Websites you actually own. Hand-coded web design, Bath and UK-wide.
No page builders. No monthly rent. No account managers.
We hand-code fast, modern websites that look sharp, rank on Google, and belong to
you completely. No page builders, no templates, no monthly platform rent. One pair of
hands, from the first sketch to the day it goes live.
Based in Bath, working with businesses right across the UK.
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Hand-coded HTMLLightning fastSEO that ranksYou own every fileNo page buildersNo monthly rentMade in Bath
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Pages shipped
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Area pages written
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Page builders
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Monthly fees
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Hand-coded
The whole point
Rent a website, or own one.
Most small businesses pay a platform every month for a website they can never actually
take with them. Stop paying, and it vanishes. A hand-coded site is different: it is a set
of files that belong to you, forever. Here is the difference, side by side.
Renting
Wix, Squarespace, locked-in agencies
A monthly fee that never ends, for as long as you want a website.
Stop paying and the site disappears. You were only ever leasing it.
Heavy templates that load slowly and drag down your Google ranking.
Locked to one host and one editor. Moving means rebuilding.
Owning
Hand-coded HTML, built by hand
Pay once for the build. No subscription holding your site hostage.
The files are yours. Keep them, move them, host them anywhere.
Lean code that loads in under a second and earns its Google ranking.
Editable by anyone who can open a text file. It still works in ten years.
A Sydney bathroom fitter and an 1828 Launceston hotel. Different trades, same approach: designed from scratch, written by hand, owned outright. Each one comes with a full breakdown of how it was made.
We turned 32 years of craftsmanship into a fast, SEO-ready website with a free instant
cost calculator, 24 written area pages, and a refreshed identity that matches the
quality of the work. Then we documented every decision.
A heritage Launceston venue running a bar, a rooftop, a restaurant and rooms upstairs,
rebuilt as 13 hand-written pages that travel from daylight into night. The full menu
is published with every price, and twelve scripts keep it honest.
We would rather the people who own these sites did the talking. Here is what Patrick said.
"Zac built the websites for Patrick James Plumbing and Patrick James Bathrooms. Straightforward process, fast turnaround, and the site actually ranks. I have had customers tell me they found us on Google. That is all I needed to hear."
Patrick JamesDirector, Patrick James Plumbing & Patrick James Bathrooms · Sydney
What we do
Everything a site needs, in one pair of hands.
From first sketch to launch and beyond. Design, build, and the technical details that make a site rank and convert.
01
Web Design
Bold, modern interfaces with a clear hierarchy and a brand that feels considered. Designed mobile-first, with the polish of a studio rather than a template.
02
Development
Fast, accessible, hand-coded sites. No bloated page builders, just clean HTML, CSS and JavaScript that loads instantly and stays easy to maintain for years.
03
SEO & Local Search
Structured data, fast Core Web Vitals, area landing pages and on-page SEO so the right customers find you on Google, not just admire the design.
04
Performance
Optimised AVIF and WebP imagery, lazy loading and lean code for sub-second loads. Speed that keeps visitors and pleases Google in equal measure.
05
Brand & Identity
A cohesive visual identity across colour, type and motion, so every page feels like one confident brand rather than a stack of stock parts.
06
Ongoing Care
Hosting, updates and tweaks handled for you. Your site stays fast, secure and current long after launch, with one person who knows it inside out.
The back office we run our studio on. Bolt it onto yours.
Business OS is the all-in-one admin we built to run this studio: clients, pipeline, proposals,
quotes, invoices, finance, even a live client portal, in one file you actually own. No logins,
no monthly SaaS, no database to install. We can build it into your new site or add it to the one
you already have, and it re-skins itself for any trade: a plumber, an electrician or a bathroom
renovator just as well as a web studio.
Run everythingCRM pipeline, client database, proposals, estimates, invoices, receipts, agreements and a live finance dashboard.
Any tradePick an industry and every label, document and template re-words itself. Set your colours and it is yours.
You own itPlain HTML, CSS, JS and PHP. Drag-and-drop to any cPanel host. No build step, nothing to renew.
No jargon and no guesswork. Four stages, from the first call to a site that keeps earning its keep.
01 · Discovery
Listening before drawing
We talk through your business, your customers and what the site actually needs to do. We map the pages and the path to enquiry before any pixels move.
02 · Design
Real screens, in your brand
We design mobile-first, in your brand, with a clear hierarchy. You see real screens, not stock mockups, and we refine the look together until it feels right.
03 · Build
Hand-coded, nothing wasted
We hand-code the site with clean HTML, CSS and JavaScript: fast, accessible and easy to maintain, with structured data baked in from the very first line.
04 · Launch & care
Live, then looked after
We handle launch, testing and the technical setup. After that, hosting, updates and tweaks are looked after so the site stays sharp long after it ships.
Free tool
Not sure where your site stands?
Before you spend a cent, run your current website through our free audit. It uses the same Google PageSpeed checks the pros use, then tells you in plain English what is slow, what is hurting your ranking on Google, and what to fix first. No signup, about 30 seconds, and the report is yours to keep.
Every business has a different feel. Before we build, we can show you a menu of directions so you can point at the one that is you. Here are three of them.
Editorial luxeBuilt Properly.PremiumSerif
Editorial Luxe
Dark, calm and high end. The look we built for PJ Bathrooms. Reads like an architecture magazine.
Navy + goldPlayfair Display
Pressroom boldOwn it.BoldFun
Pressroom Bold
Big type, hard edges and an electric accent. The look of this very site. Modern and confident.
Electric + limeBricolage Grotesque
Warm minimalCalm, clean, clear.MinimalAiry
Warm Minimal
Quiet, spacious and trustworthy. Lets your photos and your words do the talking.
Want to see what we can really build? The Lab is an experimental version of this site that runs like a little operating system you can explore: drag the windows around, open the apps, have a play. It is hand-coded just for the fun of it, and a fair taste of what your own site could do. Best on a desktop.
We design and build websites for trades, small businesses, and anyone whose online presence does not yet match the quality of their actual work. We work directly with the owner, no account managers in between.
The brief we set ourselves on every project: bold presence, genuinely useful features, and a site you own outright. Something that earns trust on sight and never makes a customer work for what they need.
We design it, write the copy, build every interactive feature, and handle the SEO from scratch. We keep our list short so each project gets real attention rather than being pushed through a template.
The studio is based in Bath, and it travels. A good part of the year the desk is somewhere else in Europe, working to UK hours over a decent connection. There is no office lease and no agency overhead, so none of that is baked into your invoice. Just the same laptop, the same person, and work that lands on time wherever it is being done from.
BasedBath, Somerset, and often elsewhere in Europe.
HoursUK time, wherever the desk happens to be that week.
Most small business sites land between £1,200 for a sharp one-pager and £5,500 for a full premium build, all owned outright with no monthly platform rent. Build a live guide price in about a minute with the quote calculator above, and a fixed quote follows after we talk.
Do I really own my website?
Yes, completely. Your site is hand-coded into plain files that are handed to you. Keep them, back them up, move them to any host, or hand them to any developer. There is no platform subscription holding the site hostage and nothing to renew. Here is the full argument.
How long does a website take to build?
A one-page site is usually a couple of weeks. A full multi-page build is typically three to six weeks, depending on the size and how quickly content and photos come together. We keep our list short so your project gets real attention rather than being pushed through a template.
Will my website actually rank on Google?
SEO is built into every site from the first line: fast Core Web Vitals, clean structure, structured data and local search setup. Ranking for competitive terms still takes a few months of steady work, but the foundation is there from day one. See how the SEO works.
Do you also do SEO and Google Business Profile?
Yes. Alongside the website we offer ongoing SEO and full Google Business Profile setup and management, so your site, your ranking and your map pack listing work together as one system. Available with a build or month to month, with no lock-in.
Do you only work with businesses in Bath?
We are based in Bath but work with businesses right across the UK. Everything is done remotely over a call and email, so where you are makes no difference to the result.
Get in touch
Let's build something worth owning.
Tell us a little about your project and we'll get back to you within a day or two.
