Testimonials

"Simon has developed a number of complex tailor-made systems for us from scratch. "

"We have been continuously impressed with the speed, thoroughness and quality of his work. "

"He quickly understands our needs and is able to convert our ideas into systems and products in an incredibly efficient manner."

"Crucially, Simon is an excellent communicator and a real pleasure to work with."

Ronnie Macpherson, Consultant

Simon has developed the new PoliticsHome news aggregation system from the ground up. News is a challenging and fast-paced environment, and the systems we are attempting to track it are complex and changeable - we are basically trying to organise and track the entire political blogosphere in live time!

I have been really impressed with his can-do attitude, working with a rapidly developing and difficult brief. His knowledge and experience gives a solid footing on which to try new innovations, and I am always confident that he will find a solution.

Personally, Simon is quite the philosopher - even tempered, intelligent and with a sense of humour. He is a pleasure to work with.

Freddie Sayers, Founder

"We found ourselves requiring a new system being built and were extremely nervous about putting our trust and faith in someone both new to us and what we did. However, we couldn't have been more happy with finding both Simon and the team of people he works with. He has proved himself to be a irreplaceable team member and is like one of the staff, but just works from out of the office!"

"Our minds are truly at ease and the system which has been built has put us firmly in place for the ongoing digital music revolution we work in."

"If we require a meeting he is always available, otherwise he is always available on-line, even through school/family holidays."

"We couldn't be happier with Simon and his team having found him!"

Simon Walsh, Director

"After working with developers who were hell-bent on completing a brief before billing and moving on to the next client, it was refreshing to engage with Simon on a more considered and evolutionary approach. "

"Simon adapted to our scale and understood our particular issues."

"We are now more responsive to customer needs and can sleep soundly at night in the knowledge that Simon fully supports and stands by his programming."

Richard Sutcliffe, Director

"Simon has developed an e-commerce and web administration system for us, under extremely adverse conditions."

"He has done this with a level of professionalism, speed and attention to detail that have been truly remarkable. He has also managed to keep his sense of humour throughout, which was an added bonus! I would not hesitate for one moment to recommend Simon to any potential client."

"He is hard working, thorough, clever and extremely efficient, he is also a pleasure to work with and a person you can be certain of, in uncertain times."

"We look forward to a long and productive relationship with Simkin Solutions."

Nina Lindh, IT Manager

"We are absolutely delighted with the system you have developed. We can now process over 1000 orders in one day, when in the past this would have taken 3 weeks! This is a big win for our customers and employees. Thank you for your support and quick responsiveness to issues as they arose."

Adam Brown, Finance Director

"Our Content Management System was at specification stage when Simon came on board. This quite complex browser-based system needed to reliably manage content creation, compilation and delivery from our teams in London, New York and Los Angeles."

"Simon was personable, professional, reliable and quick to grasp the essentials and intricacies. He delivered on-time and on-budget. Plus he managed to keep his cool and sense of humour."

"We're looking forward to working with him on our next (even more complex) project."

Frank Laughton Head of IT - WORLD ENTERTAINMENT NEWS NETWORK

"We have worked with a number of freelancers and small development teams over the years and have found Simon to be the most reliable. He works in a timely fashion and doesn't over complicate things. He really is a valued addition to our team!"

Jason Nicklin, Director

"Aside from his advanced IT skills, Simon Whiteside's strong communication abilities ensure that he's always quick to grasp my needs.
What's more, he's a supremely fast worker who has never failed to deliver both on-time and on-budget.
Even better, Simon's enthusiasm for entrepreneurship means that he routinely adds value to my business by devising commercial ideas that are both relevant and smart.
Finally, as a particularly nice guy, working with him is a pleasure in itself."

Tim Benjamin, Director

"I find Simon very pleasant to deal with and his work is fast and of very high quality.
These two virtues rarely come in tandem - usually one or the other - how refreshing!
I would not hesitate to recommend his services."

Richard Smith, Director

"Simon was able to deliver what we feared was impossible: a custom built system to facilitate the handling of digital assets on an important project for the Sunday Times, within a 3 week window.
"I am so glad we chose the flexibility and personal service advantages that Simon offered over the off-the shelf configured products proposed to us by larger companies.

"We have just embarked on training external partners in using the system and have been impressed by the efficiency with which our practical requirements have been translated into easy-to-use functionality.

"I fully expect News International to continue to use Simon on this and other projects."

Kate Boughton, Project Manager (Deloitte & Touche)

"Our experience of working with Simon has been excellent. The brief was clearly understood and the project implemented well within the deadline. I would not hesitate to recommend Simon to other design agencies."

Sue Bush, Director

"professional, systematic approach. speed of delivery and ability to identify problems and potential problems quickly. you get what you pay for. knowledge base is massive..."

James March-Smith, Director

"As always it has been a complete pleasure to work with you on another project. I must thank you again for allowing us to tap into your incredible experience and benefit from your positivity and creative flare."

James Booth, Director

"I discovered Simon while looking for a bespoke in-browser solution which would allow our clients to upload media files to us over the web, regardless of their choice of browser or operating system."

"Simon understood our requirements well, and during the development and implementation process reacted and resolved to any queries in a clear, agile fashion."

"Take 1 Transcription now have a very robust solution that integrates exactly with our production system, and which has received many positive comments from our customers all over the world."

Charlie Evatt, IT Manager

"Thank you for all you help with this project our team have been delighted, this was one of the easiest set of awards they have run to date mainly due to the smooth running technology.
"The consistent level of contact and communication was helpful and appreciated."

Henry Perks, IT Director