Coplex

The management team at 100-year-old company Velocity Aerospace wanted a modern website to reflect their modern capabilities. The new website needed to generate leads in addition to elevating the brand. Their agency, Coplex, recommended WordPress as the CMS, and Pantheon as the website platform to build, launch, and run the site.

Clients hire us knowing they’ll get a fully-baked, high-quality, professional website in as little as two to three weeks. Pantheon helps us do that.

Michael Ashbaugh, Director of Operations, Coplex

A 100-Year-Old Aerospace Company Evolves

Velocity Aerospace is a nearly 100-year-old company whose brand and offerings have continued to evolve. Recently, a new management team and a name refresh prompted the company to revisit its HTML website, whose dated look no longer reflected the company’s modern capabilities. Another aerospace company highly recommended Coplex. Velocity asked the digital agency to redesign and rebuild the site. Coplex recommended WordPress as the open-source CMS, and Pantheon as the professional website management platform.

Coplex Builds a WordPress Site with Custom Imports in 2 Weeks

Velocity Aerospace wanted a solid, professional site to serve as both a lead-generation platform and as an online product catalog for thousands of components. The product catalog presented the project’s toughest technical challenge. Coplex would need to migrate thousands of lines of CSV tables and databases. Two developers accomplished all of this in two weeks.

Import time can be a big issue during a migration of this size. When you’re trying to import more than 40,000 lines, server hang-ups can really slow you down. We devised a custom import solution and automated the process, cutting import time significantly.

John Bellaud, Senior Architect and Strategist, Coplex

Collaborative Sprint by Coplex, Workflows by Pantheon  

The Coplex team collaborated closely with each other and with the client to launch a high-quality site fast. A team of two developers built the website in two weeks, without hiccups. Developers credit their speed to using Pantheon:  

• Dashboard with baked-in version control keeps developers agile

• Faster git integration reduces overall workload

• Frictionless project-sharing between developers increases efficiency

• Workflow frees developers from managing internal tools

As an agile/SCRUM shop, our workflow is the lifeblood of our business. Anything that slows us down keeps our clients from getting the best site possible. Pantheon lets us jump right in and focus on building a high-quality product. It’s the premier choice for our entire development team.

Michael Ashbaugh, Director of Operations, Coplex

A Blazing-Fast Launch, with Page Loads to Match

Coplex Software Developer Jared Walters is always looking to keep page loads fast. He understands that Coplex’s clients don’t really want to know the inner workings of the website—they trust his team to deliver a high-quality website that just works.

Pantheon is our secret weapon. There’s minimal set up. We’re able to jump right in. Pantheon for WordPress is a considerable improvement over our previous development host provider.

Jared Walters, Software Developer, Coplex

The site launched well within the two-week sprint period, with no additional work required. Not only does it elevate the company’s brand, but it delivers better performance, too. Faster page loads mean visitors are able to find what they need, which helps to improve conversions. Velocity now has a website that delivers on the promise of its name.