The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 41: Feb/March 2019 | Page 25

Expansion for award- winning web design & graphic agency The team at GEL Studios have moved to new offices in South Marston, near Swindon as they prepare for growth in 2019. The Harrow at Little Bedwyn “It has been an absolute pleasure to work with GEL Studios, from the very first instruction to the final implementation of our new website. They were totally professional, understanding and patient! Understood the brief, executed the ideas promptly and answered all queries within the hour. A fantastic job handled superbly with a brilliant end result. Many thanks to them all.” Sue Jones www.theharrowatlittlebedwyn.com Get in touch so we can get the ball rolling. You won’t regret it, we promise. � 01793 677 150 � www.gelstudios.co.uk The award-winning web design and graphics agency has moved from its previous home at Gemini House in North Swindon, where it built an outstanding reputation for producing websites for companies and individuals in the South West and beyond. Now they have moved to their own self-contained premises and their team has now grown to eight. ranging from Comedy Central to small, local, independent businesses such as Egg-e-licious. Graeme Leighfield, managing director, said: “Moving to Copse Farm marks the start of an exciting new chapter in our businesses growth. It was pivotal to us when deciding a new location for our creative studio, that it was in a well serviced, easily accessible, and in a secure area of Swindon. Copse Farm in South Marston Park exceeded all of these expectations. We are excited as we look onwards to our five- year lease, and to all the creative work we will produce from our new offices. In 2017, the team won the Web Development Project of the Year for their work on The Lost Cinema (an outdoor cinema company) at the national Digital Entrepreneur Awards. GEL Studios created the logo and brand, as well as a website, and were praised for their “pivotal” “Last year was fantastic for us with over 100 individual projects fulfilled for clients large and small up and down the country, along with three new, full-time members of staff who have joined our team - Mike Land has become our artistic director; Elisha Gorton, junior graphics designer and Gennaro Papa, administration assistant.” GEL Studios has gone from strength to strength since it began five years ago, with clients now role in The Lost Cinema’s success. In 2018, they were finalists in the eCommerce Developer of the Year category. Graeme and his team are now looking forward to fresh challenges in the year ahead. He said: “We look forward to 2019, and already have some amazing projects in the pipeline which we can’t wait to get started on.” The Leap “They are a great team - fun, dynamic and helpful. They listen, they deliver and will go beyond the call of duty. Their design is contemporary and the technical side is forward thinking and easy to manage. Definitely worth the trip into Swindon. They really should be based in Soho!” Milly Whitehead www.theleap.co.uk