Newground Projects

The need

Newground had created the first version of their new website in Figma and had a clear vision for presenting their engineering, planning and development business. They needed to turn that concept into a working replacement for their WordPress website, bringing together a substantial project portfolio, service information, photographs and company content. The team also needed a practical way to maintain it after launch: adding new projects, managing content and sharing work without returning to a developer for each update.

What Tech Local built

Tech Local developed Newground’s own Figma starting point into a responsive Next.js website, refining the experience through client feedback and building the systems behind the design. We created a custom CMS for projects, insights, services, team profiles, company details and page content, with drafts, publishing controls and a shared media library. Searchable project collections and detailed galleries make the firm’s experience easier to explore. We connected project publishing to LinkedIn through Zernio, added technical SEO and legacy redirects, and built enquiry handling with branded email notifications. Existing WordPress content and media informed the migration.

Important workflows

Bring a project to life

Add the project story, choose service categories and upload photographs. Publish a detailed page with a gallery, then select standout work for the homepage.

Share the work on LinkedIn

The Zernio integration uses saved project copy and images for LinkedIn posts. Editors can review posting status and history, with safeguards against duplicate posts.

Make content easier to discover

Search and filters help visitors find relevant experience. Metadata, canonical URLs, structured data, sitemaps and redirects support the site’s search foundations.

Implementation

• Searchable project portfolio and image galleries
• Client-managed pages, services and team profiles
• Drafts, publishing controls and homepage selection
• LinkedIn project publishing through Zernio
• Posting status, history and duplicate protection
• Page metadata, canonical URLs and social previews
• Organisation structured data and dynamic sitemap
• Legacy URL redirects and indexing controls
• Image optimisation and responsive delivery
• Validated enquiries and branded email notifications

Build stack

Next.js · React · TypeScript

Public website and content administration

Supabase

Editor authentication, content records and managed media

Zernio

LinkedIn publishing and provider status reconciliation

Resend

Branded enquiry email integration

A website that can grow with their next project

Newground’s original design concept became a working website with the tools to keep it current. Visitors can explore the firm’s expertise and project experience, while the team can maintain its portfolio and share new work from the same administration area. The result gives the business control over its content and a consistent way to present its work as it grows.

Build on the client’s ideas

Their first Figma version supplied the starting point for the design and its development through feedback.

Keep routine updates in-house

Purpose-built editors give the team control of projects, photographs, services, people and company information.

Connect content and distribution

Project publishing and LinkedIn sharing sit in one workflow, with a visible record of posting outcomes.