The Cumberland Building Society Mortgage Calculator
We are delighted to be working with a local business, especially one with such a long standing reputation as The Cumberland Building Society.
Growing national presence, new faces and additional services.
Hydrant are pleased to announce that we are now part of Upbeat Productions Ltd. Joining forces allows Hydrant to offer a wider range of technologies and creative expertise and a larger team as well as national coverage with staff based throughout the UK, including central London.
Apprenticeship leads to new permanent role with Upbeat
Upbeat’s newest recruit has actually been with the company for over a year. That’s because our new Junior Developer, Alan Saunders, has just successfully completed his Drupal Web Developer Apprenticeship with us.
“Breadcrumbs” and “Active trails” in Drupal 8
A regular feature we've needed a solution for in any Drupal website build is how to handle showing the breadcrumb and active trail (highlighted menu items). Drupal Core has always catered for this by using the menu structure, but when it comes to placing another page or pages of a certain type into the this active trail, a contributed solution has been required.
A year in the life of Upbeat's Drupal Web Development Apprentice
Has it really been a year since our Drupal Web Development Apprentice, Alan Saunders, started working with us? The last twelve months have definitely flown by. Here's Alan's account of his Upbeat experience.
Breaking News! Google is going mobile first
Over the last few years, whenever it’s been my turn to write the agency’s obligatory monthly blog post, I’ve almost always ended up writing about ‘mobile’.
Adventures in Drupal 8 - Creating a repair plan registration system
Soloco Limited act on behalf of manufacturers such as Samsung and retailers such as Peter Tyson to provide repair plans for the appliances purchased by their customers.
Apprentice Success!
Did you hear? Not one, but all of our candidates have shown promise, enthusiasm and skills to boot!
Drupal Camp Brighton 2016 #DCB2016
Last month two of our apprentices packed their bags and hot-footed it down to the other end of the country to attend Drupal Camp Brighton, here they tell us a little more about why, what they learnt and what makes a good cake!
One House Group Ltd - Elegance, luxury and a 30% increase in revenue
The Bath House, a luxury toiletries company based in Cumbria, asked us to create a new online shop for its bathing and bodycare products. The new site is elegant, informative and easy to use. Bath House can easily manage orders, control stock, and view reports and a wide range of other metrics.
Integrating Microsoft Dynamics with Drupal 7!
At Upbeat we’ve recently been working with a client on developing a new site that integrates data from a backoffice CRM to drive website structure, content, and user interaction. The backoffice system is a Microsoft Dynamics installation.
Integrating with your CMS: eMarketing
Integrated solutions Building websites with our clients is normally just part of a broader digital strategy. Many companies will need to consider how the website integrates with their social media channels, and how it can support their marketing activities and customer engagement. With modern technology, the possibilities are almost endless - but there are some common threads. Most organisations capture information about their users. For some it can be as simple as a name and email address being added to a mailing list. Other organisations store more information about their users - perhaps their purchase history, geographic location, or preferences. Exposing that information to other channels and services is a key part of ensuring that digital interactions are strong and relevant.
