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Harwell Campus builds a site that matches its global reach
Elementary Digital rebuilt Harwell Science and Innovation Campus’s site entirely, achieving top-tier performance scores.
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98
Lighthouse desktop performance score
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9%
year-on-year traffic increase
Client ProfileA science city rebuilds its online home
- Client Site
- harwellcampus.com (opens in a new tab)
- Industry
- Education
- Products
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, near Oxford, has nearly 70 years of history but research with global impact — its legacy site no longer matched that renown.
Elementary Digital, a Leeds-based agency, rebuilt the site entirely, ensuring fast performance for visitors whether they’re in the UK, the U.S., or China.
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The ChallengeA legacy site for a global reputation
Harwell’s research carries global impact, but its aging website needed to load quickly for an international audience regardless of location. While the site offered clear information about the Harwell campus and its origins, it lacked the functionality needed to reflect the campus’ potential and attract new tenants.
Harwell’s previous site was built on WordPress; its web team wanted the new site to provide a similar back-end experience, but it required significant improvements from both a design and performance standpoint.
The new site needed to quickly and effectively display information about available on-campus workspaces, as well as media-rich content detailing the cutting-edge research conducted there.
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The SolutionA complete rebuild, built for reach
Leveraging WP Engine’s platform and server infrastructure for speed and security, Elementary Digital rebuilt the site entirely and added functionality that allows visitors to sort through available workspaces while preserving all the valuable information from the old site.
The site prioritizes fast delivery for visitors, regardless of their browsing location.
Our counterparts at Harwell were shocked at how quickly the site improved in rankings.
Managing Partner, Elementary Digital
