Sunderland built ships and made glass for generations, and that practical streak still shows in the businesses here. Nissan's plant is the city's biggest employer, with a large supplier network around it, and the University of Sunderland brings graduates and new ventures, some of them based at the Hope Street Xchange business hub. A website for firms like these has to load quickly and answer the buyer's first question. It also has to make contact easy. That is the kind of site we build, without padding.
We work across Sunderland and the North East, so we come to you when a meeting is better in person, whether you are in the city centre, Pallion, Washington or Seaham. Everything is designed and built in-house. After launch we host and look after the site on our own server in Frankfurt, with monitoring, backups and updates. We also set up cookie consent and privacy basics in line with UK GDPR and PECR.
What we do
Business and supplier websites
Clear sites for engineering suppliers and professional services that explain what you do, show real proof and make it easy for a buyer to get in touch or ask for a quote.
Online shops
Shops with card payments and shipping set up properly, for Sunderland makers and retailers who want to sell beyond the city, with a back end your own team can update.
Web apps and client portals
Booking systems, client portals and internal tools built around how your team works, for firms that have outgrown spreadsheets and a pile of separate subscriptions, so everything lives in one place.
Local search and site care
Search work so you appear when Sunderland buyers look, plus hosting, monitoring, backups and updates after launch, so the site does not slowly drift out of date.
Recent work
We Are Sunderland was a logo animation for a Sunderland title, so that is motion work rather than a website, and LinkUp shows what we build when a project needs a full platform, though that one was for a Swiss client.
How it works
- 01
Intro call
A free 20-minute call about your business, your customers and what the site needs to achieve. No obligation, and no jargon.
- 02
Plan and quote
We scope the pages and features, then send a fixed quote in writing. A basic website typically takes 2 to 4 weeks and an online shop 6 to 12 weeks.
- 03
Design and build
Designed and built in-house, with drafts to look at along the way instead of one big reveal at the end. We meet in person around Sunderland if it helps.
- 04
Launch and care
We handle go-live, then host and look after the site, with updates, backups and speed checks so it keeps performing after launch.
Questions
Are you based in Sunderland?
Our UK base is in Sunderland, and we work across the city and the North East. We come to you for meetings that are better in person. Most of a web project runs well over calls and shared drafts, so you rarely need to travel.
I supply into the Nissan supply chain. Does my site need to look different?
Not different, but focused. Buyers in manufacturing want to see what you can make or do and how to send a request for quote. We build the site around those questions and list only certifications you actually hold.
We are a start-up from the university or Hope Street Xchange. Can we start small?
Yes. A basic website typically takes 2 to 4 weeks, and we can launch the pages you need now and add more as the business grows. You get a fixed quote in writing after the intro call.
Do you handle UK GDPR and cookie consent?
Yes. We build cookie consent, privacy pages and sensible data handling into every site, in line with UK GDPR and PECR. Your own adviser signs off the legal wording, and we document what data goes where.
How much does a website cost?
It depends on scope, because a small business site and a full online shop are different jobs. After the free 20-minute intro call we send a fixed quote in writing, so you know what you are agreeing to.