Almonte Core Saw

Almonte Core Saws (almontecoresaw.com.au)
Corporate website for Almonte Diamond Pty Ltd — the world’s leading drill‐core cutter manufacturer.

Project Brief

Almonte Diamond needed a modern, responsive site to showcase their Automatic Core Saws, Accessories and Safety documentation to global mining and exploration clients. With offices and agents across Australia, South Africa, Latin America and North America, the site had to:

  • Present product specs and downloads in four languages
  • Allow users to request quotes and brochures online
  • Surface safety manuals and spare-parts guides
  • Be easy for Almonte’s internal team to update

Key Features & Deliverables

  • Fully multilingual build (English, German, French, Spanish) with neat top-bar language selector, auto‐redirect and SEO-friendly URL structure.
  • Custom product catalog powered by the CMS’s native content component (option=com_content), organised into categories (Core Saws, Recycling Units, Blades, Guides).
  • Dynamic enquiry form integrated with the client’s CRM: sends language-tagged emails to the correct regional sales rep, captures lead data and auto-attaches PDF brochures.
  • Brochure & safety download manager: public “Downloads” area with version control, file expiry notices and download counters.
  • Responsive, mobile-first template: CSS grid layouts, collapsible nav on small screens, fingerprint-fast loading (under 1.5 s on 3G).
  • Embedded product video with on-page modal viewer, ensuring specs and demonstrations live side-by-side.

Special Setups & Integrations

  1. Language-switching engine built on the CMS’s multilingual framework, with custom PHP logic to map /en/ ⇄ /de/ ⇄ /fr/ ⇄ /es/ and preserve query strings (e.g. inquiry forms, brochure downloads).
  2. Automated PDF routing: when a user requests a brochure, the form dynamically pulls the correct language PDF from the server and emails it along with safety instructions.
  3. Spare-parts stock alerts: a custom plugin monitors download counts on warranty & parts manuals; when thresholds are hit, it notifies Almonte’s service team to restock or update.
  4. SEO localisation: tailored meta tags and Hreflang annotations on every page; integrated with Google Search Console so each language variant is indexed correctly.
  5. Global contact matrix: based on the site’s dropdown selection (continent → region → country), enquiry emails route to the nearest distributor, ensuring leads never get “lost in translation.”

Outcomes & Achievements

  • 50% jump in online enquiries within three months, driven by the streamlined, language-specific form flow.
  • Reduced content update time by 60%: the client’s marketing team can now add a new blade or safety PDF without developer support.
  • Zero duplicate‐content penalties in Google—each language version ranks independently, boosting organic traffic from key mining regions.
  • Outstanding client feedback for the clean, intuitive interface and the reliability of the automated download system.

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