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CREATIVE THINKING
Web design specialists shortlisted for
prestigious award for second year running
“Ecommerce is a
rapidly expanding,
competitive
market and this
demonstrates
we’re ahead of
the game”
The agency based in North
Swindon, produce websites,
graphic design and high quality
print and marketing assets
for companies, business and
individuals across the South
West.
Graeme Leighfield, founder
and MD of GEL Studios said:
“We’re thrilled to be nominated
for such a prestigious award.
Ecommerce is a rapidly
expanding, competitive market
and this demonstrates we’re
ahead of the game when it
comes to working in the tech
field.
“This is the second time
we’ve been nominated in these
awards – in 2017 we were
thrilled to be named winners of
the Web Development Project
of the Year for our work on The
Lost Cinema project.”
The DEAs are the only
national awards dedicated
to championing digital
entrepreneurialism and
innovation across the UK. Gel
Studios beat off competition
from hundreds of businesses
across 20 award categories.
Now in their 14th year, the
DEAs recognise every aspect of
today’s online business network.
Categories include Social
Media Campaign of the Year,
Most Innovative use of Video
or Animation and the coveted
Digital Entrepreneur of the Year
award.
Previous winners include
retail giants Sainsbury’s and
Mothercare as well as digital
specialists such as Social Chain
and Clicky Media.
One of the UK’s tech
heavyweights joins the judging
panel this year. President of
techUK and chair of Digital
Leaders, Jacqueline de Rojas
serves on the government’s
Digital Economy Council and is
an advisor to a number of fast-
moving tech companies.
Commenting on the DEAs,
she said: “We are known as
a nation of innovators and
of entrepreneurs. It is quite
simply a privilege to judge the
technologies and innovators at
the frontier of change.
“The UK is a nation of
technological significance
and shining a light on
entrepreneurship in this space
is a way of investing in our
digital future.
“I have seen the smallest of
changes make the biggest of
differences and I am delighted
to see the creativity of our digital
entrepreneurs fixing real-
world problems that are worth
solving.”
The awards took place before
going to press in Manchester on
Thursday November 22. To find
out how Gel Studios got on visit:
www.tbeswindonandwilts.co.uk
@gel_studios
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(you name it, we design and print it)
Why not give us a call on
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or pop in for a chat and a coffee
www.studio-cs.co.uk
Swindon-based web and graphics agency GEL Studios has been
shortlisted as a finalist for the Ecommerce Developer Of The Year at
the 2018 Digital Entrepreneur Awards (DEAs).