A Digital Hub for Northumbria University’s Sporting Community.

Northumbria Sport operates from Sport Central, a £30 million state-of-the-art sports facility, providing fitness and competition opportunities for students, athletes, and the wider public. Their previous website did not adequately reflect their status as a leading performance sports venue, nor did it offer a seamless experience for users looking for fixtures, memberships, or live event coverage.

The key challenges were:

• Creating a website that promotes Northumbria Sport’s brand identity in line with their rebrand.
• Developing a robust, high-traffic-ready platform that could handle spikes during sporting events.
• Ensuring high-level data security, protecting student and athlete information.
• Optimising the website for mobile use, catering to students and members accessing it on the go.

Northumbria Sport required a future-proofed, secure, and dynamic solution to serve as the go-to hub for sporting activities.

Since launching the new platform, Northumbria Sport has seen:

• Enhanced brand positioning, with a website that aligns with their rebrand.
• Seamless event management, integrating with student records and membership systems.
• A highly secure and scalable infrastructure, ensuring data protection and uptime.
• Optimised mobile responsiveness, improving accessibility for students and members.
• Ongoing success and collaboration, with continuous enhancements to support evolving needs.
  

As a testament to its success, Northumbria Sport has continued to work with us, making ongoing improvements to maintain a best-in-class digital experience.

• Custom-built CMS, designed specifically for Northumbria Sport’s unique needs.
• Seamless integration with Gladstone’s student record system.
• High-security framework, protecting user data and memberships.
• Scalable hosting infrastructure, ensuring site reliability during high-traffic events.
• Fully responsive design, delivering an optimal experience on mobile, tablet, and desktop.
• Continuous updates and feature enhancements, keeping the site future-ready.