That Evers GmbH is „Fit for the web“ was officially confirmed on 27 April 2010. The wholesaler from Oberhausen, covering the key areas of hoisting, securing, materials handling and packaging sectors, was chosen from more than 300 applicants as the winner of this year's Website Award NRW for the best online presence of any small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) in North Rhine-Westphalia. The award ceremony was a celebratory event held in the Aachen Super C. André Schmitz - web designer, system administrator and head of the online editorial team at Evers Gmbh - proudly accepted this piece of official recognition.
The competition aims to promote online proficiency among medium-sized enterprises and highlight particularly successful examples. These examples should demonstrate how a well-designed website can be a significant success factor for a company, and encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to follow the same path.
This year saw the centres of excellence for the Electronic Commerce Network in Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Münster and Dortmund collaborate on this state-wide award for the fourth time. The competition is part of the national NEG Website Award 2010 from the Electronic Commerce Network, supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. Thirteen state-wide competitions are also held at the same time in other German states.
As the winner in NRW, Evers GmbH is automatically put forward for the national award. The national winner of the NEG Website Award 2010, receiving a prize of 9000 euros, will be announced at the NEG SME congress in Bremen on 9 June 2010.
The jury, comprising representatives from the Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V. [National Association for IT in SMEs] in Aachen, the eco-Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e.V. [Eco-Association of German Internet Commerce] in Cologne, the Münster Chamber of Commerce, a law firm and the Dortmund and Essen Economic Development Agencies, based their decision to award first prize to Evers GmbH on the attractive design and exceptional functionality of the website launched in November 2009.
Visitors to www.eversgmbh.de can navigate quickly and easily to whichever area they are searching for thanks to the straightforward colour-coding of the different subject areas. The Service and Advice sections, which can be accessed from any web page at the click of a button, were also found worthy of praise. A call-back service and information on a contact's language skills are indicators of a strong customer focus.
Excellent functionality is highlighted by the web-only glossary, subject-related PDF files, films and integrated case studies. Social media considerations, such as the Evers blog, a Facebook page and Twitter account, were all met with the jury's approval.
All in all, the jury concluded that the company's virtual activities underline its modern and innovative corporate outlook.