What is Horizon?

The staffing solution for web development projects.

The Problem We Are Addressing

Software developers are in high demand in the UK and Ireland. Employers and recruiters struggle to hire and retain developers. Re-location of overseas developers has been fraught with difficulties in obtaining accommodation, visas, high re-location costs, high living costs for employees, high staff churn (2 years or less).

What Do We Provide?

The staffing solution for web development projects.
Single developer or teams: up to 12.
Fixed term Projects or ongoing placement.
Full Stack/Frontend/Backend.
Support, maintenance, development.

The Solution We Offer

We supply contract developers working from their own location.
Reasonable “day to day” costs, no recruitment expense, churn is eliminated, multiple candidate choice when different skill sets are needed.
Work can be monitored by Jira/HubStaff/AN Other systems.

How Projects Are Executed: Principles of Agile Mentality

Our highest priority is to satisfy customers through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
Delivery of working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.
Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.
We build projects around motivated individuals. We give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.
The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation. Facilitated via regular video calls.

We welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.

Working software is the primary measure of progress.

Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.

Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.

Simplicity-the art of maximizing the amount of work not done-is essential.

The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.

Onboarding “Build” projects

Process Flow:

Scope document
Design
Wire-framing
Website/Software draft one
Website/Software draft two
Testing
Delivery
Training

Scope document: an agreed form of words describing customers desired outcome, and defining the deliverables, timescale, costings, and payment terms.

Design: the process whereby a customers vision is mocked up visually and agreed between all parties as how the desired project should look, feel, and execute.

Wire-framing: the process whereby designs are converted into visual stages, a diagram expression of the way various elements of the project fit together to ensure clean effective programming.

Website/software draft one: an initial development stage to get all elements of the project into a beta working condition.

Website development draft two: a continuation of the project development process/programming, adjusting for customer feedback to ensure compliance with Scope and moving to an alpha working system.

Testing: the finished project goes through an independent QA process to ensure it is fit for purpose, and as per Scope and customer revisions.

Delivery and training: project is turned over to the customer for use, and customers staff/users shown how to effectively use the developed system.

Support: a period of time, after delivery, whereby the developed system is supported by engineers to ensure it is optimised and effective.

Our Full Spectrum of Services:

Supply contract developers individually or teams: short, medium, long term hire.

Website builds.

Booking sites.

Website integration with other packages.

Bespoke software development.

BPO: outsource functions supporting business, for example website software support and maintenance. Digital and social media, payroll, reconciliations.

Benefits of Using A Contracting Firm:

Speed: someone on a project in hours.

No office and no associated overhead for employees.

Staff churn is eliminated.

Hourly/ fixed term/ project pricing and contracts.

Flexible hours: no need to pay 40 hours a week if only 20 hours work needed.

No recruitment fees. No holiday pay, sick pay. No social insurance. No hidden employee cost.

Skill Sets In:

Java

JavaScript

PHP

Wordpress

HTML5/CSS3

PSD2CMS

Agile

Angular

Phyton

My SQL

jQuery

Scrum

Other Skill Sets In Demand:

C++

Git

RESTful APIs

VSTS

Octopus Deploy

TypeScript

Gulp/Webpack

.NET Core

Magnolia

KnockoutJS

Angular 2+

Xamarin

Our Team

Iain Gilmore, Co-Founder and Commercial Director.

Based in Manchester and London, Iain is focused on liaising with clients as to their needs and demands. In software for 25 years, designing and implementing MiS systems for industry, and working on projects in the automotive sector winning Enterprise Ireland's “Best Innovation Award”.

Nikola Beljanski, Co-Founder and Technical Director.

Based in Belgrade, Nikola advises clients and developers on current best practice in their day to day work. Liaising and consulting with clients on new builds/re-builds, Nikola vast experience enhances the quality of project outcomes.

Horizon - Software Contractors

Meet some of our greatest developers:

Nikola Beljanski

WordPress: I master WordPress, harnessing its potential to create impressive websites, custom themes, and plugins that cater to your unique needs. Additionally, I have a vast collection of WordPress plugins and themes that I can offer to my clients.
Front-End Skills: My skill set in HTML, CSS, SCSS, Bootstrap, and JavaScript ensures perfect, responsive, and visually appealing user interfaces. I believe in creating web experiences that captivate and engage users.
Back-End Skills: I have experience in server-side and client-side scripting, using AJAX, JavaScript, PHP, and Laravel to develop stable and scalable applications. From designing databases to optimizing servers, I am at your disposal.
My Experience in Digital Marketing: With 3 years of experience in the field of digital marketing, I understand the importance of online efficiency and visibility. I can assist you in promoting your projects and achieving your goals through digital channels.

People for Projects.