Category: Websites

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Do I really need a bespoke WordPress website? Here’s the honest answer from the experts.

Every year we turn customers away. Legitimate website enquiries from businesses with budget, eager to work with us. Why on earth would we do that? Well, because at Castlegate IT, we believe in finding the best solution for each customer’s …

by Sunny Simmons 23 Oct 2024
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Castlegate IT unveil ambitious, multi-functional website for Community Catalysts

Community Catalysts, a social enterprise in the health and social care sector, has launched its new website, an accessible multi-site platform designed and built by York-based website developer Castlegate IT. The two companies have been collaborating productively since 2011 when …

by Sunny Simmons 21 Jun 2024
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2023 – Year in Review

2023 has been another busy year at Castlegate IT with new clients coming on board and exciting projects completed successfully. We’ve continued to strengthen our existing relationships as well as building new partnerships with inspiring and innovative brands. Some exceptional …

by Sunny Simmons 23 Jan 2024
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Our Latest Bespoke Websites

Our three latest projects are now online. This time we’ve been busy working on new websites for Harrogate-based social care organisation Community Catalysts, social development and human rights charity Good Neighbours UK, and bakery management app Cybake. Community Catalysts Local …

by Jim Semlyen 17 Dec 2019
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High performing bespoke websites

We’re delighted to have recently completed a number of bespoke website projects with high performing results. Websites for engineering & manufacturing companies Chromatics Glass manufactures a specialist safety glass. Following an in-depth brand discovery process, our senior designer and branding …

by Sunny Simmons 2 Nov 2019

Interview with our designer Sunny

Sunny is the newest recruit to the Castlegate IT team, a graphic designer with experience in branding, print, and web design. We sat down with him over a coffee to find out a bit more about him. So first off, tell …

by Jim Semlyen 18 Oct 2018

2016 so far: new clients, new sites, better support

2016 has seen Castlegate IT busier than ever—and we’re only half way through! We have taken on lots of new clients and completed lots of new projects for our existing clients, from small businesses to major national organisations. Not content to rest on our laurels, we have continued to grow and change as a company to keep offering the best possible service for everyone we work with.

by John Hughes 1 Jul 2016

Castlegate IT’s 2015 in review

2015 has been an important year for Castlegate IT. We have taken on new staff, moved to a new office, and added an impressive range of projects to our portfolio. Our clients now include local government, museums, national education organisations, and numerous businesses from around York and beyond. With so many sites going live, we can’t possibly feature them all, but here are a few highlights from this year.

by John Hughes 26 Jan 2016

Mobile-friendly responsive design and development

Smartphones and tablets are now the primary means of accessing the internet. They are inexpensive, easy to use, and they are always to hand. Making your website work well on mobile has become a necessity.

by Jim Semlyen 10 Sep 2015

Opening up data

Over the past few months we’ve been working with the City of York Council Business Intelligence Hub on a new Open Data platform for York. This website will act as a repository for publicly available data on almost any aspect of life in York. Initially the data is being supplied by the Council’s own internal business systems, but other public-sector organisations will be coming on board. The system could become the clearinghouse for anyone in York who wants to open their datasets to the public.

by Andy Reading 24 Mar 2015