Having progressed enormously since the launch of Stagetec's first website in 1998, expanding from 10 pages to over 300, managing director Andy Stone explains that it was essential to "move with the times". The new site at website is quick, easy and logical to navigate, and is designed to offer visitors far more than just product and company information. It's been developed as an industry resource, containing a wealth of technical information on all types of sound and lighting products, which is available free to sound and lighting professionals and technicians.
Full technical support for the Compulite and LSC lighting ranges - for which Stagetec are the exclusive UK distributors - is also available for download. This section of the site includes the latest manuals, software updates and data sheets, plus project and product-specific news.
Extranet is a new and important feature: this allows customers access to information about their ongoing projects. Issued with a password to enter this secure area, the client can then access all the relevant information regarding their project, such as specifications, manuals, CAD drawings, equipment info, progress reports, proposed completion details, etc.
Extranet also incorporates a discussion group for each project, enabling clients to address queries and discuss on-going requirements and challenges as and when they occur during the project's lifetime. A full newsroom section details and highlights completed projects in the busy Stagetec projects schedule, and illustrates the diverse range of products and services offered by the company.
(Lee Baldock)
