Beaver Group
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital Signage, Web Design & Graphic Design |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | , |
Beaver Group is an organization whose focus is the delivery of digital signage and design solutions. Beaver Group is made up of two companies, Beaver Solutions and Beaver Design.[1]
Barry Thurston and Peter Critchley are the directors of Managed Information Technologies (which trades as Beaver Solutions). Barry and Peter partnered with Dave Suter of Beaver Design in 2001 joining the two companies together to form Beaver Group.
Beaver Group serves clients locally and internationally, including Ericsson, IKEA, The Home Office, BBC, Michelin, and P&O Cruises.[1]
In October 2008, Beaver Solutions won the prestigious AV Award for 'Digital Signage Project of the Year' by the AV Interactive Magazine.[2]
History
Beaver Design started in 1978, when designers Alan Critchley and Dave Suter partnered together to start their own graphic design company. Alan previously worked as a freelance graphic designer for clients such as Nabisco (now Cereal Partners - Nestlé cereals) and Rank Xerox. Alan and Dave met in the late-seventies while both working on graphic design projects.
When they formed Beaver Design, the first office was based above a small glassware shop in Knebworth, Hertfordshire. In the early-eighties Beaver Design moved offices to Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and started hiring new people. Their client base increased with SmithKline & French (now part of GlaxoSmithKline) and Stafford Miller (makers of Sensodyne). By the mid-eighties Beaver Design employed four people in twin offices, based in the town centre of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
In 1991 Beaver Design relocated to Hertford, Hertfordshire, with new purpose built offices. Peter Critchley and Barry Thurston joined the Beaver Design partnership in 2001, bringing their own company - MIT, trading as Beaver Solutions - to form the Beaver Group. Beaver Solutions is a technology company which specialises in digital signage.
With additional markets (digital signage, web and graphic design) Beaver Group grew and in 2006 the Beaver Group moved to offices Ware, Hertfordshire. This allowed Beaver Solutions space to operate it's now very successful digital signage business and Beaver Design the space to grow the web and graphic design team.[3]
Signature Digital Menus
In late 2008, Beaver Solutions partnered together with industry leaders in digital signage to create a 'one-stop-shop' for digital menu boards - Signature Digital Menus Ltd. Along with Sanyo, Scala, Vogels and Matrox, Beaver Solutions is part of Signature Digital Menus Ltd to provide clients with a complete solution for digital menu boards.
Signature Digital Menus is led by it's business partners Peter Critchley, Barry Thurston (both from Beaver Group) and Tony Ingles. Tony was previously Managing Director for traditional signage company Dan Display Ltd and is an industry expert in quick service restaurants.[4]
Autograph
Autograph is a web-based tool for managing the content on a digital signage network. It communicates directly with digital sigange software (for example Scala5), allowing users to change content without needing to understand a complete digital signage system. It's principle deployment is in the use of digital menu boards, where restaurant managers want to alter prices and add new items to their menus.[5]
Autograph was developed and is distributed by Beaver Solutions.
References and notes
- ^ a b "Beaver Group - Digital Signage Solution Providers". Digital Signage Universe. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Scala Partner, Beaver Solutions, Wins 'Digital Signage Project of the Year' for Cinema De Lux Deployment". newguide.us. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "History :: Beavaer Design ::". Beaver Design. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Digital Menus Made Easy". DailyDOOH. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Autograph for digital menu boards". Signature Digital Menus. Retrieved 2009-02-19.