THE COMPANY

Cliff Johnston founded the company -Johnston Environmental Ltd - in 1998 after 25 years of working in environmental consultancy for the oil & gas industry. The company was established to develop strategic consultancy services to the international energy industry; and extend existing interests and experience in non-oil resource development.

Throughout the years the company interests have began to diversify and in 2004, after being joined full-time by his daughter Sarah, a textile and surface designer, it was decided to rename the company as Digitata Ltd to provide a more suitable name for the various areas in the company has begun to work. The name digitata means finger-like and is used in a variety of plant names, e.g. Laminaria digitata (kelp) and Passiflora serrato-digitata (passion flower). The new company name therefore symbolises the many areas in which the company is now working, in addition to it's extensive use of advanced digital techniques.

Digitata Ltd, which is located in Orkney, has three main spheres of expertise:

• textile design, particularly of luxury interior accessories;
• design and environment;
• environmental studies.

This web-site provides an introductory overview of the range of activities undertaken by Digitata, which are described in more detail in activity specific websites.