Sigma has forecasted that pre-tax profits will rise by 50 per cent year-on-year to £300,000 in 2015. And turnover is expected to rise from £3.5m in 2014 towards £4m in 2015.
The business said that the new lab would enable the company to provide more comprehensive services to clients, including user research, usability and accessibility testing, interviews, focus groups, and heuristic site evaluations.
Hilary Stephenson, managing director at Sigma, said: "We're going through a period of important strategic growth and we're lucky we have a great, growing team here to support that. We've centred our business on providing some of the best UX services possible, using dedicated facilities and working with real users, rather than just online tools.
"The investment into our new UX lab has been in our growth plans for a long time and in the three months we've been using it, we've noticed a significant difference in the work we're doing and much deeper insights into our clients' businesses."
Sigma is targeting further growth in the third sector in the coming months and years. It is currently working with Citizens Advice, Sport England and the corporate responsibility division of IHG, the world's largest hotel company.
The business also has a long-term strategic partnership with biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.
Sigma is currently on a recruitment drive to support its continued growth, with positions open for various roles across the business. Having already appointed four new staff members in recent months to strengthen its user experience team, it hopes to grow its team from 38 to 45 by the end of the year.
The business is part of the wider Sigma AB Group, a Sweden-based IT services company with more than 2,000 staff globally.
SOURCE: Insider
