General•
on July 3rd, 2009•
Choose Suffolk is the county wide private public sector partnership with the mandate to position Suffolk as the premier destination in Britain for business, investment and tourism in order to improve the economic prosperity of the county.
As one of the up and coming businesses in the area Debug Design was asked to take part in the the project to let potential visitors, and businesses know the advantages of moving to Suffolk. Not only has the housing market stayed strong but the economy has too with businesses all over the county defying the downturn.
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General•
on April 21st, 2009•
Debug Design are featured in a full page spread of the East Anglian Daily Times Today entitled ‘Debug Defies the downturn’. The story outlines the directors journey from new start up in 2004 to the new move to Adastral Park in Ipswich.
Sadly it only has Ian’s ugly mug so we will see if we can grab the other pictures so you can see the team in their full glory.
If you are in the local area, pick up a copy today!
First the Times, then the Prime Minister… what a month!
The Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently visited Ipswich on a mission to promote his apprenticeship scheme. His flying visit had the Prime Minister at the new university, and then over to BT and then a quick meeting with a small, medium and large company…
We were the small (but perfectly formed) company. It was an exciting morning for all and Ian managed to get snapped grinning like an idiot after shaking his hand…
So whether you like him, or loathe him, we saw him and we plan on helping the job market by taking on more staff, more work experience people and apprentices…
The Times national newspaper ran a double page spread on Ipswich; and which bright, intelligent, forward thinking company made it as the case study….
you guessed it, little ‘ol us!
We had the interviewers and the photographer in and must have wowed them something silly. However our lack of pictures confirmed my suspicion that we were just too damm cool for school in the looks department… either that or permanent screen burned faces were just too much for an unsuspecting public…
We got a couple of the pictures so maybe one day we will let you decide.
Check out our article below:
“From The Times
January 31, 2009
Perfect site for web working
Case study: Debug Design
Ian Garstang was one of the first to move into Innovation Martlesham’s building six months ago and Debug Design, the graphic design agency he founded in late 2004, has not looked back since.
After setting up the company, which designs websites and creates brands, in a small office in the middle of Ipswich, the move to Adastral Park has enabled Mr Garstang to grow the business.
Debug is having its busiest January to date and has plenty of work lined up for the rest of the year. Mr Garstang believes that although some businesses are struggling, many are only now realising how important the internet will be, meaning that his company is still winning contracts. He cites the case of some design work that Debug has just completed for a local fashion retailer setting up an online shop.
Debug’s new home is also handy for generating business, winning fringe contracts with BT, such as designing materials for its education outreach programme, which has in turn acted as a strong reference for other local companies, including Fred Olsen Cruises and Yorkshire Water. The cachet of being based alongside BT has also impressed clients.
Mr Garstang is enthusiastic about more small businesses moving to the site and says that the collegiate environment, which enables them to bounce ideas off each other and cooperate on projects will help to develop the individual businesses and the park as a whole.”
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