The Artlab Ltd.

Based in Stretford within Trafford Park, The Artlab Ltd. is a small, full-service digital agency operating with a team of ten or fewer. Its work spans manufacturers, retailers and service providers, though it has developed a particular niche in the manufacturing sector, where the Managing Director, Rick Lees, acts as a digital consultant with the Manufacturing Advisory Service and Business Growth Service. Clients have included Innovation LED, supported with international expansion through a custom WordPress build, and H&O Plastics, for whom an online shop and a targeted marketing strategy aimed at small business owners were developed. Services cover website design, digital marketing, SEO, PPC, content marketing, social media marketing, branding, advertising, public relations and UX/UI design, delivered either as standalone projects or combined into multi-channel campaigns. The stated approach begins with understanding a client's priorities, values and value proposition before this is built into the web project or campaign itself. Websites are described as bespoke and, in at least one case, built on WordPress to allow in-house editing by client staff. The agency also assists manufacturers and other businesses in accessing grant funding for digital projects, and offers an online eligibility check for such funding. Client relationships are structured around flexible contracts rather than fixed-term lock-in, with regular reporting on work completed and results achieved.