Trek Wireless recently created a large scale virtual tour of Blackwell’s flagship Oxford Bookshop including the world famous Norrington Room. Visitors to the Blackwell website can now explore the Broad Street Bookshop online and experience ‘virtually’ the enormous range of books available over the five floors of the shop. Blackwell’s online bookshop is fully integrated so that visitors to the ‘virtual bookshop’ are only a click away from the relevant section of the online store.

Tom Cox, Blackwell's Head of Online commented "At the start of the project Trek Wireless spent a lot of time getting to know us as a business and understanding what we wanted to achieve with the virtual tour. Since launching in March we've seen a sustained increase in the amount of time visitors spend on the web site. The tour has proved to be an excellent way of cross marketing both our online and physical shops. As Trek Wireless’ virtual tour technology supports both flash and html5 we also have a ‘future proof’ solution that works on PC, tablet and mobile devices."

Last year we created a virtual tour of ercol's state of the art, purpose built factory in Buckinghamshire. 

Mark Lawrence, ercol's Finance Director commented "The virtual tour has performed well being one of the higher ranked pages for visits on our website. It has also increased overall engagement with the site, reducing bounce rates"

The Grosvenor Hotel, Victoria has been transformed following completion of a multi-million pound refurbishment. The Grosvenor Hotel which is a listed building, still retains its distinctive Victorian architecture and character, yet offers guests all the comforts of a 21st century luxury hotel. 

Trek Wireless worked closely with the The Grosvenor Hotel's management team to create a stunning virtual tour which lets online visitors explore all aspects of the hotel. The tour includes fully integrated flash and html5 support ensuring it can be viewed on PC's, tablets and mobile devices.

Trek Wireless has completed a major virtual tour project for Thistle Hotels, which are operated by Guoman Hotel Management. 

Virtual tours of the following hotels are now 'live' on the Thistle website: Thistle Brighton, The Grand, Bristol, The Parc Hotel, Cardiff, Thistle East Midlands Airport, Thistle Kensington Gardens, The Kingsley by Thistle, Thistle Marble Arch, Thistle Poole. 

Trek Wireless has completed a major virtual tour project for Guoman Hotels creating virtual tours of Charing Cross, The Royal Horseguards, and The Cumberland hotels. Guoman has made a major investment in updating and upgrading these Deluxe hotels. The virtual tours which are fully integrated with the Guoman website let online visitors easily view the superb facilities on offer at each unique hotel. The tours provide integrated flash and html5 support ensuring that they can be viewed on a range of devices both now and in the future. 

The tours are also being used for a range of outbound marketing activities by each hotel with dedicated, Rooms, Food & Beverage and Meetings & Events links ensuring clients and marketing partners have easy access to relevant virtual tours.
 

A great British furniture company, ercol’s designs are made in a state of the art, purpose built factory in Buckinghamshire. The 160,000 square foot factory, opened in 2002 and is situated in the heart of the traditional Chiltern's furniture making area. This stunning facility has won a number of awards for its architectural design and its environmental features. Trek Wireless has completed a virtual tour of the factory showing the manufacturing process. We also shot videos of ercol's craftsmen at work which are integrated into the virtual tour creating a true multi-media experience.

2 billion people watched the Royal Wedding from the roof tops of Central Hall Westminster as the venue played a crucial role hosting media broadcasters from around the world including BBC, ABC, NBC, CBS. A total of 1,500 associates were using the venue’s facilities as interview studios, newsrooms, control areas, editing suits and production desks.

Two days before the wedding, Trek Wireless was asked to come and record the 'behind the scenes' activity. This was a fascinating assignment roaming all over the building literally from top to bottom capturing the activity of the media broadcasters as they got ready for the big event.
 

Trek Wireless recently started offering virtual tours in html5 format which means our tours can now be viewed on Apple iPhone and iPad as well as PC's and Android devices.

The Royal Society of Medicine is our first client to upgrade their virtual tours to run on these devices. Chandos House is an exclusive Grade 1 listed Georgian Townhouse, built by the Adam family between 1769 and 1771 and features beautifully restored ceilings and fireplaces. It is now used as a venue for both corporate and private functions.

Trek Wireless can now deliver virtual tours in a range of video formats ideal for use with social media such as youtube, facebook, twitter etc. Venues no longer have to decide whether to have a virtual tour or a video. With Trek Wireless they can have both. We can also integrate existing video footage thereby providing a very cost effective multimedia experience.

The Royal Institute of British Architects is the first of our clients to make use of this exciting new service. The RIBA virtual tour video can be viewed from the RIBA web site or via youtube.

Building on the success of the virtual tours we created earlier in the year of Chandos House, Trek Wireless was recently commissioned to create a series of virtual tours of the impressive meeting and conference facilities at the headquarters of the Royal Society of Medicine located at One Wimpole Street just minutes away from Oxford Street.

Craig Wallace the Conference and Events Manager at One Wimpole Street was so impressed with the quality of the virtual tours that he coined a new term for them 'HD virtual tours'.

The Army & Navy Club is located in Pall Mall and was founded in 1837. The Club was formed to meet the needs of the many army officers wanting to join a Service Club, most of which were already full. The great Duke of Wellington said he would become neither a patron nor a Member unless membership was also offered to officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Hence, the "Army Club" became the Army and Navy Club. Today the club has extensive conference and Banqueting facilities which are available for hire. During 2010 the club embarked on a major redesign of their web site in order to promote the facilities to a wider audience. Trek Wireless was commissioned to create virtual tours and a library of still images for use in online and printed media. 

Sharon Taylor, Events & Marketing Manager commented "We have really enjoyed working with Trek Wireless. They spent a lot of time getting to know the venue and worked closely with us to ensure each room looked its best when photographed. Having one supplier able to provide both virtual tours and still images was another big plus point for us. Trek Wireless were very flexible, fitting in with our busy hire schedule, even coming in at ten in the evening to photograph a candle lit dining room! After completing the photography they then worked closely with our retained web design company to quickly get the virtual tours online. The virtual tours of the Army & Navy Club look stunning and we have seen an increase in inquiries since launching them. We would not hesitate to recommend Trek Wireless to other venues"

Touch screen computers are growing in popularity and are an ideal promotional tool for use at conferences and exhibitions. Trek Wireless can now supply Touch screen computers with our venue virtual tours pre installed. Our first client to make use of this service was 86 St James who hired one of our screens for their stand at Square Meal's recent Venues & Events show. 

The touch screen computer certainly generated a lot of interest. Malcolm Godfrey 86 St James General Manager commented "As a tool for selling it was invaluable and certainly helped us to impress and win business"

A superb business and event venue, located at the intersection of two historical London streets, St James’s and Pall Mall. The venue houses seven meeting rooms varying in size and is also licenced for civil wedding ceremonies.

Trek Wireless created virtual tours of the facilities and had to work very fast on this project as 86 St James wanted to use the virtual tours on their stand at the upcoming Square Meal Venues & Events Show. We completed the photo shoot on the Monday. Processed all the images on Tuesday, installed them on a touch screen computer and delivered it ready for the show opening on the Wednesday.

In 2009 Trek Wireless created virtual tours of the rooms available for hire at Central Hall Westminster. We were invited back to create updated virtual tours of the Library and Lecture Hall following the completion of their refurbishment.

Martins of Letchworth is large independent family run furniture retailer. Established for over 70 years Martins aims to be a 'one stop shop' for all their customers furniture requirements. As part of their web site redesign Martins was looking for 'something different' to differentiate their web site from other furniture retailers. So they asked us to create a series of virtual tours of their showrooms. 

Shutterly Fabulous are a leading supplier of wooden window shutters. They asked Trek Wireless to create several virtual tours to show how the shutters look in real settings. The image opposite shows a Shutter Fabulous installation at the Ginger Pig Pub/Restaurant in Hove.

Aston Hearing Services are based in Amersham and specialise in providing hearing solutions to all age groups. People are often nervous about visiting a specialist so as part of the redesign of their web site Aston Hearing Services asked Trek Wireless to create virtual tours of their consulting rooms so that visitors can gain a better understanding of the facilities prior to visiting.

Daunt Books is an original Edwardian bookshop with long oak galleries and graceful skylights situated in Marylebone High Street, London. There are further shops in Chelsea, Holland Park, Hampstead and Belsize Park. 

Trek Wireless has created an interactive virtual tour of the travel section of the Marylebone Shop which is fully integrated with the Daunt Books online store. Visitors can 'walk' around the three floors of the bookshop. Clicking on a country icon above a bookcase will open a new window showing available books for that country. 

If you are planning to visit the Bookshop in Marylebone High Street we've also created a Microsoft Bing Map showing the location.

Steinway & Sons is world famous for building some of the finest piano's in the world. Their London showroom Steinway Hall is located in Marylebone Lane in London's West End where the full range of Steinway Piano's can be seen from Uprights through to Concert Grand's. Perhaps less well known is that Steinway Hall also houses a Restoration Department where skilled craftsman can carry out everything from a minor repair to a full restoration. Trek Wireless was commissioned by Steinway & Sons to create a virtual tour of Steinway Hall including the showroom areas and other departments such as the Restoration and Concert & Artists Departments. The virtual tour is fully interactive so for example you can click on a piano to access further information.

One interesting aspect of the project was selecting suitable piano music to match the mood of each area as Steinway & Sons is our first client to make use the audio capability of our virtual tour technology. 

The Sunday Times called Roullier White "one of London's finest lifestyle boutiques". Located in East Dulwich, this store is a treasure trove of both unusual and practical items for the home, all expertly sourced by the proprietor Lawrence Roullier-White. 

Roullier-White is our first retail client and we have worked closely with Lawrence to create a virtual tour of his shop fully integrated with the Roullier-White online store. We've aimed to create an online user experience which is as close as possible to actually visiting the shop. The virtual tour has proved a big hit with many online visitors 'looking around' the store and then going on to make purchases online as well as visiting the 'real' store having seen the fascinating range of products that are available. If you are in the area it is well worth a visit.
We've created a Microsoft Bing Map showing the location.

66 Portland Place is the home of the Royal Institute of British Architects and offers every kind of venue in a single spectacular building.  Trek Wireless created virtual tours of the facilities including the stunning Florence Hall.

The Florence Hall and First Floor Gallery was photographed just before the annual RIBA awards ceremony so we had to work fast (which we're used to doing!) to get the all the shots in between the Hall set-up being completed and the guests starting to arrive.

The Royal Society of Medicine recently commissioned Trek Wireless to create a series of virtual tours of Chandos House. This exclusive Grade 1 listed Georgian Townhouse, was built by the Adam family between 1769 and 1771 and features beautifully restored ceilings and fireplaces. It is now used as a venue for both corporate and private functions.

As well as being used on the Chandos House web site, the virtual tours were also used on the Chandos House stand at CONFEX 2010 and proved to be a valuable tool for showing potential clients the range of rooms available.

Sitting directly underneath Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, a sweeping staircase leads to a striking pillared hall known as the UnderGlobe complete with an oak tree, stage, beautiful tapestries and paintings. Swan at the Globe wanted visitors to their web site to experience this impressive hall in a variety of settings. 

Trek Wireless recently created virtual tours of the UnderGlobe showing the hall configured for seated and standing receptions.

The Baltic Exchange is the world’s only independent source of maritime market information for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts. Located in the heart of the City of London, the Baltic Exchange is a prestigious setting for meetings, presentations, lunches, seminars and much more. Combining tradition with contemporary hospitality, this beautiful 1923 built building boasts one of London's finest board rooms, conferencing centre, private meeting rooms, bar and restaurant. Trek Wireless was selected by the Baltic Exchange to create virtual tours of the facilities including the stunning Board Room which is panelled with now unobtainable Cuban mahogany throughout.

The British Dental Association's Headquarters are located in the heart of London's medical quarter at 64 Wimpole Street. A recent refurbishment programme has transformed the building and it now has six meeting rooms and a foyer area available for hire for conferences, meetings and lectures. The BDA commissioned Trek Wireless to create virtual tours of the meeting facilities and also to design a micro site (www.bda.org/venue) that showcases the extensive facilities. 

Rahul Dass the BDA’s Venue Manager commented “following the completion of our refurbishment programme we wanted to find an effective way of promoting our facilities online. Often potential hirers may be some distance away or don’t have time to visit us in advance of a booking. The new web site provides a wealth of information on 64 Wimpole Street, letting visitors view our rooms online in a realistic way and easily find further information about the facilities on offer”.

Twickenham Experience Limited (TEL) is a joint venture between the RFU and Compass Group, the world’s largest food services provider and provides match day hospitality, match day public food and beverage services and non match day conferences and events at Twickenham Stadium in West London. Trek Wireless created both web based online virtual tours of the conference facilities and also a standalone laptop based virtual tour application that TEL’s  sales team now use when they meet with clients to show them the facilities at Twickenham Stadium. To see the virtual tours click on the image opposite. To find out more about Twickenham Experience click here

Trek Wireless has partnered with MiO Technology a global leader in navigation devices to make available geotagged images of public electric car charging points (Juice Points) in Westminster, London. Users of MiO and Navman satellite navigation devices can register at the NavPix web site and then download the geotagged images (created by Trek Wireless) to their MiO satnav units. Once the images are downloaded the driver simply selects the image of the Juice Point they need to find and the MiO satnav unit provides driving directions to the location embedded in the picture. This approach provides a visual reference, saves time and removes the need to enter street names or post codes. Using a combination o geotagged images and our virtual tour technology, Trek Wireless has also create an interactive map based on Microsoft’s bing maps platform making it easy to visualise and find charging point locations in London. Ensuring that charging points can be easily located will be essential in order to support the growing interest in electric vehicles and the demand for infrastructure to support them. Trek Wireless has been a preferred supplier of geotagged ground level PoI imagery to Navman/MiO since 2006.

Tim Woolford (Trek Wireless' Managing Director) addressed the recent Association for Conference and Events (ACE) Networking Evening which took place on Thursday 17th September at The Window Conference Centre in Islington. Tim's theme was the power of sound and imagery to make a long lasting impression which he illustrated with an image from the Apollo 11 moonshot. Tim asked the audience if they could recall Neil Armstrong's words. (they could!) Tim then went on to discuss how sound, images and virtual tours can  be used by conference and events venues to promote their venues online and make a lasting impression on their web site visitors. To find out more about upcoming ACE events visit the ACE industry get-together page

Central Hall Westminster is one of the most prestigious conference centres in London and recently decided to update their web site to include high quality full screen virtual tours of their facilities. Trek Wireless was commissioned to carry out the project and also produce still images of each room for use both on the web site and in printed media. Trek Wireless customised the virtual tours to include links to a photo gallery of each room, floor plans and other information so that the virtual tours are fully integrated with Central Hall's existing web content. Michael Sharp, Managing Director of Central Hall added "we are very pleased with the new full screen virtual tours as they let online visitors experience the venue in a realistic way and see rooms configured in a range of options as well as finding relevant room information" To see the virtual tour click on the image above. Find out more about Central Hall Westminster here

Trek Wireless recently created a virtual tour of The Hub located in Kings Cross, London. The Hub is based in a restored listed building on York Way in the heart of Kings Cross. The restoration has seen the fusion of old and new, marrying the original features of the remarkable building with contemporary, striking design to deliver an exciting and stylish finish. The Hub Kings Cross is a dynamic members space which offers a new way of working and connecting. The traditional sterile office space is replaced with a vibrant flexible hot-desking work space which incorporates a cafe and state of the art meeting rooms. To see the virtual tour click on the image above. Find out more about The Hub here

Trek Wireless can now create high resolution virtual tours integrated with Microsoft bing maps. Microsoft's bing maps provides a range of mapping options including aerial and oblique imagery. By integrating virtual tours with bing maps we can offer our clients a complete online solution giving web site visitors maps, aerial and 'birdseye' views together with ability to then travel inside the venue to take a virtual tour. 

Trek Wireless (working with our web design partner Binarylab) recently designed a new web site for The Maltings in Ely. The Maltings is located in Ely on the banks of the River Great Ouse and as its name implies was originally built to malt local barley for brewing ale. Recently the property was taken over by Compass Group and following an extensive sympathetic renovation has reopened as a premier centre for meetings and events. Trek Wireless was commissioned to produce virtual tours and stills imagery of the outside, restaurant, bar and various meeting rooms to be integrated into the new web site. To visit the themaltingsely.com click on the link or the image opposite.

Trek Wireless has created a 'Juice Point' Map to help electric car owners locate Juice Points within the London Borough of Westminster. There are currently seven street locations within Westminster where electric cars can be recharged. The Map is powered by Microsoft's Bing Maps platform allowing users to see both maps and aerial imagery. Trek Wireless photographed each location, created panoramic 360 degree views of each Juice Point and recorded the location using GPS. Using the map electric car owners can view each Juice Point and also download a geotagged image of the Juice Point to their mobile phone. Click on the image opposite to view the map. The Juice Points can also be viewed in Yahoo Flickr

With more official appointments than any other hospitality provider, Keith Prowse operate at the most prestigious venues at many of the world's most iconic sporting and cultural events. Operating as part of  the Sport, Leisure and Hospitality Division of Compass Group, their market leading position is substantiated by the breadth of their product portfolio and the number of official appointments they hold from top sporting and cultural governing bodies. Trek Wireless (In conjunction with our web design partner Binarylab) have created virtual tours of major sporting venues, including: Cartier International Polo, Henley Royal Regatta, Lords, The Brit Oval, Twickenham, and Wimbledon. The tours can be viewed on the Keith Prowse web site