Tanist Computer Systems Ltd., Cornwall
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The following are links to client sites that we have worked on in the past. They cover a range of different jobs, from a simple conversion of a pre-determined site design into HTML/CSS to full designs and content managed sites using PHP and MySQL.
Cornish Traditional Cottages - http://www.corncott.com
Cornish Traditional Cottages is a long established holiday letting agency in Cornwall. They have a large collection of self catering holiday cottages in Cornwall and so needed a modern site offering many interactive features to help visitors find the property that suits them. This is developed in PHP & MySQL with a Ruby on Rails backend, and relies heavily on Javascript for the interactive search and other elements. Full availability calendars are displayed and cottages are available for booking online through a credit card payment processor.
Scotts Castle Holidays - http://www.scottscastles.com
Scotts Castle Holidays is a prestigious letting agency offering holidays in many exclusive Scottish castles and large holiday houses. Their site carries a portfolio of breathtaking castles in Scotland, with many interesting features and facilities. A map based search facility is provided to help visitors find their perfect castle. The site is fully constructed in PHP and MySQL.
PJ Arumugam - http://www.cornwallcolorectalsurgeon.com
A fully fledged, comprehensive informational site for a specialist Surgeon in Cornwall. Tanist Computer Systems provided a full solution including the design, development, web hosting, user training and search engine optimisation. The site is totally database driven, so all content and images can be edited with ease. The public website was constructed to be fully compliant with the latest W3C standard.
Cole Rayment & White Property Sales - http://www.crw.co.uk
An advanced property management system for a long established Cornish estate agent. This project included a public website and back office administration system. The public site was constructed with a mix of PHP, HTML and CSS and powered by a MySQL database.
Rock Heliport - http://www.rockpad.co.uk
A modern brochure website advertising the services of a local helipad. Pilots can check the weather via the station we provided and installed at the site, as well as view a webcam (via an Axis network camera) and a video of the fly in to land on the pad.
St Joseph's School - http://www.stjosephscornwall.co.uk
A fully bespoke content management system drives this site, allowing the staff at the school to upload media add pages and modify the structure of the website. Default templates are included for new pages but the CMS also allows the creation of pages from scratch. The site navigation is managed, allowing certain pages to be hidden from view if necessary.
Polzeath Holidays - http://www.polzeath-holidays.co.uk
Polzeath Holidays are holiday homes for rent in Polzeath, Cornwall. This website was designed to show off everything the houses and surrounding area has to offer. Incorporated in the backend system is the facility to manage pricing and availability for the coming months. It also includes an e-mail based enquiry form for interested visitors to obtain further information about the houses.
St Enodoc Golf Club - http://www.st-enodoc.co.uk
A mix of brochure site and content managed material. A simple content management system is provided and linked to some pages only. A lot of the pages provide information to golfers that never change - details about the course etc., but a members area is also provided where the course regularly update news articles and provide up to date information about the events and happenings at the club. A great feature of this site is the live streaming webcam (via an Axis network camera), as well as the live weather information.
Holidays in Polzeath - http://www.holidays-in-polzeath.co.uk
Holidays in Polzeath is a small family-run business that specialises in the letting of holiday houses in Polzeath, Cornwall. They required the design and development of a simple but eye-catching site which showcased their luxury accommodation; to help achieve this we used Javascript to integrate the house’s floor plans with image galleries. Using PHP and MySQL the site displays up-to-date availability and pricing which can be updated by the client using our in-house backend.
The Zone, Plymouth - http://www.thezoneplymouth.co.uk
The Zone offers a wide range of information, advice, counselling and other personal support services for young people in the Plymouth area. We used Javascript and Jquery to create an eye-catching, user-friendly site which was attractive to their young audience. Using our in-house backend content management system The Zone can update their site's content, add news, post pictures and respond to user's feedback which allows them to keep their content fresh and interesting.
Padstow School - http://www.padstowschool.co.uk
A site created for a well known primary school in Padstow, Cornwall. Designed and developed by Tanist, this site includes some interesting features such as a webcam for school projects (incubating chicken eggs, for example), a message board for past pupils, gallery and blog style news system. It is all driven by a bespoke content management solution created to fit the needs of the school.
Cole Rayment & White Holidays - http://www.crwholidays.co.uk/
Cole Rayment & White offer quality self-catering holiday cottages and accommodation in Padstow, Polzeath, Harlyn Bay, Constantine Bay, Rock and the surrounding area. This site provides a comprehensive content and booking administration management system written in PHP and MySQL. Notable features are intelligent live searching for booking, property or client details, colour coded availability and high quality PDF document production.
John Bray & Partners - http://www.johnbraycornishholidays.co.uk/
John Bray & Partners offer self-catering holiday cottages in Rock, Daymer Bay, Polzeath and Port Isaac. We designed and developed a modern website utilising PHP with a comprehensive cottage search facility. Customers are able to search the cottages for one that meets their needs and is available for the week they want to come down, and then book it online. A bespoke synchronisation system was created to synchronise the online availability with their internal booking system, and updates the availability in near real time.
George Mudge & Co. - http://www.georgemudgeshearing.co.uk/
This site offers an online ordering facility and extensive catalogue of products and services provided by George Mudge & Co. The project included a public website and a back office management system for updating product details. The client-facing website was search engine optimised to provide George Mudge & Co with maximum exposure.
Countryman's Fair - http://www.countrymansfair.co.uk
The Countryman's Fair is held biannually in the glorious grounds of Werrington Park Estate near Launceston. It attracts over 8000 people from the surrounding area of Devon and Cornwall. who come to enjoy the country activities. They needed a website to better advertise the fair with the aim of increasing attendance. The site was produced using Wordpress as a base with custom templates fitting their own design elements.
Seamist, Rock - http://www.seamistrock.com/
Seamist is a holiday home located in Rock, Cornwall. This is a website designed to show off everything the house and the surrounding area has to offer. Incorporated in the backend system is the facility to manage pricing and availability for the coming months. It includes an e-mail based enquiry form for interested visitors to obtain further information.
Kemp Engineering - http://www.kempengineeringsurvey.co.uk/
Kemp Engineering provide a wide range of services to contractors, consultants and developers. This site was developed to provide information about what they can do and includes a contact form to allow visitors to e-mail with their enquiries.
Victoria Heavy Haulage - http://www.victoriaheavyhaulage.co.uk
Victoria Heavy Haulage required an online presence in order to display their wide range of vehicles and transport services to those searching the internet. Using HTML, CSS and Javascript we constructed a simple brochure site to exhibit their services and to encourage contact from potential customers through an online enquiry form.
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