A SPECIALIST digital marketing agency has been named winner of a coveted IMA Global Award for Outstanding Achievement for its new website.

Sussex Websites, based in Horsham, was recognised for a project that “surpassed the standards of excellence” of the web's most professional work.

The website was honoured specifically for digital excellence in the main Website Design and Development category, beating 378 other global agencies.

The IMA – or Interactive Media Awards – were set up by the Interactive Media Council (IMC), which is a global not–for–profit organisation run by web professionals and is based in New York.

The prizes were created to promote high standards and increase internet excellence.

Members include experts and leading figures in the digital industry, with expertise in areas including advertising, corporate communications, website design, publishing, accessibility, standards, usability engineering, privacy protection and e–commerce security.

Ronald Ong, founding director of Sussex Websites, said: “Being granted entry to such an exclusive club by the IMA is testament to the true standards of digital excellence by which Sussex Websites operates."