Watching the detectives

On 15 November 2012 the public will head to the polls to appoint a Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire for the first time.

We have designed this site as an information portal containing everything voters need to know about the process. As the content is constantly being updated and more information uploaded the client wanted full control over this process therefore we built it as a Wordpress site.


The brief also required creation of a brand which involved a new logo and building a look and feel for the style to work across many types of media.


If you would like us to take a look at how to improve your company's branding. Give our team a call on 01332 291141.

Take a fresh look at St Peters Quarter, Derby

The St Peters Quarter an area of Derby city centre in need of inward investment. We aim to help build this area of derby back to a vibrant and bustling quarter.

As a business in this district we have a keen interest in this project and therefore we have been involved since its inception and have helped produce some of the literature, e.g. newsletters, adverts etc. We've also advised on branding issues, this led to us producing the Branding Guidelines for use by all people/companies involved in promotional material for the quarter.

If you would like us to take a fresh look at your company's image please give us a call on 01332 291141 to see how our team can help you.

Naturist hotel & spa website re-skin

Clover Spa & Hotel, one of the UK's top naturist venues will soon be featured on the next series of  'The Hotel Inspector' being aired in July 2012.

As part of the process that takes on-board the expert advice from the 'Inspector', Alex Polizzi, we have been asked to work on a website makeover to enhance the appeal of the Hotel & Spa to potential customers.

See the naked truth here:
http://www.cloverspa.co.uk

Also worth checking out the 'flesh' mob that was filmed as a promotional teaser:

New Hardwick Sporting Carriage website is live

Hardwick Sporting Carriage is a company that deals in the storage and sales of classic and modern cars.

They required a new look and a new website including logo, stationery and supporting collateral. They also asked for the website to be built in Wordpress so that they could update and manage the site themselves.

The new site employs many dynamic features associated with Wordpress built sites including sliders, galleries & forms.

If you're interested in how you could benefit from managing your website content give the team a call on 01332 291141.

Connect - how to create loyalty and create new business

The Connect Review is a yearly design competition aimed at printers and designers in order to secure sales of paper and board.

Parkhouse Evans were asked to refresh the Review in 2002. We took the event form a mundane 'me too' vehicle to a 'must have' part of every designers folio.

The Review showcase creative design and as such had to reflect these values. We developed a focus for the event in the form of a location and awards evening. The first one was held at the London Zoo. Such was the success of the event, we got a little more adventurous. The following year we took the Review to Monte Carlo, then Spain, then Iceland then Gleneagles.

Client retention was 100% and year on year growth was sustained at around 9%. It was the case that once a part of the event a client entered every year, without exception.

The Review has become an industry event which is not to be missed - it reinforces prestige and recognition for all participants.

To secure your next promotion and to find out how to generate and retain customer loyalty, call us now on 01332 291141.

The Sphinx Trails

Perhaps the most successful loyalty campaign we have been involved in. Not just for the creative but the whole atmosphere that was created by the Sphinx team.

Originally the "Trail of the Sphinx" the incentive ran for 7 years and became an 'industry event' much talked about. Each Trail allowed distributor Sphinx to engage with channel resellers and vendors alike in one exciting location over several days.

Trails were usually held over five to seven days - and included all transport, accommodation,  events and gala dinners as well as some exciting excursions including white water rafting, helicopter rides, police escorted motorcades, golf, diving, dancing and cultural experiences.

The Trail of the Sphinx - Egypt
The Trail of the Dragon - China
The Trail of the Zambezi - Africa
The Trail of the Amazon - Brazil
The Trail of the Orient - Maylasia
The Trail of the Deep South - New Orleans
The Trail of the Barrier Reef - Australia

Revenue throughout the Trial incentives increased from £21m to £100m and much of this can be attributed to the goodwill shown and customer retention gained from these prestigious events.

Holiday at the Walldives in Nottingham...

We have always loved the idea of 'trompe l'oeil and Centiq one of our favorite clients also like the idea. So much so they asked us to create a trompe l'oeil effect within their workspace. We created these large format images which give the appearance of being right next to the Maldives. A simple but really effective effect.

Each image was created as a montage with a 3D effect added to the brickwork - the Maldive images were dropped into the cut out shape and the whole image upped in resolution. Strangely, the simplest jobs often take the longest to do well and this was no exception. We wanted the bricks to be as close to lifesize as possible so as to create
a more realistic finish.

If your walls need spicing up or your office space
needs a makeover, please feel free to call us on
01332 291141 and we can help you.