A DIGITAL marketing company in Huddersfield has helped two firms in Russia create a new look for their businesses.

Now the contracts are set to open up further opportunities in one of the world’s growing marketplaces for Lindley-based iD30.

The agency, which specialises in e-commerce, web design, digital marketing, brand and print, forged links with Moscow-based self-storage firm Red Box Co after a Huddersfield businessman working in Russia approached the team asking if they could help produce a multi-language website,

The agency redesigned Red Box’s existing website to better explain the relatively new concept of self-storage to the Russian public. The new site went live in the first quarter of last year – since when Red Box has become the biggest company of its kind in Russia.

Following that success, iD30 was approached by another Russian firm, Mobius, which was launched in May, 2009, as a mobile self-storage warehouse company. The company delivers storage containers for customers to fill then returns to collect them for safekeeping at its depots.

Mobius asked iD30 to rebrand and redevelop the company and its website. The website uses a cartoon-style to appeal to householders – rather than a staid business-style format.

The site went live this year, since when Moscow-based Mobius has opened more sites around the capital and has created a chain of self-storage warehouses in most districts of Moscow and other major cities in Russia.

Now iD30 is working with Mobius on new design developments of its off-line media – producing leaflets, posters and brochures to bring Mobius to households across Russia.

Danny Phillips, sales director at iD30, said working for the two firms resulted in more enquiries from potential customers in the self-storage and haulage sectors in Russia.

“Until now, almost everything we have done has been for UK-based companies, although we have built sites for their foreign markets.”

The agency was one of the first to emerge from Huddersfield University’s Business Mine in 2002.

It was based at the Media Centre in Huddersfield before moving to Heritage Exchange at Lindley.

Customers range from museums and furniture retailers to tool hire firms and courier companies.