QS Newsletter 41

HE L P I NG YOU I NFORM , PERSUADE AND I NF LUENCE – C r Manufacturing the future Matsuura serves a diverse client base across the UK, providing Blue Chip companies, OEMs, SMEs and sub-contractors with innovative subtractive and additive manufacturing solutions, all supplied with personalised, high- value optimised manufacturing processes. The Matsuura product portfolio spans the full spectrum of CNC machine tools from the world’s premium machine tool brands. Quiet Storm has been working with Matsuura for more than ten years, and we were recently tasked with giving its existing website a makeover to improve its online presence and help it stand out from its competition. Matsuura wanted a website that reflected their engineering heritage and prowess, whilst delivering a modern aesthetic and feel. We designed the new Matsuura website to break the mould of what additive and subtractive production machine & solutions engineering supply websites usually look like. The Matsuura UK website has a modern, sleek design and makes use of video content throughout the site. Quiet Storm also built an easy-to-use product selector app, that enables customers to access product recommendations tailored to their needs quickly. Ian Michie, Matsuura Machinery’s Marketing Communications Officer, said: “I have worked with Quiet Storm on behalf of Matsuura for many years now, and they have become our trusted digital and marketing solutions partner. We wanted our new website to make a statement about who and what we are, and it certainly does that. We are delighted with the look, feel and usability of the site.” Matsuura Machinery Ltd is a Coalville-based provider of hand- built, highly automated multi-axes CNC machine tools and the premier technical reseller of HP Multi-Jet Fusion 3D printers. Helping quarry consultation message hit Holme The Breedon Group is one of the UK’s leading construction materials suppliers for a wide range of industries. Its Holme Hall Quarry, in South Yorkshire, has been a part of its community since the 1930s, employing around 35 people and producing more than 2.4 million tonnes of limestone products annually. Earlier this year, Breedon carried out a public consultation on its plans to extend the quarry and secure an additional 19 million tonnes of limestone reserves. It wanted to arrange a virtual display of the proposals, to give members of the local community the opportunity to find out more information and communicate their views on the development, prior to the submission of the formal planning application. Given that Government lockdown restrictions were in place due to COVID-19, a physical public consultation event was not possible. So, it tasked Quiet Storm with creating a 360° virtual tour of the exhibition to allow people to view the proposals online. April Kusznir, Breedon’s Communications and Marketing Manager, said: “The solution Quiet Storm created enabled us to provide the community with opportunities to discuss the proposals.” Quiet Storm completed a prestigious hat-trick earlier this year when we achieved Cyber Essentials accreditation for the third year running. It means we can give all our clients confidence and peace of mind that the digital solutions we provide adhere to the latest cybersecurity standards. Cyber Essentials is a Government- backed scheme that provides businesses with the tools they need to protect their data, networks and digital assets from cyberattack. It was developed to provide a basic cybersecurity standard for businesses in the UK. In addition, it provides validation that companies that hold it are taking all necessary steps to protect themselves from cyberattack and keeping their customer data safe. Amy Heath, our Production Manager, said: “This is the third year that we’ve achieved Cyber Essentials certification, which highlights our firm commitment to this increasingly important area of business. We’ve had to go through a stringent accreditation process to prove our digital solutions meet best practice guidelines for cybersecurity, so we’re delighted to secure certification for another year.” Quiet Storm secures Cyber Essentials hat-trick