Our Successes - Accreditation and Awards, Partner with MicroSoft, Google

Microsoft Gold Partner

Five Rivers has developed a strategic partnership and achieved the highest level of solutions partner; Gold Certified Partnership. Being a Gold Certified Partner with Microsoft, we have demonstrated our expertise in business and technology solutions built on the Microsoft platform. All of our engineers are continually tested for improvement to ensure a wide range of industry capability.

Accredit IT

At Five Rivers - all our work is project managed and fully documented. To add value to our service delivery, we have obtained external auditing of our processes, including Accredit UK Certification in Software Development and Microsoft Gold Partnership.

Google Certified

Five Rivers has attained certified partner status with our skills in managing Adwords campaigns. Adwords is a program run by Google to certify consultants to help the increasing number of new Google AdWords clients. Being a certified partner and Adwords expert, we have knowledge and practice of managing several campaigns. We are committed to excellence and customer satisfaction.

Microsoft Small Business Specialist

Five Rivers are certified Microsoft Small Business Specialists with proven experience and capability in planning and building solutions for small businesses using several Microsoft software solutions.

We have a clear understanding of the dynamics and dependencies of the small business market and the value required.

PRINCE 2

Members of our team and our Director, Kam Lall are certified PRINCE2 practitioners. As an effective project management methodology, it enables us to manage, control and organize projects to strict framework guidelines. Five Rivers decade of experience in project management also includes Agile management processes to suit your solution.

FSB

We are members of the Federation of Small Business which is the UK's leading business organisation for protecting the interests of small and medium businesses. The FSB was formed in 1974 and is both non-profit making and non-party political. The FSB offers its members networking opportunities through events and meetings. The FSB also lobbies government on issues that affect the small business community.

Nominet

Five Rivers are members of Nominet - one of the world's largest Internet registries, responsible for administration of .uk domain extension.

Being a member of Nominet we can process domain name applications through Nominet automated registration system in a secure and safe manner.

Staffordshire University

In 2008, Five Rivers were awarded the Micro Business Award for working with medical Sector industries on web and design related contribution.
The award was funded by the LSC (Learning Skills Council)

One North East

England has nine regional development agencies and One North East is one of them. As a member of One North East, we contribute in economic development of the North East region in generating new employment opportunities. One North East provides support to businesses in terms of finance, opportunities, and expert business advice. Find out how Five Rivers can help obtain assistance for your business.

UKWDA

United Kingdom Web Design Association - UKWDA is the biggest internet association in Europe that promotes industry standards within the British web design sector. As a member of UKWDA, we follow their code of conduct and represent outstanding talent within British web design and new media industry. Our experienced web designers and developers ensure professionalism and excellence in their work.

ICT Excellence Awards

In November 2010, Five Rivers were commended for Strategic Business Improvement and were awarded membership of the ICT Excellence Group. The Club was set up to encourage award-winning businesses to share knowledge, create business opportunities and accelerate growth in the region and beyond.

Business Link

As a member of Business Link, we benefit from access to official government information and support for businesses. Five Rivers have been a partner since our inception in 1998 as a design agency and were awarded BCABA Your Business of the Year in 2001. Via our association we can offer business assistance to help your strategic aims - contact us for more information.