Transport Times

Challenge

Transport Times UK operates a major UK transport media and events business, hosting annual industry conferences, awards ceremonies, and editorial publications. As their events portfolio expanded, operational workflows spread across fragmented, manual tools.

Event creation, ticket sales, awards entries, VAT calculations, and invoicing required heavy administrative effort. Preparing judge review packs involved collating dozens of individual file uploads by hand, while routine website content updates depended entirely on developer intervention.

Goal

To design and build a scalable event management platform featuring a Next.js admin portal, a Framer public website with CMS, automated Stripe & PO invoicing, and serverless awards PDF compilation.

The objective was to eliminate manual event setup, automate VAT handling across payment methods, provide self-serve awards entry, compile judge packs with one click, and give non-technical staff full editorial independence.

Overview of Project Success

Toolshed transformed Transport Times UK's operations into a unified digital ecosystem. The platform automated VAT calculations, supported multiple payment options, cut judge pack preparation from hours to a single click, and gave non-technical staff total control over website content.