We apologise for any inconvenience you may suffer during this period.

You may well ask why we did not just roll out a brand new web site? That is our normal practice and also what we advise our clients. Normally when we work on a new site or an update we roll the site out complete. This is conventional wisdom. It is safe, secure and reliable. However when you take your eyes off the Internet and look at what happens when a business refurbishes its premises you so often see that improvement being performed in public view. So I got to thinking what happens when you apply that to the Internet and defy its conventional wisdom. What happens when you allow people to see change in operation?

You see Alpha Technical Solutions is a business based very much on openness and clarity, so thinking in this way comes very naturally to us.

So the idea came to run the update in the open. Its an experiment. To find out what happens. Its our job to do this s. To ensure that the advice we give is of the highest quality possible and based on learning, experience, and wisdom. We don’t like to just copy the thoughts of others, we try and find things out for ourselves.

So far the redesign is going well and we hope you like it.

Of course we do not want to automate things to the point of removing the human touch. We don’t believe in removing the personal interaction. That is why all of our hosting packages come with support via a free phone 0800 number. In fact we encourage you to give us a call. Especially if you are not sure which package will suit you. Call us and we will be happy to talk through your needs and give you our best advice.

We also fully support a technology called 1-touch. This will automatically install some of the best blogging, community building and web site design software that you can get. So if you want to build a web site or have a go at starting the next Facebook then at least getting started will be easy.

If you have any questions about our hosting offering feel free to visit our hosting website by clicking here, or give us a call on 0800 0354148.

The Local Investment Fund is available to social enterprises and small – medium sized businesses. It is intended to assist with the acquisition of capital expenditure. This includes ICT equipment, web sites, software and marketing materials. The practical upshot of this is that you can a grant towards your expenditure of 40%. That works out the same as having a 40% off the actual cost of your expenditure in real terms.

We’re more than happy to work with you through the grant application process to ensure that this is as easy as possible for you.

A copy of the Torfaen LIF  Leaflet is attached to this cost. You should note that although it states that the grant is 35%, it is now in fact 40%.

So if you would like some help in getting a grant towards improving your companies computer or Internet facilities give us a call on 0800 0354148 and we’ll help you get the ball rolling.

This type of mini-site is something we like doing for our customers. We take existing branding and combine it with new material to create something that has emphasis on just one thing. It becomes something that is singular and focussed. Allowing for its content to be referred to easily and cleanly – making life easier for our clients customers. We believe it is always good to make things easier for the customer.

We’re also going to be announcing all new client web sites on this blog. This is a way of saying thanks to our clients and wishing them well in the future. It is also a plug for their businesses.

So thank you Fast Fluid Power for the project and good luck to Fast Gas we hope the new site does well