CREATIVE & DIGITAL

ABG Design has completed work on a new interactive visitor centre at Roadford Lake in Devon.

The Value of Water Centre and dryweather garden is a partnership project between South West Water and South West Lakes.

Pool-based software developer Everest Media has rebranded. The business, which was founded in 2014 by husband and wife Sam and Allanah Armondi, is now called Thought Quarter. “We were looking to the future and building our vision for where we wanted to take this business and the issue of our name kept

A FRESH THOUGHT cropping up,” said MD Sam Armondi. “We’re not really fans of mountains and the word ‘media’ felt limiting, so the name we hastily picked when founding the company just didn’t fit any more. “We collaborated with partner agency Sharper B2B Marketing, to dig into who we really are and what we want to be, and design studio Thursday, to bring this new positioning and messaging to life. “We know we’ve now nailed exactly who we are, what we do, and why we do it.”

Cornwall-based online life planning platform, Once I’ve Gone, has marked a record year with a rebrand.

The business, which is now known as Keylu, has seen a 319% rise in new sign-ups compared to last year. Keylu is a secure, online life planning platform which enables users to upload personal, financial, and legal documents as well as personal mementos to pave the way for the creation and management of users’ digital legacies.

Ian Dibb, who founded the company in 2015, said: “We have some big plans in store, and our new name and branding is only the first step. We will be evolving and enhancing our services to further benefit our users. The team at Keylu are very excited for the future.”

A Cornish communications agency was amongst the silverware at last month’s CIPR Awards for the South of England and Channel Islands.

Barefoot Media came away from the virtual awards ceremony with a silver award in the Small PR Consultancy of the Year category, while account manager Sophie Peters also won silver in the Outstanding Young Communicator of the Year category.

She said: “Over the last three years, Barefoot has really allowed me to develop my skills across a broad range of sectors, find my specialism, and carve out my own path as an account manager. I can’t wait to see what the future holds.”

Meanwhile, The Nare Hotel also took silver in the Travel Leisure or Tourism Campaign category.

ABG Design won the project through a competitive tender and worked closely with the client developing the themes and level of interactivity and a short animated film.

MD Howard Miles said: “We are really pleased with the outcome of this project. We worked with a really talented illustrator called Charlotte Leady who translated the exhibition messages in a colourful and commanding way.”

CHRIS WOOD

A Cornish company which creates 3D tours for industries including education, transportation and health has established itself in the US market with support from the Department for International Trade (DIT) as part of the drive to level up businesses in the region.

Penzance-based Ocean 3D expects to generate sales of £1 million to the US over the next five years, with exports now accounting for 39% of the company’s total revenue.

Ocean 3D was established in 2018 by Chris Wood and Rosalind Osborne after they identified a gap in the market for organisations to produce 3D tours to help people who suffer with autism and other mental health conditions. The tours allow people to experience spaces before visiting them, thereby reducing anxiety surrounding navigation or accessibility.

With DIT’s support, the company has signed its first deal with an airport in Texas. DIT has provided market research support and has given the company the opportunity to attend a virtual trade mission to the US as part of DIT’s Tech 4 Good programme.