Holmes Design is a digital consultancy in Cambridge who work with clients all over the UK - 01223 750 337.
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62 customer reviews
Bill Holder
Really could not find this place. Really bad no signs.
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Nick Jordan
Perfect receptionist
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Mark Patmore
Very modern and polite reception
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Silvie Francisci
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holly cooper
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Tony Gallego
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Lorraine Mooney
Good meeting place; great cafe!
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Anthony Turner
I attended an event this Saturday at Allia Future Business Centre and as an attendee the venue was excellent. Recommended.
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George Mackie
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Sumanlata Sahonta
Anyone running a high tech or green tech business in Cambridge probably has heard about Allia Future Business Centre; there is an impressive list of companies resident here at the moment. My company has been a tenant, a virtual office user, and a visitor at the Allia Future Business Centre over the past five years or so. Throughout that period Allia have been very supportive and adaptable to our growing company’s needs.LOCATION: For a new startup on a budget but wanting a professional-looking and well-run office space, Allia is incredible value for money. The Future Business Centre is located next to the Science Park but with significantly cheaper rental prices, yet still has close access to Cambridge Science Park and St. John's Innovation Park, as well as other local businesses, and Cambridge North train station is very close by too.BUILDING: The building itself is modern, spacious and very well designed with lots of natural light and large offices. There are also lots of small communal areas for breakout spaces and networking. There are bookable meeting rooms and high speed secure wifi, as well as mailboxes for companies, postage services, franking, and support for courier services. There is a lot of parking (including parking spaces between Science Park and Cambridge Regional College, with electric charge ports available.SUPPORT: The staff are friendly, supportive, highly professional, and work tirelessly to make sure that tenants can access all that they need. The reception team is very welcoming and have made every effort to accommodate our visitors to the building, as well as putting in huge personal efforts when things go wrong to make sure that tenants can keep working efficiently.COMMUNITY: Allia run a lot of workshops, drop-ins, talks and other activities for business support, advice and access to their wider network. The staff also hold social events and encourage networking so that the building operates as a community of companies rather than as isolated entities sharing an incubator space. There are large established companies sharing with small new startups, so the networking potential is huge, especially for green tech and high tech teams trying to get a foothold in Cambridge’s tech ecosystem.AMENITIES: The atrium on the ground floor at Allia has a very well-priced and well stocked café, essential in an area where it’s hard to find local food without having to drive or cycle along the busway to a cafe. There are also kitchenettes on each floor for tenants, all equipped with microwaves, fridges, kettles, coffee machines and dishwashers.In short, it’s an outstanding office space at incredible value for money if you’re a new startup looking for a short-term place to incubate, or an established company looking for a welcoming office community. More...
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Rose Griffiths
I’m a consistent user of one of these car parks and I tried to appeal a parking ticket I was given and the they rejected my appeal. There was no permit sign visible and even though I stressed this to them I was still fined. Do NOT go to this car park if you enjoy spending your money on things that actually matter xoxo More...
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Jonathan Richards
Very professional world class facility
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Jez Graham
Excellent environment
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inka frajnt
I have been a tenant at Allia Future Business Centre for some time now, and I can confidently say it is an outstanding place to rent an office. The building is modern, beautifully designed, and well-maintained.One of the standout aspects of Allia FBC is the reception team. The staff are incredibly friendly, professional, and always ready to help.Their positive and welcoming attitude makes such a difference in creating a community-like environment.The facilities are very clean. The offices are well-lit and comfortable, with plenty of natural light, and the shared spaces are fantastic for networking or taking a break. There are also well-equipped meeting rooms, a cozy café area,Another great aspect of being here is the sense of community. The centre hosts various events and networking opportunities.I highly recommend Allia Future Business Centre. It’s a fantastic environment for any business looking for a flexible, friendly, and high-quality office space. More...
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Michael Evans
We have been tenants at Allia for nearly 10 years now. Over that time they have been very supportive and adaptable, offering business support, advice and access to their wider network. The facilities are amongst the best around and reasonably priced in comparison to other Cambridge based facilities. The staff are friendly and supportive and work endlessly to create a community of companies aimed at creating positive impacts. More...
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Terri Hughes
I hired this venue for a cyber enthusiast group event, we hired the Exhibition Hall. The room itself was dark, overly hot, no windows and the acoustics were very poor. For a group of 30 we were given 2 door passes for the toilets which was a challenge to manage during tea breaks. Post event I surveyed our members and the above points were reoccurring comments about our choice of venue. More...
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Olukemi Ayodele
Peaceful environment.
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Daniel Renn
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Artur Xxx
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Martin Gosling
Lovely canteen with ever so helpful staff
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Ian
Disappointing service
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Rickie Williams
Fantastic business support
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Sean Sullivan
Easy parking. Quiet, comfortable, well equipped rooms.
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Alina Motogna
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Colin Dente
Good shared office space for startups. The staff here are very friendly and helpful and there's a great cafe.
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Jane Thompson
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Louise Rushworth
Felt really well looked-after my Michaela at our event last week in the newly refurbished conference room. Great staff, great room - we'll be back! Thanks all.
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Jerin Sam_J
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Bella Fuerst
Nice modern spaces with offices and meeting rooms.
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Aleksandra Dior
Very nice rooms clean and tidy professional staff on site.
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Gbenga Thompson
Nice and tidy environment to visit
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Stephen Wilson
Good venue for meetings and coffee. Convenient access from A14, Guided Busway and by cycle.
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Dy
Helpful staff members n great service !
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Mario
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andrew burletson
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Tania James
Super professional service, considerate efficient and friendly. Would be very happy to use again. Thank you.
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Tiep Nguyen
Hiu ich
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Eugen Sandulache
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Mike Smith
I used to work here and now just visit occasionally. A great place to work, and has an efficient check-in process.
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Ciara Pollen
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Daniel Halford
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Auriane Cirasuolo
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Phil Coldrick
Allia FBC is an excellent venue for our CamJelly co-working group allowing us to meet and work together in an office environment. Co-working compensates for the isolation many of us have experienced during lockdown and Allia have enabled us to start up again in a safe way. The space is well managed and ticks all the boxes for a productive day of work. Allia provides high speed, reliable wifi, hot drinks throughout the day and there is access to the Café for food. More...
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Pritesh Hiralal
Have been all full tenants, virtual tenants and visitors at the place. Cant speak highly enough about them. Friendly and helpful team who´ll go out of their way to accomodate request. Would recommend anytime.
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kate hudson
“Stephen did a wonderful job with an ever-evolving brief, and we are delighted with the result. He was also on hand throughout the process, and has been since, to help with any queries or concerns. I would wholeheartedly recommend him. More...
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michael parr
Holmes Design were professional, reliable and I've lots of great feedback from my website for my business. They understood my brief and delivered a great looking site whilst keeping my top Google rankings. If you're looking for a web design company in Cambridge or London, I highly recommend you get in touch with them. More...
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Meaghan McCarthy
From day one Stephen was a complete professional and very easy to work with. We had an idea of what we wanted our website to look like and Stephen really helped bring that vision to life. He gave us great ideas that we may not have considered otherwise and made the whole process really seamless and enjoyable. He was very patient with us when it took longer than expected to get the content we needed for the site. He would send us friendly reminders but never pushy. Also didn't leave me high and dry even after the site was done and I found some small tweaks I wanted to make. I would highly recommend Stephen Holmes Website Design for any and all of your website needs! I know I will be using him again in the future! More...
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What makes a great website?
That depends on your target market. A great website corresponds aesthetically and functionally with the perspectives and goals of your potential customer.
Your website needs to:
Promote your brand
Be sharable with users
Easily accessed
Convert visitors into customers
Aesthetics are vitally important, but it also needs to sell your product or service. It's NOT just about design.
What questions might you ask a client when starting a new project?
Website Design:
How many pages?
What functionality?
Do you have content and images ready?
SEO:
Do you know what SEO is?
Have you tried it before/what's your SEO purchase history with other consultants/companies?
What's your budget for monthly link building?
What do you love most about your job?
Combining design and functionality. I love business in general, I love learning.
Combining all of these principles around your brand is always unique and rewards me for my excess knowledge when compared to your average website designer.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I've always been entrepreneurial and worked for myself. I create my own work from going the extra mile both when working with clients and in my personal time which I use for self improvement and learning.
Why should our clients choose you?
With a large background in marketing and consulting businesses, I understand the modalities of internet marketing, having started off as an affiliate marketer online. I spend thousands of pounds each year on various courses to stay up to date on the latest techniques and knowledge surrounding:
Conversion rates to increase sales
SEO to get traffic to your website
Email marketing
Marketing language & branding
SEO Audit
What SEO problems do you have on your website? Is it a penalty, Penguin, Panda? Maybe it's the site architecture. We will look at the best ways to improve on your technical on site SEO and present you with a list of changes to make to your website to get a boost in Google rankings.
White Hat Link Building
Manual outreach and link building.
Read more here: https://stephenholmes.co.uk/white-hat-link-builder-seo/
Website Design
Probably one of the best website design services on Bark, fast mobile and tablet responsive website coded to perfection.
Cost effective approach to premium quality website design with 10 years of happy customers.