NB Communication Web Design and Internet Marketing Experts

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NB Communication is a successful web agency based in Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands, north of the Scottish Mainland. Founded in 2002, we have a strong track record of helping our clients to use the Internet to improve and grow their businesses.

The majority of our current clients are also based in Shetland. However, we are well equipped to do work for businesses and organisations from anywhere in the world, so please don't hesitate to contact us if you like what you see here and think we might be able to help you.

Meet The Team...

David Nicol

I'm the managing director here, having been one of the founders of the business back in 2002.

In addition to setting the overall direction for the company I'm also in charge of sales, and I do most of the website strategy and planning work at the start of each project. I also contribute my accessibility and usability knowledge to ensure that each site is as good as it can be.

My vision for the future of NB Communication is for us to keep growing and improving. I want us to be a successful Shetland-based company which helps other local businesses and organisations to prosper and grow, whilst simultaneously assisting many more clients from elsewhere in the UK (and beyond). The recipe for achieving success is very simple: we'll strive to provide excellent Internet marketing services that generate real results.

Outside work I enjoy playing various sports, including golf, cricket, football and pool, and I'm also the man to blame for the existence of Jamiesons' Big Pockets, Shetland's least-prolific blues/funk/oom-pah band.

John Pottinger

For me, life with NB Communication started in November 2008 when I was employed as Graduate Trainee for 12 months. I graduated from Abertay University, Dundee in May 2007 with a BSc (Hons) degree in Computing then worked for 18 months as Service Coordinator at a local IT company before joining NB.

For my first year as Graduate Trainee I was heavily involved with site development and assembly, learning XHTML, CSS & PHP and working with it pretty much on a daily basis.

In November 2009 I became Project Manager, meaning I am taking a step back from coding to focus more on managing our ever growing network of suppliers, both local and remote, to ensure we keep producing results for our clients that meet our very high standards.

In my spare time I play guitar, pool and (weather permitting) golf, although none of which I do particularly well.

David Gifford

I am back living in Shetland after 7 years at Edinburgh University, having graduated with a MA (Hons) degree in Politics, a Bachelor of Laws and a Diploma in Legal Practice.

I have worked at various times for NB Communication since 2004, mainly during holidays and a gap year. I have experience of all aspects of the web-development process and am an advocate of accessible, standards-compliant website design. At NB Communication I particularly specialise in the assembling of websites: configuring content management systems, template integration, page load optimisation, search engine optimisation, browser testing, and so on.

Outside work, I enjoy wildlife and landscape photography. I try to keep my photoblog - www.davegifford.co.uk - updated regularly.

Daniel Gear

I started working at NB Communication in November 2010 after graduating from Gray’s School of Art with an Honours Degree in Graphic Design. I was taken on through the Talent Scotland graduate placement programme for 12 months. I am now NB’s in-house designer.

During the periods of time that I’m not at work, I enjoy playing the guitar, and recording tunes with Spoot-Hawk and Tingling Tim. I also co-host a radio show once a month called The Black Hole on BBC Radio Shetland, which I can’t seem to get out of.