Case study · Magento 2 migration

Be Safe Direct, moved to Magento 2 with a new design

A long-term client in fire safety systems needed to leave Magento 1. We designed a new site around their customers and migrated it to Magento 2, so sales could resume smoothly once it went live.

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Client: Be Safe Direct
Sector: Fire and safety specialists
Platform: Magento 1 → Magento 2
Services: Website design & build, Magento migration

The brief

Off an ageing Magento 1 store

Be Safe Direct are a long-term client. Over the years we have provided a range of design, development and marketing services that have helped their business thrive.

Their site ran on the old version of Magento, and it had started to cause issues. With Magento 2's improved features and Magento 1 about to lose support, it was time to upgrade.

Considered

Staying on Magento 1

The platform behind the old site, already causing issues and about to lose support.

Chosen

Magento 2

An improved eCommerce platform
Existing products and customers carried over

How we did it

A new design, then the migration

01
Bespoke design
A new web design tailored around Be Safe Direct's clientele, with more focus on the user journey.
02
Magento 2 build
We migrated and developed the new website on Magento 2, an improved eCommerce platform.
03
Smooth relaunch
The existing product range and customers came across, so the business could resume selling as soon as the site was live.

The result

Simple to use, sharp to look at

The new design helps establish and elevate the brand in the fire safety systems market.

Outcome

In the client's words

“We needed a website that was simple and easy to use, yet engaging, modern and sharp in its presentation. Extra digital appeared to be the perfect solution and they didn't let us down. They listened attentively to our requirements and delivered exactly what was needed to our budget and time requirements.”

Bijan Fard, Marketing Manager, Be Safe Direct

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