Let the Celebrations Commence

19th January 2009

Categories: News - Archive

This month is officially our tenth birthday so we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers for their continued support.

We've seen some changes since our humble beginnings back in January 1999. Here's a summary of some of the major milestones which have contributed to where we are today:-

Jan 1999 - New Mind starts life in basement office under a hi-fi shop in Liverpool City Centre

Nov 2001 - Technology division launched

Mar 2002 - First tourism site launched for Lancashire and Blackpool tourist board - now highly successful www.visitlancashire.com

Apr 2002 - New Mind's first regional site, www.visitnorthwest.com goes live

May 2002 - The Mersey Partnership appoint New Mind to create a pan-Merseyside site

May 2003 - www.blackpooltourism.com launched

June 2003 - First phase of www.visitliverpool.com goes live, powered by new MERVIN database

Sep 2003 - First online bookings functionality launched for Blackpool Tourism

Oct 2003 - Official launch of www.visitliverpool.com by Richard Branson

June 2004 - Our site for Blackpool Tourism wins 'website of the year' at the British Resorts Association Conference in Newquay

Sep 2004 - New Mind ranked 6th fastest growing technology company in the North' at Deloitte Fast 50 Awards

Nov 2004 - Double award scoop at Inner City 100, winning North West regional award and ranked no. 11 fastest growing company inner city co.

Jan 2005 - Bristol and Bath Tourism boards contract New Mind for site development and the implementation of a DMS

Aug 2005 - Partnership with Eviivo formalised and work on the integration of DMS with FrontDesk commences

Feb 2006 - Win DMS contract for Visit Chester and Cheshire

May 2006 - Beatles Story website, www.beatlesstory.com wins 'tourism website of the year' at The Mersey Partnership Annual Awards and we are appointed by One North East to develop Desti.ne website and DMS

Aug 2006 - www.visitnortheastengland.com goes live and later that month New Mind is awarded the South West eTourism contract

May 2007 - Double victory at Big Chip Awards with the South West's eTourism project winning 'best public sector project' and 'best in Merseyside' nominations

Aug 2007 - Win prestigious DMS and web development contract for Marketing Manchester, the tourist board for Greater Manchester

Nov 2007 - www.visitwiltshire.co.uk launches with a host of innovative features to complement the areas vast armoury of tourism attractions

Feb 2008 - International activity commences with launch of new office in Romania

July 2008 - Visit Brighton appoint New Mind following an intense tender process and we are voted 'Small Business of the Year' at the Regional Business Awards

November 2008 - New Mind's www.visitbrighton.com launches, reflecting the energy and vibrancy of the city