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  1. Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Coast to Coast online registration system

    January 18, 2012

    We have developed a bespoke registration and online payment system for the Coast to Coast (C2C) cycle challenge to be held on Sunday 20th May 2012.

    The cycle ride starts at the North Somerset coastal town of Watchet and finishes 54 miles south east in West Bay, near Bridport on the Dorset coast.

    In 2011 the event attracted hundreds of cyclists keen to take on the challenge and raised over £33,000 for the charity.

    Somerset Web Services were engaged by DSAA to develop an advanced online registration and payment system that is seamlessly integrated with the DSAA website which we have also developed.

    The system is developed in PHP and SQL interfacing with a MySQL database on the (back end) server side with HTML, CSS and advanced javascript technology at the (browser) front end. The system is a sophisticated dynamic form including many features such as individuals, teams, team representatives, T-shirts, drinks bottles, gift aid, donations and online payment via WorldPay.

    Social media integration has been added which allows race entrants to very easily publicise they are entering the event with friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter. This delivers a powerful feature that helps the charity spread awareness of the event via easy to click buttons.

    The system demonstrates the advanced development skills we offer in Somerset Web Services including PHP, e-commerce, javascript, SQL and database management systems. We have a comprehensive development lab with a network of operating systems and development platforms including apache, Microsoft IIS, Windows, UNIX, MySQL, MS-SQL, ORACLE and are able to develop bespoke applications for organisations large and small.

    If your business is considering a bespoke application developed around your precise needs, as opposed to a generic off-the-shelf solution, just give us a call on 01823 353760 to explore how we can help deliver your solution.


  2. Commercial Property search system launched for Hinkley C built by Somerset Web Services

    December 8, 2011

    West Somerset District Council and Sedgemoor District Council have launched a new Commercial Property website, www.hinkleycommercialproperty.co.uk, in preparation for the Hinkley C Nuclear Power station build, the largest infrastructure project ever in Somerset.

    The project to build Hinkley C is gathering pace as the formal application to build the Nuclear Power Station was submitted by EDF Energy on 24th November 2011.

    A project of this size, estimated at over £10 billion requires significant investment in the infrastructure in Somerset.

    West Somerset and Sedgemoor District Councils recognised the need for an online centralised database of commercial properties available in their respective areas.

    Prior to the launch of this new system, there was no single centralised source of property information; there were only disparate lists from various property agents across Somerset and, typically, no online search facility.

    The new website provides an up-to-date register of all properties from participating property agents. Advanced search options have been developed that allow filtering by many options including size and type of property, e.g. office, shops or warehousing.

    Somerset inward investment company, Into Somerset, co-ordinated the requirements of the two District Councils and engaged software engineering company Somerset Web Services to design and build the system.

    Data for the system is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce who can be contacted for more information.

    The Hinkley Commercial Property system complements the Hinkley Supply Chain system also built by Taunton-based Somerset Web Services who can be contacted on 01823 353760.


  3. EDF Energy launch new National Supply Chain built by Somerset Web Services

    December 1, 2011

    Today, December 1st 2011, EDF Energy launched a new National Supply Chain system, newnuclearsuppliers.edfenergy.com built by Somerset Web Services.

    The supply chain system is an important preparation phase for development of new nuclear power stations (the New Nuclear Build) in the UK to address an energy gap from 2020 onwards when many UK power stations are scheduled to close.

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