For thumbs up for the web portal

A PIONEERING United Kingdom based publishing company that produced the first comprehensive directory of one of the world’s oldest manufacturing industries, is celebrating the first full year’s operation of the world’s only web portal, www.flagindustryfocus.com, that is a dedicated resource for manufacturers and sellers of flags, banners and flagpoles. It went ‘live’ just 12 months ago now and operates as a companion product to the company’s annual publication, Flag industry focus – Buyers Guide. This web portal has achieved over 165,000 ‘hits’ in its first 12 months and is running over the last 6 months at a rate of over 227,000 ‘hits’ per year. Its activity grows each month with hundreds of visitors registering on the ‘Site’, covering some 65 countries, equal to one third of the world.

The North of England based company, Flag Industry Focus, achieved a major breakthrough in 1999 when it launched the first buyers guide to the world-wide flag, banner and flagpole industries – a notorious fragmented industry despite employing more than 75,000 people world-wide, made up of many family businesses scattered across the globe. “When you think that flag and flagpole making been traced back 2,500 years to when the Persians first carried Vexilliods [Wooden poles topped with a carving and pieces of fabric] into battle, it’s amazing that until now the industry had been void of its own trade media”, says its Publisher, Alan Thompson.

Speaking from his Yarm based offices Alan says “Individually, many companies who supply products and services to this global industry operate their own web sites, but until now there has been no where on the Web where buyers could centrally locate their requirements through a single visit”. This development offers the industry a one-stop information shop and a depth of knowledge not previously available to it plus a single online platform from which suppliers can promote their products to the disparate buyers of this world-wide industry.

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About The Author:

Zi Perry is a successful author and regular contributor to http://www.1st-in-flags.com. The flags of the world are symbols of recognition full of beauty and color for each country.