Digital Project Summary
Ipswich Borough Council partnered with JDi Solutions to build, host, and maintain an intuitive LocalGov Drupal website. The new platform replaced an outdated system, delivering a cost-effective, user-friendly, and accessible website with improved navigation.
Challenges
The Council’s previous website was outdated, running on unsupported technology with poor navigation and an inflexible design. To address these issues, they sought a modern platform that would also allow a full content refresh and improved accessibility.
The Solution
With support from web design partner Artychoke, JDi Solutions designed and built a customised LocalGov Drupal website tailored to the Council’s needs
Howard Gaskin, Head of Service (ICT) at Ipswich Borough Council, explains: “The implementation was seamless – JDi Solutions provided us with a test website, so we could gauge the look and feel ahead of the launch, and they copied across our live content so that we had the opportunity for user-testing with real data.
The LocalGov Drupal CMS is user-friendly and intuitive, making it easy to create and manage content with minimal effort.
The training was tailored to our specific needs, which made it easy for our team to grasp the concepts and features. Additionally, the support we received was prompt and effective with questions or issues addressed quickly.”
The Results
Howard Gaskin comments on the outcome of the project: “The new LocalGov Drupal website has much better navigation and built-in reminders for staff to keep content up to date so the information we present is timely, accurate and easier to find.
Due to the open-source nature of the supporting technology, the whole project was delivered for a very competitive price. Far more cost-effective than other options we considered.
Ipswich Borough Council has partnered with JDi Solutions on various web-technology projects for over a decade - their depth of knowledge and responsiveness make them stand out from the crowd. We have a strong and close working relationship with the whole team which we consider to be a very valuable asset in this impersonal cloud-hosted outsourced world.”
Are you ready to transform your council’s digital presence?
If you’d like to know more about how a LocalGov Drupal website designed and developed by JDi Solutions could benefit your local authority and its community, contact us on 0203 2900793 or via info@jdi-solutions.co.uk to get the conversation started.