The Lateral Group company said it can now offer a full online and offline voting system that can log, verify and analyse client customers' votes in real-time, using technology that has been audited by KPMG.

A number of Howitt's clients have already used the technology, which is operated from the company's internal servers.

Vincent Gidley, group operations director and incoming managing director of Howitt, said: "This addition to our online capabilities demonstrates our commitment to continually advancing and finding new ways to ensure that we give our customers tools that are genuinely needed and useful for their business."