Old values in a new age

This company doesn't need a sales department - it thrives through referral or repeat business. Conscia is all about the pragmatic application of technology to organisational and business needs. It is a Microsoft Gold Partner, with clients including NHS, HBOS, Borders Books, Energy ­Savings Trust and many more.

Conscia offers planning, analytical and build-and-support services, and provides consultancy and hosting to support these activities.

It was in 2005 that Mark Buchner and Jim Burke, who wanted to leave the 'traditional web ­development' market behind, launched Conscia in order to take the lead in quality of skills, ­services and technical ­delivery. Before long the company was dealing with large-scale systems planning and development on behalf of top names including:

• Standard Life Investments
• Scottish Enterprise
• Plessey
• Britannia Investments
• Sky
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• Motorola
• Digital/Compaq/HP

It hadn't gone unnoticed that Conscia has a splendidly old-fashioned
side: It ­delivers on time and on budget. This is the same ethos which prompted its founders to launch their own company. Both had ­exceptional business pedigrees, having held senior posts in ­Europe and the US. Jim had 28 years of software engineering ­experience and Mark had spent 15 years in ­systems development.

• Both men value Conscia's integrity as much as its expertise.
• The company were finalists in the 2007 and 2008 Scottish Software Awards.

• Small wonder that clients are voting with their feet.

A possible role model?

Conscia might be described as an example for any company. A combination of state-of-the-art technology, top expertise and dynamic vision has propelled it into the top bracket.

This was powered by the work ethic nurtured by Conscia from the beginning. The word has spread. And its impressive client base has just been complemented by the arrival of Bcerta as the latest to sign on.

Conscia: You'll like what we do

Naturally, Conscia's services encompass web development, premium web applications, ­design and branding, technical ­consultancy, e-commerce solutions, software/training and database ­support.

And yet, Conscia believe that clients should not necessarily be led by technology. Why should they be, with Conscia on the scene? Success comes from harnessing all the ­opportunities ­emergent from the web, its expanding world and the powerful software of a still ­awakening ­millennium.

This mastery is uncomfortable news for competitors. But all organisations, whether in the ­private or ­public sector, should have the tools to maximise their use of the web. Success beckons as never before.

We have the technology. And how