:root{--navy:#071b33;--navy2:#0d2849;--ink:#0e1726;--muted:#5d6a7d;--line:#dbe4ef;--soft:#f6f8fb;--orange:#f4511e;--gold:#c9a227;--white:#fff;--shadow:0 24px 70px rgba(7,27,51,.12);--radius:22px}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;font-family:Inter,system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:#fff;line-height:1.65}a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}img{max-width:100%;display:block}.container{width:min(1180px,92vw);margin-inline:auto}.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.skip:focus{left:20px;top:20px;z-index:100;background:#fff;color:#000;padding:10px 12px;border-radius:8px}.topbar{background:#051425;color:#dce7f5;font-size:13px}.topbar .container{min-height:38px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:20px}.topbar a{color:#fff;font-weight:700}.header{position:sticky;top:0;background:rgba(255,255,255,.95);backdrop-filter:blur(16px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);z-index:50}.nav{min-height:82px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:24px}.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;font-weight:900;color:var(--navy);letter-spacing:-.035em;font-size:30px;white-space:nowrap}.brand img{height:48px;width:auto}.navlinks{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;font-weight:750;font-size:14px;color:#26364c}.navlinks a{padding:10px 0}.navlinks a:hover{color:var(--orange)}.menu{display:none;border:0;background:transparent;font-size:28px;color:var(--navy)}.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border-radius:999px;padding:12px 18px;font-weight:850;font-size:14px;border:1px solid transparent;transition:.18s ease}.btn.primary{background:var(--orange);color:white;box-shadow:0 12px 28px rgba(244,81,30,.24)}.btn.primary:hover{transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:0 18px 36px 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h1{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(48px,6.5vw,88px);letter-spacing:-.06em;margin:18px 0}.lead{font-size:20px;color:#d0dbe9;max-width:720px;margin:0}.actions{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:30px}.hero-card{background:rgba(255,255,255,.075);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);border-radius:32px;padding:34px;box-shadow:0 30px 90px rgba(0,0,0,.28)}.hero-logo{width:min(420px,90%);margin:0 auto 24px}.hero-card h2{color:#fff;font-size:28px;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin-bottom:12px}.hero-card p{color:#c9d6e7;margin:0}.mini-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin-top:24px}.mini{border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.13);border-radius:18px;padding:16px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.06)}.mini strong{display:block;color:white;font-size:24px}.mini span{display:block;color:#b9c7d9;font-size:13px}.trust{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}.trust-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:1px;background:var(--line)}.trust-item{background:white;padding:26px 18px;text-align:center}.trust-item strong{display:block;font-size:18px;color:var(--navy)}.trust-item span{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;margin-top:2px}.section{padding:94px 0}.soft{background:var(--soft)}.dark{background:var(--navy);color:white}.section-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:42px;align-items:end;margin-bottom:42px}.section-head.center{display:block;text-align:center;max-width:820px;margin-inline:auto}.section-head h2{font-size:clamp(34px,4.3vw,56px);letter-spacing:-.045em;margin-top:10px}.section-head p{color:var(--muted);font-size:18px;max-width:430px;margin:0}.dark h2,.dark h3{color:white}.dark p,.dark li{color:#cbd7e7}.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}.card{background:white;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:30px;box-shadow:0 12px 40px rgba(7,27,51,.055)}.card h3{font-size:22px;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin-bottom:10px}.card p{margin:0 0 18px;color:var(--muted)}.card .num{display:inline-flex;margin-bottom:18px;color:var(--orange);font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.08em}.list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:grid;gap:11px}.list li{position:relative;padding-left:22px;color:#334155}.list li:before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.7em;width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--orange)}.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:48px;align-items:center}.panel{background:white;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:28px;padding:36px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}.soft .panel{background:#fff}.dark .card{background:rgba(255,255,255,.075);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.13);box-shadow:none}.process{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:18px;counter-reset:step}.step{background:white;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:26px;counter-increment:step}.step:before{content:"0" counter(step);display:inline-flex;color:var(--orange);font-weight:900;margin-bottom:18px}.cta{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),var(--navy2));color:white;border-radius:34px;padding:46px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:28px;align-items:center;overflow:hidden;position:relative}.cta:before{content:"";position:absolute;right:-80px;top:-80px;width:260px;height:260px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(244,81,30,.18)}.cta h2{color:white;font-size:36px;letter-spacing:-.035em}.cta p{color:#ccd8e8;margin:10px 0 0}.page-hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),#06111f);color:white;padding:78px 0}.page-hero h1{color:white;font-size:clamp(42px,5.5vw,72px);letter-spacing:-.05em;margin:14px 0}.page-hero p{max-width:790px;color:#d0dbe9;font-size:19px}.breadcrumb{font-size:13px;color:#aebcd0}.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px}.notice{background:#fff7f3;border-left:4px solid var(--orange);padding:18px 20px;border-radius:14px;color:#513124}.entity{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:18px}.entity-logo{width:64px;flex:0 0 64px}.badge{display:inline-flex;padding:7px 11px;border-radius:999px;background:#fff2ed;color:#c54118;font-size:12px;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;margin-bottom:12px}.legal-content{max-width:890px}.legal-content h2{font-size:30px;margin:34px 0 12px}.legal-content p,.legal-content li{color:#44536a}.footer{background:#040e1b;color:#d9e4f2;padding:58px 0 28px}.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.35fr .7fr .7fr .8fr;gap:36px}.footer-logo{width:220px;margin-bottom:18px}.footer p{color:#aebcd0;margin:0}.footer h4{color:white;margin:0 0 14px}.footer a{display:block;color:#aebcd0;margin:8px 0;font-size:14px}.footer a:hover{color:white}.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.11);margin-top:34px;padding-top:22px;color:#8ca0b8;font-size:13px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px}.kicker{color:var(--orange);font-weight:900}.note{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}
@media(max-width:980px){.navlinks{display:none}.menu{display:block}.nav.open{flex-wrap:wrap}.nav.open .navlinks{display:grid;width:100%;gap:8px;padding:0 0 20px}.hero-grid,.split,.contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.cards{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.process{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.trust-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.section-head{display:block}.section-head p{max-width:100%;margin-top:12px}.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.cta{display:block}.cta .btn{margin-top:24px}.hero-logo{width:300px}.mini-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
@media(max-width:640px){.topbar .container{display:block;padding:8px 0}.brand{font-size:24px}.brand img{height:42px}.hero-grid{padding:68px 0}.cards,.process,.trust-grid,.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.section{padding:68px 0}.cta{padding:32px}.mini-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.footer-bottom{display:block}.nav{min-height:72px}}

/* Final AK Global brand refinements */
.brand{gap:0;font-size:0;letter-spacing:0}
.brand img{height:58px;width:auto;max-width:260px;object-fit:contain}
.nav-cta{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:10px 18px;border-radius:10px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff!important;font-weight:850;font-size:14px;border:1px solid var(--navy);box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(7,27,51,.14);transition:.18s ease}
.nav-cta:hover{background:#102b4c;border-color:#102b4c;color:#fff!important;transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:0 12px 24px rgba(7,27,51,.18)}
.trust-item{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-height:116px;padding:24px 12px}.trust-item strong{font-size:16px;line-height:1.25;white-space:nowrap;letter-spacing:-.02em}.trust-item span{font-size:13px;white-space:nowrap}.footer-logo{width:150px}.hero-logo{width:min(340px,88%)}.entity-logo.company-logo{width:92px;flex:0 0 92px;object-fit:contain}.card-logo{width:118px;margin-bottom:16px}.entity{align-items:center}.entity h3{white-space:nowrap}.entity p{margin-top:10px}.panel hr{border:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin:22px 0}.footer .footer-logo{max-width:150px}@media(max-width:1100px){.trust-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr)}.trust-item strong{font-size:14px}.trust-item span{font-size:12px}.brand img{height:52px}}
@media(max-width:980px){.brand img{height:50px}.nav.open .navlinks .nav-cta{width:max-content}.trust-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.trust-item strong,.trust-item span{white-space:normal}.entity h3{white-space:normal}}
@media(max-width:640px){.brand img{height:44px}.footer-logo{width:130px}.entity{display:block}.entity-logo.company-logo{width:110px;margin-bottom:10px}.trust-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* 2026-06-01 HARD FIX: requested AK Global logo, navigation, entity, trust bar and footer refinements */
.brand{
  display:flex !important;
  align-items:center !important;
  gap:0 !important;
  font-size:0 !important;
  letter-spacing:0 !important;
  line-height:0 !important;
}
.brand img{
  height:54px !important;
  width:auto !important;
  max-width:150px !important;
  object-fit:contain !important;
}
.navlinks .nav-cta,
.navlinks a.nav-cta{
  background:#ffffff !important;
  color:var(--navy) !important;
  border:1px solid #d8e1ec !important;
  border-radius:999px !important;
  padding:9px 16px !important;
  box-shadow:none !important;
  line-height:1 !important;
  min-width:auto !important;
  height:auto !important;
}
.navlinks .nav-cta:hover,
.navlinks a.nav-cta:hover{
  background:#fff3ee !important;
  color:#c6421d !important;
  border-color:#f4511e !important;
  transform:none !important;
  box-shadow:0 8px 20px rgba(244,81,30,.12) !important;
}
.trust-grid{
  grid-template-columns:1.25fr 1.25fr 1.25fr .9fr .9fr !important;
}
.trust-item{
  min-height:104px !important;
  padding:20px 10px !important;
}
.trust-item strong{
  font-size:14px !important;
  line-height:1.15 !important;
  white-space:nowrap !important;
  letter-spacing:-.035em !important;
}
.trust-item span{
  font-size:12px !important;
  line-height:1.15 !important;
  white-space:nowrap !important;
}
.entity-logo.company-logo{
  width:140px !important;
  flex:0 0 140px !important;
  object-fit:contain !important;
  margin-right:8px !important;
}
.card-logo{
  width:170px !important;
  height:auto !important;
  object-fit:contain !important;
  margin-bottom:18px !important;
}
.hero-logo{
  width:min(300px,84%) !important;
}
.footer-logo,
.footer .footer-logo{
  width:118px !important;
  max-width:118px !important;
  height:auto !important;
}
@media(max-width:1180px){
  .trust-item strong{font-size:12.5px !important;}
  .trust-item span{font-size:11px !important;}
  .brand img{height:50px !important;max-width:138px !important;}
}
@media(max-width:980px){
  .trust-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr) !important;}
  .trust-item strong,.trust-item span{white-space:normal !important;}
  .entity-logo.company-logo{width:135px !important;flex:0 0 135px !important;}
}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .brand img{height:46px !important;max-width:128px !important;}
  .footer-logo,.footer .footer-logo{width:104px !important;max-width:104px !important;}
  .entity-logo.company-logo{width:160px !important;margin-bottom:12px !important;}
}


/* AKG-FIX-2026-06-01-CONTACT-FINAL: make Contact nav a professional text link, not a button/blob */
.header .navlinks a.nav-cta,
.header .navlinks .nav-cta,
.navlinks a.nav-cta,
.navlinks .nav-cta{
  background:transparent !important;
  color:#26364c !important;
  border:0 !important;
  border-radius:0 !important;
  box-shadow:none !important;
  padding:10px 0 !important;
  margin:0 !important;
  min-width:0 !important;
  min-height:0 !important;
  height:auto !important;
  width:auto !important;
  line-height:1.2 !important;
  display:inline-flex !important;
  align-items:center !important;
  justify-content:center !important;
  position:relative !important;
  font-size:14px !important;
  font-weight:750 !important;
}
.header .navlinks a.nav-cta::after,
.navlinks a.nav-cta::after{
  content:"";
  position:absolute;
  left:0;
  right:0;
  bottom:4px;
  height:2px;
  background:var(--orange);
  transform:scaleX(0);
  transform-origin:left center;
  transition:transform .18s ease;
}
.header .navlinks a.nav-cta:hover,
.navlinks a.nav-cta:hover{
  background:transparent !important;
  color:var(--orange) !important;
  border:0 !important;
  box-shadow:none !important;
  transform:none !important;
}
.header .navlinks a.nav-cta:hover::after,
.navlinks a.nav-cta:hover::after{
  transform:scaleX(1);
}


/* AKG-PRO-POLISH-2026-06-01: senior-level layout, navigation and typography corrections */
:root{
  --navy:#071b33;
  --navy2:#0b2746;
  --ink:#0b1f3a;
  --muted:#607088;
  --orange:#f4511e;
}
body{font-size:16px;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;}
.container{width:min(1180px,90vw);}
.header{box-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(7,27,51,.05);}
.nav{min-height:76px;}
.brand img{height:48px !important;max-width:230px !important;width:auto !important;object-fit:contain !important;}
.navlinks{gap:28px !important;font-size:14px !important;font-weight:800 !important;letter-spacing:-.01em;}
.navlinks a{position:relative;color:#22324a !important;padding:9px 0 !important;line-height:1.15 !important;background:transparent !important;border:0 !important;box-shadow:none !important;border-radius:0 !important;}
.navlinks a::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:1px;height:2px;background:var(--orange);transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:left;transition:transform .18s ease;}
.navlinks a:hover{color:var(--orange) !important;}
.navlinks a:hover::after{transform:scaleX(1);}
.header .navlinks a.nav-cta,.navlinks a.nav-cta{background:transparent !important;color:#22324a !important;border:0 !important;border-radius:0 !important;box-shadow:none !important;padding:9px 0 !important;margin:0 !important;font-size:14px !important;font-weight:800 !important;min-width:0 !important;min-height:0 !important;height:auto !important;width:auto !important;}
.header .navlinks a.nav-cta:hover,.navlinks a.nav-cta:hover{background:transparent !important;color:var(--orange) !important;transform:none !important;box-shadow:none !important;}
.topbar .container{min-height:34px;font-size:12px;}
.hero-grid{padding:92px 0 86px;grid-template-columns:1.02fr .98fr;}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(46px,5.2vw,78px);line-height:.98;max-width:670px;}
.hero-card{max-width:500px;margin-left:auto;}
.hero-logo{width:min(330px,88%) !important;margin-bottom:20px;}
.trust-grid{grid-template-columns:1.18fr 1.22fr 1.18fr .9fr .9fr !important;}
.trust-item{min-height:92px !important;padding:18px 12px !important;}
.trust-item strong{font-size:13.5px !important;line-height:1.18 !important;white-space:nowrap !important;letter-spacing:-.035em;}
.trust-item span{font-size:11.5px !important;white-space:nowrap !important;color:#6b778a !important;}
.section{padding:88px 0;}
.section-head{margin-bottom:44px;}
.section-head h2{font-size:clamp(34px,3.45vw,52px) !important;line-height:1.04;letter-spacing:-.045em;}
.section-head.center{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center;max-width:1040px !important;margin:0 auto 52px !important;}
.section-head.center .eyebrow{justify-content:center;}
.section-head.center h2{max-width:980px !important;margin:14px auto 0 !important;font-size:clamp(34px,3.4vw,54px) !important;line-height:1.04 !important;letter-spacing:-.045em !important;}
.section-head.center p{max-width:720px !important;margin:18px auto 0 !important;font-size:18px !important;line-height:1.55 !important;color:#607088 !important;}
.process{max-width:1040px;margin:0 auto;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px;}
.step{padding:28px 24px;min-height:198px;transition:transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease;}
.step h3{font-size:19px;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:12px;}
.step p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.55;margin:0;color:#36465c;}
.step:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(7,27,51,.08);}
.split{gap:64px;}
.panel{max-width:600px;justify-self:end;}
.entity{gap:22px;}
.entity-logo.company-logo{width:128px !important;flex:0 0 128px !important;margin-right:0 !important;}
.entity h3{font-size:22px;line-height:1.16;margin-bottom:10px;white-space:normal !important;}
.entity p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;margin:0;color:#1f2937;}
.badge{font-size:11px;padding:7px 13px;margin-bottom:10px;}
.cta{max-width:980px;margin:0 auto;padding:42px 44px;}
.cta h2{font-size:30px;}
.footer{padding:54px 0 26px;}
.footer-logo,.footer .footer-logo{width:102px !important;max-width:102px !important;}
.footer-grid{align-items:start;}
@media(max-width:1100px){
  .navlinks{gap:20px !important;}
  .brand img{height:44px !important;max-width:210px !important;}
  .trust-item strong{font-size:12.4px !important;}
  .trust-item span{font-size:10.7px !important;}
}
@media(max-width:980px){
  .navlinks{gap:12px !important;}
  .nav.open .navlinks{display:grid !important;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px !important;}
  .navlinks a::after{display:none;}
  .hero-card{max-width:none;margin-left:0;}
  .section-head.center h2{max-width:720px !important;}
  .process{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));}
  .panel{justify-self:stretch;max-width:none;}
  .trust-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr) !important;}
  .trust-item strong,.trust-item span{white-space:normal !important;}
}
@media(max-width:640px){
  .container{width:min(100% - 32px,1180px);}
  .brand img{height:40px !important;max-width:190px !important;}
  .hero h1{font-size:44px;}
  .section{padding:64px 0;}
  .section-head.center h2{font-size:36px !important;}
  .section-head.center p{font-size:16px !important;}
  .process{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .entity-logo.company-logo{width:144px !important;flex:0 0 auto !important;}
  .cta{padding:30px;}
}