Irish Concrete Federation

The Irish Concrete Federation is a representative organization for the Irish aggregates and concrete products industry, advocating for its members at local, national, and European levels.

Overview

Ten10 are delighted to build, manage and support the ICF website. The Irish Concrete Federation, is the national representative organisation for Irish aggregates and concrete products.

Client
The Irish Concrete Federation
Unit 8 Newlands Business Pk, Newlands Cross
Clondalkin, Dublin 22, D22 R2F8
Industry
Construction

Project Duration
8 weeks

Solution

Our team at Ten10 embarked on a collaborative journey with the Irish Concrete Federation. Through a series of brainstorming sessions and iterative feedback loops, we:

User-Focused Design

Crafted a responsive website layout that prioritises user experience, ensuring viewers of the site can easily access the information they need.

Brand Integration

Integrate The Irish Concrete Federation branding into the design, and reflecting its clean and contemporary design throughout the website.

SEO-Optimised Content

Balanced technical jargon with layman’s terms, ensuring the website is both search engine-friendly and accessible to visitors of all backgrounds.

Results

The new website for has received positive feedback from both clients and industry peers. Key outcomes include:

Increased User Engagement

Visitors now spend more time exploring the site, leading to higher conversion rates.

Enhanced Brand Visibility

The SEO-optimised content has improved the firm’s online search rankings, driving organic traffic to the site.

Client Satisfaction

There has been a marked uptick in client inquiries, attributing this to the website’s user-friendly design and informative content.

The Irish Concrete Federation is a national representative organization for the Irish aggregates and concrete products industry, providing contact information for members to log in and access resources.

Services We Provided Include

Technologies Used

At Ten10.ie, we employ state-of-the-art technologies to ensure our clients receive a robust and efficient digital platform. For this project, we utilised the following technical stack:

The site is hosted on a lightspeed server, renowned for its rapid response times and optimal performance. Coupled with SSD drives, this ensures lightning-fast data retrieval and an overall smooth user experience.

This image is displaying a performance report for the website http://houlihansolicitors.ie/, generated on October 9, 2023, using Chrome (Desktop) 103.0.5060.134, Lighthouse 9.6.4, showing the GTmetrix Grade, Web Vitals, Performance, Structure, Largest Contentful Paint, Total Blocking Time, and Cumulative Layout Shift as 100%, 99%, 648ms, 0ms, respectively.

To further enhance the site’s speed and responsiveness, we implemented advanced browser and object caching techniques. Specifically, we integrated Memcached, a high-performance distributed memory object caching system. This reduces database load by caching data and objects in RAM, ensuring instantaneous page load times.

This image is showing the page load time and PageSpeed score before and after a change was made, as well as the improvement in both metrics.

The website was developed using WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system, known for its flexibility and user-friendly interface. This choice allowed us to provide a customisable and easily manageable backend for the team.

By harnessing these technologies, we created a WordPress website solution that offers a seamless, efficient, and secure experience for its users, befitting its professional stature.

Technologies Used

At Ten10.ie, we employ state-of-the-art technologies to ensure our clients receive a robust and efficient digital platform. For Houlihan Solicitors, we utilised the following technical stack:

The site is hosted on a lightspeed server, renowned for its rapid response times and optimal performance. Coupled with SSD drives, this ensures lightning-fast data retrieval and an overall smooth user experience.

This image is displaying a performance report for the website http://houlihansolicitors.ie/, generated on October 9, 2023, using Chrome (Desktop) 103.0.5060.134, Lighthouse 9.6.4, showing the GTmetrix Grade, Web Vitals, Performance, Structure, Largest Contentful Paint, Total Blocking Time, and Cumulative Layout Shift as 100%, 99%, 648ms, 0ms, respectively.

To further enhance the site’s speed and responsiveness, we implemented advanced browser and object caching techniques. Specifically, we integrated Memcached, a high-performance distributed memory object caching system. This reduces database load by caching data and objects in RAM, ensuring instantaneous page load times.

This image is showing the page load time and PageSpeed score before and after a change was made, as well as the improvement in both metrics.

The website was developed using WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system, known for its flexibility and user-friendly interface. This choice allowed us to provide a customisable and easily manageable backend for the Houlihan Solicitors team.

By harnessing these technologies, we ensured that the Houlihan Solicitors’ website offers a seamless, efficient, and secure experience for its users, befitting its professional stature.

About The Irish Concrete Association

The Irish Concrete Federation (ICF) is the national representative organisation for the Irish aggregates and concrete products industry. Their members are responsible for the manufacture and supply of the key building materials used in the construction of Ireland’s built environment.

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