Construction Industry Council (CIC) Corporate Website Revamp

FirmStudio is privileged to have been chosen for the 2nd time to revamp the corporate website of the Construction Industry Council (CIC), Hong Kong's statutory body uniting every stakeholder in the construction ecosystem. This deep‑rooted partnership reflects a relationship built on trust, shared vision, and a proven track record of digital excellence. For this latest iteration, we deployed Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) — the top‑tier enterprise CMS — to deliver a scalable, secure, and future‑ready platform.

Our engagement was comprehensively end‑to‑end: from in‑depth user research, information architecture, UX/UI and creative design to front‑end HTML, custom AEM component development, seamless third‑party integration, exhaustive functional and accessibility testing, performance fine‑tuning, and final rollout. Because we have guided the CIC through three major web transformations, our team possesses an intimate understanding of the diverse audience — from frontline workers to policy makers — and the intricate operational mandate. This knowledge enabled us to translate complex, multi‑departmental requirements into intuitive task‑based journeys with pinpoint precision. Post‑launch, we continued with knowledge transfer and iterative fine‑tuning to ensure seamless adoption by the CIC's content teams.

The CIC's digital gateway must serve an exceptionally broad audience: registered construction workers and tradespeople, contractors and sub‑contractors, professionals, academics, researchers, employers, government officials, students, media and the public. The site's core purpose is to make a vast, multi‑mandate organisation feel coherent, accessible, and action‑ready. We consolidated the CIC's complete remit — worker registration, trade testing, training and skills upgrading, safety leadership, industry research and data, levy administration, and innovation funding — into streamlined user flows. A frontline worker checking registration status, a procurement officer sourcing guidelines, and a policymaker reviewing industry data each find their path in moments.

Anchored by the vision “Smart Construction, Leading the Future,” the fully trilingual (English / Traditional Chinese / Simplified Chinese) and accessibility‑conscious experience positions the CIC as the driving force behind a safer, greener, more professional and tech‑empowered industry. Clear data dashboards and self‑service portals transform the site from a corporate brochure into the industry's everyday working platform — building the future, beyond imagination.