Black & McDonald

We provide comprehensive web design, development, infrastructure, security auditing, and ongoing support for Black & McDonald and their subsidiaries. Our work ensures accessibility, robust security, and scalability for a dynamic portfolio supporting over $2.1 billion in annual sales.

As a trusted partner for Black & McDonald, a leading integrated, multi-trade service provider with over $2.1 billion in annual sales, we deliver comprehensive web design, development, infrastructure, and security solutions across their diverse portfolio of web properties and subsidiaries. Our scope of work includes: Accessibility Audits: Ensuring compliance with industry accessibility standards for a user-friendly and inclusive digital experience. Security Audits: Proactively identifying and addressing vulnerabilities to safeguard their online presence. Scalable Solutions: Designing and managing infrastructure to support growth and enhance performance. With Black & McDonald’s expanding operations and dynamic digital needs, we play a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity, functionality, and security of their online platforms, enabling them to focus on delivering exceptional service to their clients.

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Reporting

Our specialized reporting is a standout feature of our services for Black & McDonald, offering tailored insights into website performance, accessibility compliance, security audits, and maintenance activities. With custom dashboards and actionable summaries, our reports provide transparency and empower decision-makers to optimize digital assets, address vulnerabilities, and align web strategies with the company’s evolving needs and $2.1 billion operations.

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Strategy & UX Planning

Every high-performing project starts with structured discovery. We run stakeholder workshops, competitor audits, user persona mapping, and conversion architecture before designing.

We build low-fidelity Figma wireframes and conversion pathways tailored to Toronto buyer journeys, ensuring your sitemap and content structure align with organic search and lead generation goals.

Responsive

Developing a website that is responsive is no longer a new requirement, its mandatory. We use industry standard tools and best practices to incorporate framework and scaffolding to ensure your website responds on the many different screen widths across many different mobile and tablet devices.

Gone are the days of a “mobile only” website. We will design your site for desktop, mobile, tablet, portrait and landscape viewing. And it will be beautiful!

SEO

SEO Marketing and positioning can be an extremely complicated process. There are many constantly changing factors that play into the complete optimization of your businesses ranking and positioning in organic search engine results.

Shift8’s SEO services would be a definite asset to complement your web design and relaunch.

Enterprise Web Development & Technology

When organizations require complex web applications, client portals, or custom software, we develop scalable architectures using Laravel, React, Next.js, and Python.

Backed by SOC 2 Type II controls and secure CI/CD deployment pipelines, we collaborate seamlessly with in-house IT and enterprise procurement teams.

Custom WordPress Development

Shift8 specializes in lightweight, enterprise WordPress engineering. We build handcrafted themes and custom Gutenberg blocks with zero bloated page builders (no Elementor or Divi).

Our code follows modern PHP standards, strict security hardening, and clean API integrations with platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, and custom REST endpoints.

Custom Web Design

We design bespoke, responsive user interfaces from scratch in Figma—never relying on off-the-shelf templates or generic themes.

Our team develops scalable design systems, typography hierarchies, and mobile-first layouts tested across modern devices to deliver seamless user experiences for Toronto consumers and B2B buyers.