Since 1993, Cardel has designed and delivered access control, security and workforce management systems for public and private sector organizations, from critical infrastructure to museums and archaeological sites.
With five solution categories, proprietary software and five industry sectors, the challenge was to organize a large volume of technical information into a site that is easy to read.
DigitalUp designed and developed Cardel’s new website to guide visitors from the company’s values to its solutions and products, with clear navigation and quick access to contact.
About the project
Cardel is a System Integrator specializing in IT and access automation, with more than 400 clients and 3,100 installations. It combines its own software, such as my access_control and my access_time, with equipment from leading manufacturers. Its projects include the e-ticketing system for HOCRED (Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development) at museums and archaeological sites, and the turnstiles at OPAP Arena.
The site speaks to several audiences: the security manager looking for a solution, the engineer who needs technical details, and the organization that wants to see a proven track record. It had to serve all of them without overloading anyone with information they don’t need.
The goal was twofold:
- Showcase the reliability and technical expertise of a company with more than 30 years in the market.
- Guide every visitor quickly to the right solution, and from there to contact.
What we did
01. Web Design
02. Web Development (WordPress Platform)
Our approach combined a clean information architecture, a visual language that conveys Cardel’s technology, and a platform the Cardel team can manage with ease.
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Web Design
The design started from a simple principle: Cardel’s technology should be shown, not explained in long blocks of text.
- A menu that separates Solutions from Sectors, so visitors can start from either their need or their industry.
- Dark navy with orange accents, which signals seriousness and draws the eye to the CTAs.
- A typographic “_” after every heading, like a cursor, echoing the product names.
- Sector cards and isometric illustrations that make complex systems clear at a glance.
The result speaks with confidence to a technical industry, on desktop and mobile.
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Web Development (WordPress Platform)
The site was built on WordPress, with a focus on speed, flexibility and future growth.
- Responsive, mobile-first build for every device.
- Bilingual structure, in Greek and English.
- Modular templates for solutions, products, sectors and projects, so new content can be added without design changes.
- A news section with categories and search, which the Cardel team updates on its own.
A foundation that grows with the company’s solutions portfolio.
Goals & Vision
The new website gives Cardel a digital point of reference that matches its experience and standing in the security market.
- Highlighting its proprietary software as a key differentiator.
- Proving its experience through real projects in critical infrastructure, culture and the public sector.
- A page system that takes on new solutions and sectors without losing its consistency.
The goal is for Cardel to keep standing out as the partner that designs, installs, configures and supports complete security systems, with the same consistency online and offline.
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