They host two industry-leading podcasts for professional integrators and interior designers.
They had recently rebranded from Wildwood PR to Wildwood Plus, including a new logo and had commissioned britweb to create a new website to showcase the refreshed branding.
Why britweb?
britweb has a longstanding relationship with Wildwood Plus, with our teams working together for many years. We are well known as the go-to agency for brands in the Sussex area seeking a modern, professional website to grow their brand.
The challenge
Wildwood Plus’ previous website was five years old. It had started to feel dated and didn’t represent the professional brand image the company wanted to portray. The rebrand also meant the previous site did not fit their new look.
Functionality-wise, they needed the new site to showcase their client portfolio within a space that represented the innovative, inspirational brand they are.
Whilst britweb was building the new website and near the end of the project, Wildwood’s old site, which was hosted elsewhere, was catastrophically hacked. As a result, it had to be taken offline. It then became apparent that their old website was completely unsupported, leaving it vulnerable to cyber attacks such as this.
Our design solution
We used a ‘dark’ theme for the new website design to help set them apart from their competitors and used engaging and professional-looking animations to help bring their brand to life on the site – making key use of the ‘+’ symbol.
We also worked closely with Wildwood Plus to produce a beautiful showcase page to spotlight their client case studies.
We also integrated Vimeo on the site and assisted Wildwood in setting up their account so we could create a high-quality, seamless video experience to elevate the impact of their homepage.
Responding to the hack
When the existing website was hacked, we swiftly investigated, identified the cause, and moved to complete and launch the new site as quickly as possible. Despite having no usable backups, the company was only without a website for a couple of days.
The results
- A dynamic and stunning design to reflect the positive, passionate brand that is Wildwood Plus.
- Downtime during the cyber attack was kept to a minimum.
- Our client now has a secure, fully supported site for ongoing peace of mind.
The new site embodies the new Wildwood Plus branding and offers a sleek and elegant design. Case studies are beautifully presented and showcased, allowing them to demonstrate their expertise and professionalism. They can now be confident that their website and hosting is proactively monitored on an ongoing basis, with potential threats identified and neutralised as they arise. Comprehensive, regular backups are now in place to ensure a swift recovery from any future issues.
Professional hosting & support
Websites must be continuously patched and updated to address emergent security flaws, with regular backups in place to allow the business to fall back to an earlier version and quickly bring a failed or compromised website back online.
Cyber threats are growing in frequency and sophistication, so proactive monitoring and prevention are critical. An unsupported website could leave your organisation vulnerable to:
- Loss of sales and leads
- Loss of reputation
- Legal difficulties due to compromised customer data.
britweb offers rigorous and professional ongoing support and hosting to all our web design clients. Please feel free to get in touch with our team to discuss your needs.
Testimonial
“Like many organisations, we didn’t check the hosting for support on our old site as we didn’t realise we needed to. Because the site wasn’t being backed up and updated, a hacker took advantage of a vulnerability and started using our site to send spam.
We had to take action quickly, and as we didn’t have a backup, the only way to stop them was to take the site down, which we had to do to prevent reputational damage. Thankfully, britweb was there to help us every step of the way.
We were lucky as we already had a new site almost ready to go, and britweb was fantastic. When we told them what had happened, they expedited the launch, and we were offline for only a couple of days. I don’t like to think about what would have happened if we hadn’t had a new site ready to go.
Now, our site is in safe hands with britweb, they monitor the site for us, including protecting us against security threats and are proactive in keeping it safe. Their comprehensive service to us makes sure all the backups are completed, updates and maintenance are looked after so we can rest assured that our website will continue to run smoothly.”
Tanya Houston, CEO & Managing Director at Wildwood Plus
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