The Complex. Made Simple. Since 2011.

Celebrate with us as we look back at 15 Years of Factory73 and share our experience, our expertise and our insight into leading innovation projects with impact. 

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Why Factory73?

Graeme McClurkin, our founder and MD explains why we were nearly called Factory33 and what inspired him to name the company Factory73 back in 2011, 15 years ago this year.  

The famous release that inspired our name
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15 Years. Shared.

To celebrate our 15th anniversary, our teams are sharing 35 lessons learned from over fifteen years of building and delivering digital experiences. 

35 Tips to Read Before Your Next Project
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Prime, Peculiar and Poignant: Meet 73

Some numbers are just numbers. Others become part of cultural history. For us, 73 will always be synonymous with FAC 73, the catalogue number assigned by Factory Records to New Order's Blue Monday

What is so special about the number 73?

Then, Now and Next.

Celebrate with us as we look back at 15 Years of Factory73 and take a peak into the future

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A Retrospective

15 years is a long time in technology, there have been some fundamental shift changes we have navigated since 2011, where are you in your digital maturity? 

What's changed most since 2011?
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Prime, Peculiar and Poignant: Meet 73

Some numbers are just numbers. Others become part of cultural history. For us, 73 will always be synonymous with FAC 73, the catalogue number assigned by Factory Records to New Order's Blue Monday

What is so special about the number 73?

Our Umbraco Platinum Year

We celebrated our Umbraco Platinum Partnership at Codegarden 2026 this year to put the cherry on top of our celebratory birthday  year. It's official we are the only Umbraco Platinum Partner based in Scotland which we are delighted to have accomplished. 

Our team have consolidated their top 10 learnings from Codegarden 2026 this June. Check them out and find out more about why Umbraco CMS could level up your website strategy.  

Find out how New Order's Blue Monday Inspired our name
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From Rock 'n' Roll to ROI

Factory73 is not the only thing in this 15th birthday series with roots in music, noise and a fair amount of controlled chaos.

Our Client Services Director Colin Hardie reflects on his career highlights.  

 

 

 

 

 

A pathway to digital
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