Web Technology Group
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Web Technology Group, better known as WTG, is a technology consultancy and solutions provider to the UK Public Sector, specialising in the design, build and management of secure, high value and complex web applications, based in London, UK.
in 2000. WTG remained a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless
until its sale in February 2007 at which time it became an independent organisation. It is a UK company based in Hammersmith
. It is known for building and operating systems such as Impact Nominal Index
and was voted most efficient technical agency in the New Media Age 100
for 2008.
WTG also operates the Coalclaims
site on behalf of Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
(BERR).
This is the biggest personal injury scheme in British legal history and possibly the world, settling around 10,000 claims a month at their peak for ex-miners in the UK. Over 760,000 claims are registered and £3.9 billion in compensation has been paid to date.
History
Originally known as Hyperlink, then as hyperlink-interactive, WTG was acquired by Cable & WirelessCable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC is a global telecommunications company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Cable & Wireless specialises in providing communication networks and services to large corporates, governments, carrier customers and resellers...
in 2000. WTG remained a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless Worldwide PLC is a global telecommunications company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Cable & Wireless specialises in providing communication networks and services to large corporates, governments, carrier customers and resellers...
until its sale in February 2007 at which time it became an independent organisation. It is a UK company based in Hammersmith
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
. It is known for building and operating systems such as Impact Nominal Index
Impact Nominal Index
The Impact Nominal Index or INI is a computer system that enables UK police forces to establish whether any other force holds information on a person of interest...
and was voted most efficient technical agency in the New Media Age 100
New Media Age
New Media Age is a weekly news magazine, covering business use of interactive media in the UK.New Media Age is owned by Centaur Media plc. It was launched as a newsletter in May 1995 under editor Phil Dwyer with reporters Nick Jones and Catherine Stewart...
for 2008.
WTG also operates the Coalclaims
Coalclaims
Coalclaims or Coal Health Claims is the collective name for two compensation schemes run by the UK Government. Responsibility for the claims lies with the Department of Energy and Climate Change which split off from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in October 2008...
site on behalf of Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform was a United Kingdom government department. The department was created on 28 June 2007 on the disbanding of the Department of Trade and Industry , and was itself disbanded on 6 June 2009 on the creation of the Department for Business,...
(BERR).
This is the biggest personal injury scheme in British legal history and possibly the world, settling around 10,000 claims a month at their peak for ex-miners in the UK. Over 760,000 claims are registered and £3.9 billion in compensation has been paid to date.
Client Projects
A complete listing of WTG's clients is hard to find, but those that are in the public domain includePublic Sector
- CoalclaimsCoalclaimsCoalclaims or Coal Health Claims is the collective name for two compensation schemes run by the UK Government. Responsibility for the claims lies with the Department of Energy and Climate Change which split off from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in October 2008...
for Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) who are an government body who were spun out of BERR in 2008. - Impact Nominal IndexImpact Nominal IndexThe Impact Nominal Index or INI is a computer system that enables UK police forces to establish whether any other force holds information on a person of interest...
- NPIA
- Metropolitan Police ServiceMetropolitan Police ServiceThe Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London which is the responsibility of the City of London Police...
- Court Services for Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)The Ministry of Justice is a ministerial department of the UK Government headed by the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, who is responsible for improvements to the justice system so that it better serves the public...
- The Home Office
- Transport for LondonTransport for LondonTransport for London is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Its role is to implement the transport strategy and to manage transport services across London...
- Middlesbrough Borough Council
- Bristol Council
- Residential Property Tribunal ServiceResidential Property Tribunal ServiceThe Residential Property Tribunal Service is the umbrella organisation which provides support for three statutory tribunals and 5 regional rent assessment panels, all of which make decisions on residential property matters....
- Money Advisory Service (formerley CFEB)
- The National Archives
- BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
- Business LinkBusiness LinkBusiness Link is a government-funded business advice and guidance service in England. It consists of an online portal managed by HMRC, local/regional advisors and a national helpline.-History:...
Private Sector
- Cable & WirelessCable & WirelessCable & Wireless Worldwide PLC is a global telecommunications company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Cable & Wireless specialises in providing communication networks and services to large corporates, governments, carrier customers and resellers...
- Baker Tilly
- CitibankCitibankCitibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
- Bluecycle
- JCPenny
- Etihad
- Morgan HuntMorgan HuntMorgan Marshall Hunt is a former Welsh footballer.-Playing career:Hunt played for Askern Welfare, Doncaster Rovers and Norwich City before joining Port Vale for a four-figure fee in July 1959. Despite the money spent acquiring him, he only played two games for the club before being released at the...
- Serco
Partners
WTG partners with- FatWireFatWireFatWire Software is a privately held company selling web content management system software.-History :* 1996: Established by Mark Fasciano, Ari Kahn and John Murcott it was named FutureTense...
- EPiServer
- Logica
- MouchelMouchelMouchel Group plc is a multinational infrastructure and business services company headquartered in Woking, United Kingdom. It operates in sectors including highways, business process outsourcing, water, property, housing, education, waste, environmental and local government consultancy services in...
- Cable & WirelessCable & WirelessCable & Wireless Worldwide PLC is a global telecommunications company headquartered in Bracknell, United Kingdom. Cable & Wireless specialises in providing communication networks and services to large corporates, governments, carrier customers and resellers...
- T-systems/Vamosa
- MicrosoftMicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...