Website design and development
Your website is often the first serious conversation a customer has with your business. We design and build sites that answer their questions quickly, load fast on mobile data, and give them an obvious next step.
The problem we solve
Many business websites are slow, hard to update, or built from a template that looks like every competitor. Visitors leave before they understand what the business offers, and the site quietly costs more in lost enquiries than it saved at launch.
We start from what your customers need to know and what you need them to do, then design and engineer the site around that. The result is a site your team can maintain and a foundation that search engines can read properly.
Who it suits
- Businesses launching or replacing their main website
- Professional services, construction, energy and other B2B firms that need to look credible to larger clients
- Publishers and organisations whose staff need to post content without a developer
- Brands that need a storefront or catalogue that matches the quality of their product
What the work covers
- Discovery and structure
- Goals, audiences, page map, and the content each page needs to carry.
- Visual design
- A design direction built around your brand, with mobile layouts designed from the start.
- Engineering
- Next.js for custom builds, or WordPress when your team needs to publish content themselves.
- Search foundations
- Metadata, structured data, sitemap, redirects and performance budgets built in, not bolted on.
- Launch
- Domain and DNS, SSL, analytics, Search Console set-up and a handover session for your team.
What you receive
- Sitemap and content plan
- Responsive design for every page template
- Production website with an editing workflow suited to your team
- On-page SEO set-up and an XML sitemap
- Contact or enquiry forms connected to your email
- Launch checklist and handover documentation
Not included
Stated up front so there are no surprises in the proposal.
- Copywriting and photography, unless agreed in the proposal
- Paid advertising management
How we work
A simple process, start to finish
Four clear steps, with a written proposal before any work begins and a preview you can follow throughout.
Discover
We learn about your business, your customers and what the project needs to achieve.
Plan
We agree the pages, features, timeline and price in a written proposal before any work starts.
Design and build
We design and build in stages and share a preview link, so you can give feedback as it takes shape.
Launch and support
We launch, show your team how everything works, and stay on hand to fix issues and keep improving.
Relevant work
Projects that involved this kind of work. Each case study states whose project it was and what our role was.
Sunford News
Client project, 2026
A custom WordPress newsroom that gave a new outlet the presence of an established publication.
Gradic Services
Client project, 2026
An image-led corporate site that presents an established EPC firm with the seriousness its clients expect.
Community Hosting & Support
Client project, 2026
A composed, search-structured website for a UK social enterprise supporting young people.
Common questions
Should my website use WordPress or a custom build?
WordPress suits teams that publish often and want a familiar editor, such as a newsroom or blog-led business. A custom Next.js build suits sites where speed, design control and integrations matter most. We recommend one after understanding how your team will use the site, and explain the trade-offs in writing.
How long does a business website take?
A focused marketing site usually takes four to eight weeks from agreed scope to launch. The biggest variable is how quickly content and feedback arrive. Your proposal includes a timeline with the points where we need your input.
Can we update the website ourselves after launch?
Yes. Every site is handed over with an editing workflow that fits your team, and a walkthrough session. If you prefer not to manage it, we can agree an ongoing support arrangement.
Tell us what you need.
Describe your goals and timeline. We will reply with questions or a proposal for websites work.