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RADCaT Ltd

A complete WordPress rebuild for a Wigan compliance consultancy established since 2004 — 80+ bespoke PHP templates, six service clusters, 49 sub-service anchor pages, and a regional location SEO network covering the North West. Built to match a twenty-year reputation with a website that performs to match.

Client RADCaT Ltd
Industry Compliance Consultancy
Location Wigan, Greater Manchester
Scope Full Rebuild & Local SEO
radcat.co.uk
RADCaT Ltd website built by Mako Digital
Twenty years of expertise. A website that finally matches it.

RADCaT Ltd is a family-run compliance consultancy based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, established in 2004. Over two decades they have built a strong reputation as a trusted compliance partner for businesses across the North West — covering health and safety, dangerous goods (ADR, IMDG, IATA), DSEAR, GDPR, HR and employment law, and accredited training courses.

Despite their depth of expertise and long-standing client relationships, their website wasn't telling that story. It was outdated, difficult to navigate, poorly structured, and completely invisible to local search. A business with two decades of experience and six specialist service areas had almost no organic search footprint to show for it.

The brief was straightforward: rebuild from the ground up, structure the services properly, and build the SEO architecture to put RADCaT in front of businesses across the North West who need compliance support.

9 from 10 on our delivery checklist — everything this project needed
Website Design & Build

Website Design & Build

Custom WordPress theme built from scratch — 80+ bespoke PHP templates, no page builders, no bloat. Every page purpose-built for its content.

Built-in CRM & Lead Handling

Built-in CRM & Lead Handling

Contact forms and enquiry routing built into every cluster and service page so leads land directly from the right page.

Gallery / Portfolio Pages

Gallery / Portfolio Pages

Service showcase pages for six compliance disciplines — each with clear descriptions, structured layout, and logical navigation.

Domain Setup & DNS Configuration

Domain Setup & DNS Configuration

Full DNS migration to Hostinger with A record configuration (145.223.89.96), nameserver validation, and zero-downtime cutover.

Email Setup & Deliverability

Email Setup & Deliverability

Professional email preserved and verified through DNS migration with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for reliable deliverability.

Security Hardening

Security Hardening

SSL, firewall, login protection, and automated backups on Hostinger infrastructure.

Google Readiness & Indexing

Google Readiness & Indexing

Google Search Console domain verification via TXT record, XML sitemaps, and structured data across all service and location pages.

Performance & Core Web Vitals

Performance & Core Web Vitals

Lightweight self-contained PHP templates, optimised images on Hostinger CDN, and clean code with no plugin bloat.

Analytics & Conversion Tracking

Analytics & Conversion Tracking

Google Analytics 4 with form submission tracking and Search Console integration to monitor organic growth across the cluster network.

Launch, Support & Handover

Launch, Support & Handover

Full go-live with DNS cutover, GSC verification, and ongoing support as the location cluster network continues to expand.

Six service clusters. Ten locations. One clean website.
01

Service Architecture & Information Design

The first job was making sense of the service offering. RADCaT operates across six distinct compliance disciplines — each with its own regulations, terminology, and target audience. We mapped these into six clearly defined service clusters, each with a pillar page and a full set of sub-service anchor pages (49 in total). The result is a site where any visitor — whether they're searching for a DSEAR assessment, an ADR consultant, or an HR policy review — can land on a page built specifically for them.

02

80+ Bespoke PHP Templates

Every page on the RADCaT site is a self-contained PHP template with inline styling — no page builder, no Gutenberg, no bloat. This gives us complete control over layout, performance, and schema markup on a page-by-page basis. Service pages, location pages, legal pages, the e-learning section — all built to the same standard, all fast, all clean. Over 80 templates delivered across the project.

03

Regional Location SEO Network

RADCaT's clients come from across the North West — not just Wigan. We built a location cluster network targeting the ten most commercially relevant towns and cities within their service area: Wigan, Bolton, St Helens, Warrington, Leigh and Atherton, Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Rochdale and Oldham, and Stockport. Each location page covers the full range of RADCaT's services for that area, structured to rank for location-specific compliance searches and feed traffic directly into the right service cluster.

04

Hosting Migration & Technical Setup

We handled the full migration to Hostinger — A record configuration, nameserver validation, and Google Search Console domain verification via TXT record. Image assets are hosted on Hostinger's CDN with automatic URL updates on domain change. The site launched cleanly with GSC tracking in place from day one, so the SEO work is being measured from the moment it goes live.

05

Schema, SEO & Google Readiness

Every service page and location page carries properly structured schema markup — LocalBusiness, Service, and BreadcrumbList where relevant. Meta titles and descriptions are written for search intent on every page, not templated. XML sitemaps submitted. Search Console verified. The site is built to be understood by Google from the first crawl, giving the cluster pages the best possible foundation to start ranking.

A professional platform built to grow
80+
Custom PHP templates
built from scratch
6
Compliance service
clusters structured
49
Sub-service anchor
pages delivered
10
North West location
cluster pages built
20yrs
Of expertise finally
reflected online
Day 1
GSC tracking live
from launch
"

RADCaT had twenty years of credibility and expertise — the website just wasn't telling that story. We rebuilt it from scratch so that when a business in Wigan, Warrington, or Manchester searches for compliance support, RADCaT shows up looking exactly as professional as they are.

Martin Kenyon — Director
Mako Digital

Compliance Consultancy Website Design Case Study: This case study covers how Mako Digital delivered a full WordPress rebuild for RADCaT Ltd, a Wigan-based compliance consultancy with over twenty years of experience in health and safety, dangerous goods, DSEAR, GDPR, HR and employment law, and accredited training. The project involved 80+ bespoke PHP templates, a six-cluster service architecture with 49 sub-service anchor pages, a 10-location regional SEO network covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, and Cheshire, and a full DNS migration to Hostinger with Google Search Console verification.

RADCaT is a prime example of what Mako Digital does best — taking a business with genuine depth of expertise and building the digital infrastructure to match it. No page builders, no templates, no shortcuts. Every page is purpose-built, every cluster is properly structured, and every location page is written with clear search intent. If your compliance, professional services, or B2B business is invisible online despite having years of experience behind it, this is exactly the kind of project we build.

Common questions about compliance websites and local SEO
RADCaT Ltd is a family-run compliance consultancy based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, established in 2004. They provide specialist compliance services across health and safety, dangerous goods (ADR/IMDG/IATA), DSEAR, GDPR, HR and employment law, and accredited training — serving SMEs and larger organisations across the North West.
Mako Digital delivered a complete ground-up WordPress rebuild — over 80 bespoke PHP templates, no page builders, no bloat. This included a full six-cluster service architecture with 49 sub-service anchor pages, a regional location SEO network covering 10 towns across the North West, full DNS migration to Hostinger, and Google Search Console setup from day one.
Yes — and RADCaT is a strong example of what that looks like done well. Compliance consultancies typically offer a wide range of specialist services that need to be clearly structured and individually findable on Google. We built six dedicated service clusters, each with their own pillar page and sub-service anchor pages, giving RADCaT deep topical coverage across every discipline they offer.
A local SEO cluster is a group of interconnected pages targeting a specific town or city — each one covering the full range of your services for that location. For a business like RADCaT, which serves clients across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and Lancashire, this means appearing in local searches from Warrington, Manchester, Liverpool, and beyond — not just Wigan. It is one of the most effective ways for a service business to grow its organic search footprint without paid advertising.
Over 80 custom PHP templates in total — including 6 service cluster pillar pages, 49 sub-service anchor pages covering every compliance discipline, location cluster pages for 10 towns across the North West, and all supporting pages including footer, legal, and enquiry pages. Every page is self-contained, purpose-written, and structured for both human readers and search engines.
Yes. For RADCaT, we managed a full migration to Hostinger hosting — configuring the A record, validating nameservers, and verifying domain ownership in Google Search Console via TXT record. We handle the technical setup so clients do not have to.
For lower-competition locations and long-tail service terms, we typically see movement within 8 to 12 weeks. Mid-tier towns take 3 to 6 months, while highly competitive city searches like Manchester or Liverpool can take 6 to 12 months to rank meaningfully. The key is building the right structure from the start — which is exactly what the RADCaT cluster architecture is designed to do.
Absolutely. RADCaT operates across six distinct compliance disciplines — each with its own terminology, regulations, and client base. We structured the website so each area has its own clearly defined cluster of pages, allowing Google to understand the full depth of expertise on offer and allowing visitors to find exactly what they need without wading through irrelevant content.

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