eCommerce websites built from scratch

Custom eCommerce for businesses across Halifax and West Yorkshire. Payment integration, stock control and the systems you already run, built from scratch rather than assembled out of plugins.

What sets these stores apart

Most small online shops are a theme with a dozen plugins holding it together. That is why they load slowly, break on update, and cost a monthly fee forever.

Payments wired in properly

Stripe by default, or whichever provider you already take money through. Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay at the checkout, with card details handled by the payment provider so they never touch your server.

Stock that stays honest

Products, variants, options and stock levels that update when an order comes in. If a size sells out, it stops being orderable, which saves you the refund and the awkward phone call.

Connected to what you already run

Accounting, stock systems, couriers, email platforms and CRMs, joined up over their APIs. If a system you use has a way in, orders can flow into it without anyone rekeying a thing.

A checkout that does not hang

Most stores lose people between the basket and the payment screen because the page is carrying a dozen plugins. Ours are built from scratch, so there is nothing in the way of the purchase.

How a store gets built

Four stages, in this order. The catalogue work comes first because it is the part that decides whether the rest of it is worth building.

  1. Work out what you are selling

    How many products, how many variants, how they group, and what a customer needs to know before they will part with money. This is where most store projects go wrong, so it happens before a line of code.

  2. Build the storefront

    Product pages, category pages, search and filtering, basket, and the content pages around them. Designed for your range rather than adapted from a theme built for someone else's.

  3. Wire up payments, stock and delivery

    Payment provider, VAT handling, delivery rules and any system you need orders pushed into. Then order confirmations, dispatch emails and the admin side you will use every day.

  4. Test with real money, then hand it over

    Live transactions end to end, on a phone as well as a desktop, including the refund path. Once the final payment clears the store is yours, along with the domain and the code.

What comes with it

Everything needed to take an order and get it out of the door. Anything specific to your business gets scoped in before the quote rather than billed after.

  • Custom product and category pages
  • Payment gateway integration
  • Stock and variant management
  • VAT and delivery rules
  • Order and dispatch notifications
  • API connections to your systems
  • Analytics and conversion tracking
  • SSL and managed hosting

Questions we get asked

If yours is not here, ring Josh on 07526 797323 and ask it directly.

Do you build on Shopify or WooCommerce?
Not by default. Both are fine for a small catalogue you never intend to change, but you pay for them in monthly fees, plugin bloat and a checkout you cannot fully control. Stores here are built from scratch on Next.js with a payment provider connected directly, so there is no platform fee and nothing loading that you did not ask for. If you are already on Shopify and it is working, we will tell you to stay.
How much does an eCommerce site cost?
It is quoted rather than listed, because a 12 product store and a 900 product store are not the same job. eCommerce sits in the Custom tier alongside web apps and API work. Tell us the size of the range and what needs connecting and you will get a fixed number, not a day rate.
Can you connect it to my accounting or stock software?
Usually, yes. If the system has an API or can accept a webhook, orders can be pushed into it automatically. Xero, courier booking systems and most stock platforms are straightforward. Tell us what you run before we quote and it gets scoped in rather than added on later.
How long does an online store take to build?
Longer than a brochure site. A small catalogue with one payment method is a few weeks; a large range with stock sync and multiple integrations takes longer. You will get a date at the point of quoting and progress you can look at rather than a status email.
Who owns the store once it is live?
You do. Payment is split 50% upfront and 50% on launch, and once the final payment clears the site, the domain and the design assets are yours outright. There is no monthly licence keeping it switched on.