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Led a fast, coordinated redesign and temporary codebase stewardship for Firehouse Technologies’ new SaaS, delivering a unified brand centre, scalable design system and trust centre to increase enterprise credibility. Launched a performance- and SEO-optimized public website with thorough QA and accessibility testing to accelerate adoption and simplify future updates.
The Challenge
Firehouse Technologies engaged us to lead the redesign of every public-facing asset for a newly launched SaaS product. The brand was fragmented, the product needed credible trust signals for enterprise buyers, and the primary codebase required short-term stewardship to enable a coordinated, fast launch without disrupting existing development.
Our Approach
We performed a focused audit of the product, brand and codebase, then established a scalable brand centre and design system to unify visual language and interaction patterns. Simultaneously we designed and built a trust centre to surface security, compliance and operational transparency. Working closely with Firehouse, we implemented the public website and components in the live codebase with careful version control, QA and performance optimization to ensure a seamless release.
The Outcome
A cohesive, high-confidence public presence that accelerated the SaaS product launch and gave enterprise prospects clear, accessible trust signals. The new brand centre and design system reduced friction for future updates, and the site went live with improved performance, accessibility and SEO foundations.
What We Delivered
- Trust centre to communicate security and compliance;
- Brand centre and design system for consistent assets and faster iteration;
- Fully redesigned public website with performance and SEO optimizations;
- Short-term codebase stewardship and safe implementation of changes;
- QA, accessibility testing and handoff documentation for ongoing maintenance.
" We brought the CNK team back to help us develop the public face of our new SaaS product. Once again. Fantastic turnround. Great comms and easy handovers "

