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The migration from the old site to the new site went well ... in fact, better and quicker than expected. We increased the load to cope with increased traffic volume predictions and loading times but the user experiences were not where we would want them, or as responsive as we expected.
Providing you with a new site is all about improving your experience of The Staff Canteen and, although the functionality was all there and working really well, it just wasn't quite quick enough to give you the user experience we know that it's capable of. So, rather than start off