BCME (Beverage Can Makers Europe) are a non-profit association, whose prime objective is to promote the beverage can in Europe and to communicate market data. Recently One Degree Consulting were commissioned to work on the beverage can sustainability project by BCME. This project is aimed to illustrate and communicate to the public, politicans, and company executives that beverage cans are the most sustainable drinks packaging solution available.

While the One Degree Consulting graphic and design department main aim was to concentrate on producing a corproate feel and brochure to the project, other requirements saw the need to provide an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) repository. With the distributed nature of the members within BCME (geographically and organisationally) an extranet was chosen to provide the ECM features.

The workFile Vision product provides typical extranet facilities, allowing such implementations to leverage the workFile content management module, delivering file storage, versioning and archive facilities. In addition the extranet site provides the central point for bulletins, news, calendar events and contact management all within a secure extranet solution.

For more information on workFile Vision extranet solutions please call +44 (0) 1708 449 416.

Polhill Communications is an independently owned and managed, financial services PR consultancy offering unrivalled levels of service and market knowledge. Focused on media relations and reputation management, brand development and strategic communications consultancy, clients range from start-ups to blue chip multi nationals.

Polhill Communications experience spans both the retail and institutional markets and includes Asset Management, Banking, Business Finance, Insurance, Life & Pensions, Mortgages, Stockbroking and Trade Bodies.

The Polhill web site design complements the Polhill ethos, delivering a site that is both bold and corporate in feel and behaviour. The design is not overstated nor plain, it strikes the right balance with the Polhill brand.

The site is powered by the workFile Web Content managemetn module (running as part of the latest version of workFile, workFile Vision). The web content module provides designers and developers alike to build a site that meets the clients requirements, while providing business owners with the tools they require to update and maintain the content published on the web site. Polhill business administrators have complete control over all the content displayed on the site including the ability to upload and maintain image content and links.

The Rico Legacy started in France with Joseph Rico in 1928, and by the 1930s, the company was the first to offer strength-gauged reeds. In 1940, Rico introduced the first plastic-coated reed, Plasticover, which possesses unique tonal qualities and a long-playing life. Other Rico innovations have included the NovaPak dispenser for retailers, Graftonite mouthpieces, and the new Reed Vitalizer 2-way humidity control storage units

At its San Fernando Valley facility, Rico has a state-of-the-art reed research center, and employs the collaboration of agronomists, scientists, and musicians to produce top-quality reeds. Rico reeds are designed to benefit all levels of musicians from the beginner to the seasoned professional. Many of the world's finest clarinetists and saxophonists use Rico brand reeds.

There is no bigger player in the reed market than Rico, and because of this it's essential to have a dedicated UK web presence, one which builds on the international site found at http://www.ricoreeds.com/.

The Rico Reeds UK web site is completely content managed by workFile ECM web content manager. The UK distributor of Rico products are Barnes and Mullins, who leverage workFile ECM eDistributor to take control of all their web content, including Rico products, news, artist information, dealers and much more. The Rico web site is designed to continue on the Rico international brand web site, providing the same look and feel whilst delivering a UK market specific solution. Utilising workFile ECM empowers Barnes and Mullins staff to quickly and easily maintain Rico Reed web content, ensuring consumers are kept up to date with the latest developments, products and news from Rico.

Faith Guitars offer timeless classic acoustic guitars, redefining guitar player’s expectations.  Patrick Eggle, a world-renowned Luthier, is the designer who ensures Faith guitars are crafted uniquely, ensuring that each guitar has its own personality and unique tone, volume and sound quality.

The Faith brand is a globally recognised brand of quality within the acoustic market. The manufacturing company wanted to ensure that the global Faith web site portrayed a classical feel, a clean and acoustic / unplugged quality look that complemented the Faith guitars.

The graphic design and web site template was designed by the One Degree Consulting graphics team working closely with the manufacturing company. The One Degree Consulting web development team then took the designs to plug the web site into the workFile eDistributor solution and workFile Web content management module.

The global Faith guitars web site is completely content managed by the workFile Web content management module within the manufacturer’s workFile eDistributor solution. This makes all content changes easy to administer, from products to news, from dealers to endorsees; the workFile solution takes control of all these areas and publishes the correct content to the web site at the correct time.

After more than 25 years of producing Hand-Crafted guitars on a small scale, the famous French Luthier – Michel Chavarria – is now shaking the global guitar world with the LAG guitar brand. LAG guitars are no longer the sole preserve of wealthy musical professionals and are now available globally.

With brands becoming increasingly important, the UK distribution arm of LAG guitars required a web site that built on the LAG brand name and appealed to the LAG key demographic. The web site needed to be content managed, so workFile Web content manager was utilised within the workFile eDistributor solution. The web site design was completely carried out by the One Degree Consulting graphics department with the web development team utilising this design with the workFile eDistributor solution and workFile Web content management.

The workFile eDistributor solution brings together all the products, endorsees, dealers , news etc. allowing the workFile Web content management to simply publish this content when required through the LAG guitars web site. The overall solution provides the LAG guitars content in a tailored designed web site, whilst providing site administrators with complete web content management tools in an easy to use, web based environment.

The Community College Hackney (tcch) required a web site that would be easily maintainable, allow staff to easily update and modify content on the site whilst providing them with the means to capture prospective student details, publish job applications, capture job applications and publish news articles. The site was to then link to the workFile Case Manager module, allowing administration staff to process student and job applications carried out on the web site quickly and efficiently.

The web site was developed using Microsoft’s ASP.NET technology. It is fully compliant with today’s disablement legislation (DDA) and links seamlessly with workFile ECM (leveraging workFile WEB - web content management) and the workFile Case Manager module. In addition, the site integrates with the college’s course database allowing the site to provide users with course information. By linking course information with the application form capabilities of workFile ECM, prospective students can apply for their chosen course via the website with their application being captured within the workFile Case Manager module instantly.

The site leverages workFile ECM to store, display and manager news, student application forms, publication of job vacancies as well as job application forms. This integration allows published forms to be easily maintained and ensures they are always up to date on the web site. In addition, publishing news and vacancies to the web site is very simply and quick for administration staff, again ensuring the web site is constantly up to date. By ensuring the web site is maintained properly, this provides users with up-to-date information and enriches the users experience.

Student and job application forms are published directly from the workFile ECM repository. Data captured on these forms are then stored within the workFile Records module. Leveraging the workFile Records module allows the workFile Case Manager module to generate work items for administration staff based on the application type and or application data. Each work item contains a number of tasks that must be complete in order to complete the piece of work. The Case Manager module manages and monitors these tasks whilst providing users with basic task instructions. In addition the Case Manager makes available the data required to process the work, in this case the applicant’s record / application form.

Administration staff are notified of new pieces of work through the system, ensuring work is carried out as quickly and efficiently as possible whilst in a strict and secure environment. For more information on workFile Case Manger please contact info@workFileSuite.com or call +44 (0) 1708 449 416.

The Funk Ya Fone eCommerce web sites provides a one stop shopping experience to those searching for mobile phones, mobile phone accessories and other mobile phone related products. The site is highly intuitive to use and allows even the most web 'phobic' user to locate their desired phone, accessory or item.

Implemented using workFile eCommerce (web only module), the site provides a powerful, yet simple to use search facility. This search facility uses intelligent product searching to locate products that match the customers search criteria. The results are shown in a list providing basic information about the product. This allows users to quickly locate the desired product and then select it to review more detail.

The site provides a category based menu system, allowing users to select their mobile phone manufacturer brand, and then be presented with a comprehensive list (and pictures) of the selected manufacturer phones. Users can then simply select their phone of choice and then review the different types of acccessories that are available for their phone.

The main product details page allows the company, Funk Ya Fone, to display a comprehensive set of information, all that a customer requires to decide if this is the product for them. It includes pricing information, delievery information, product overview, full features list, link to the product manufacture and of course a compatibility check list, showing the customer just which brands and phones can be used with the product being displayed.

The site also provides numerous information, showing customers special offers, coming attractions, top selling products, new items and featured items. Along with standard information on delieveries, terms and conditions, shipping and returns.

On purchasing a product, the site seamlessly integrates with the one degree consulting secure payment service, allowing customers to purchase their products on-line in a secure and safe environment.

The Funk Ya Fone E-Commerce solution is a user-friendly yet very powerful implementation of workFile small business and bespoke web development.

Andrew Actman Ltd is one of the UK’s leading eyewear companies with a wealth of desirable eyewear collections and an enduring reputation for quality and service.

Design driven, the company is at the forefront of fashion, creating innovative and directional eyewear. With Andrew Actman as chief designer, the eyewear is professionally designed to be receptive to the wearer’s needs with a principle aim to help them to look good and feel great. Whilst building his own designer eyewear range, Andrew Actman Eyewear, he has simultaneously formed a successful design partnership with Janice Mico, creating the revolutionary Actman & Mico Eyewear collection. A host of high profile, popular brands complete the portfolio, including Oasis, Karen Millen and Lotus Eyewear.

Andrew Actman approached One Degree Consulting requiring a web site that showed their unique style and creativity, allowing the corporation to showcase its numerous catalogues and products. Whilst not directly aimed at the general public, the web site provides retailers of eyewear with information on the Actman range, as well as full catalogues for Actman & Mico, Oasis, Karen Millen and Lotus.

To reflect the companies status and creativity, the web site needed to be an eyecatching blend of simple navigation tools and bright vibrant colouring. This is exactly what the web site is, bright, colourful, eyecatching, yet simple to use providing visitors to the site with all the information they require on the Andrew Actman range and Andrew Actman portfolios.

Advance Music is one of the largest suppliers of printed music and acoustic instruments in Essex, East London and Kent. Advance Music is a music shop with a difference: priding itself on friendly, personal, quick, concise, well informed, and professional services along with a comprehensive musical product range of excellent quality and value for money. These are the same core beliefs that have been the foundation of the business for over 30 years.

In recent years Advance Music has expanded and taken on new areas. Advance Music chose workFile EPOS to be their EPOS (Electronic Point of Sale) solution in 2005. After a very successful transition from their old EPOS to solution to workFile, Advance Music took the business decision to leverage more of workFile EPOS and invested in the workFile eCommerce module.

The eCommerce module provided Advance Music with a seamless web presence, with zero web site administration. The workFile EPOS solutions handles the complete web site through its eCommerce module. The site provides a complete shopping and information environment for users, allowing customers to shop and ask questions of Advance Music staff 24/7. In addition, Advance Music, took this oppertunity to modernise their corporate image.

Utilising the One Degree Consulting graphics department, Advance Music received an evolved, modern corporate identity that built on their already well established name and services. The corporate identity included a new web presence (tailoring of the eCommerce template), new branding logos for printed music, products sold, receipts, staff uniforms, marketing flyers and a new shop sign.

The Match and Hatch web site offers a number of shopping categories, including Baby gifts, Christening gifts and special gift sets. Leveraging an on-line only version of the workFile eCommerce module, this site provides a complete shopping experience.

With a simple interface for browsing and locating stock, users are quickly able to find that ideal gift. In addition, the site provides a simple yet highly powerful product search facility, allowing users to search for products based on keywords. All these features and products are delivered to the user through an attractive user interface, which not only looks inviting, but is also highly practical and easy to use.

The site design took full advantage of one degree consulting's in-house graphics team. This team provided not only the corporate identity but also the "look and feel" of the site and company. The eCommerce site utilises one degree consulting on-line product management and one degree consulting's on-line secure payment services. The Match and Hatch site also utilises one degree consulting's bank gateway integration with Barclays ePDQ functionality, allowing real time on-line sales transaction processing for Match and Hatch.