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Hairy Lemon enjoys luck of the Irish
A Canterbury web development house is enjoying the luck of the Irish
by winning contracts across Europe, the US and Australia.
And in true Irish fashion, Hairy Lemon Web Solutions is carrying out
work in Christchurch for a government agency that aims to create jobs
in the republic.
Director Graham Dockrill says the two-year-old company of seven staff
has enjoyed "strong relationships" with web-hosting company
Digiweb Ireland for 18 months and this has given it several contracts.The
relationship began when a New Zealand client mentioned the Kiwis to the
Irish company.
Hairy Lemon is working on a site for a regional development company involved
in incubating businesses in Ireland. "It's a bit like selling sand
to the Arabs, to be sure," says Dockrill.
Other Irish projects have included www.enotice.ie - a memorial website;
www.craftireland.ie - a craft site for the retail and wholesale sectors;
and an online music site for the intellectually handicapped.
Dockrill says Irish jobs total about 5% of the company's business, but
the proportion is growing. "There are two big advantages for the
Irish. We can still charge a good price, and because of our weak dollar
they still get a bargain. With turn of service, they can give us graphics
over the internet late in their day and by their next day it is in their
server," he says.
Hairy Lemon has also signed an agreement with an Oregon company to produce
a database which will allow the US gun community to trade and discuss
guns. The site will involve 500 to 600 hours of work, beginning next month.
Hairy Lemon says the company approached it after seeing a smaller local
collector's weapons site it had made.
Similarly, satisfaction with a site for Buller District Council has led
to an order for a 100-page plus site for Reefton Development Council,
which is due to go live next month.
The company is also producing an academic website for Canterbury University
called Get Connected, plus a multimedia CD Rom system for an Australian
educational institution.
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