A cross-section of engagements across sectors – each one a different problem, the same underlying commitment to building something that works reliably and lasts.
A system running cleanly in year four, handling three times the load it was designed for, administered by a team who no longer need to think about the technology. That is what success looks like for mission-critical web applications.
Where clients have permitted us to discuss our work, we have done so with as much detail as is useful. Where confidentiality applies, we have described the problem and the outcome without identifying the organisation.
The following clients have permitted us to discuss their projects in detail.
The World Air Cargo Awards is the aviation industry's most prestigious annual awards programme, with nominations and votes arriving from delegates across more than 100 countries. The 2026 edition required a purpose-built voting and nominations platform – secure, scalable, and integrated with the existing editorial website without disrupting daily publishing.
The challenge
Previous voting processes relied on third-party tools with limited configurability and no integration with the editorial site. The awards team needed a platform that could handle international participation at scale, prevent duplicate votes without requiring user registration, and capture structured nomination data in a format that could be processed without manual re-entry.
The system also needed to be built and deployed within a short window, without any disruption to the daily publishing schedule of a busy trade news site.
What we built
A custom plugin providing a complete multi-step voting interface – purpose-built rather than adapted from a form plugin. Google Apps Script handled backend data capture, writing structured nomination data directly to Google Sheets for processing by the awards team.
Duplicate vote prevention was implemented using localStorage – allowing participation without mandatory registration while maintaining ballot integrity. The interface included a sticky progress bar, mobile-responsive ballot design, and graceful handling of connection interruptions.
THESIS Global is an international think tank requiring a comprehensive digital platform to serve researchers, fellows, invited members, and the general public – simultaneously, with different content and functionality available to each. A new platform had to be built from the ground up on a stable, maintainable foundation.
The challenge
The platform needed to accommodate six distinct content types – People, Articles, Events, Meetings, Publications, and Podcasts – each with its own data architecture, display requirements, and access rules. A four-tier access control system governed what different classes of user could see and do.
An existing URL routing conflict caused by a custom taxonomy had destabilised the platform and was causing intermittent failures. This needed to be diagnosed and resolved before any further development could proceed safely.
What we built
A custom theme and complete custom post type architecture – six content types with associated taxonomies, custom meta boxes, and template hierarchies. The four-tier access control system was implemented at the theme level, with clean separation between public, registered, member, and administrator content.
The URL routing conflict was resolved by renaming the conflicting taxonomy and implementing systematic redirects. Secure PDF serving was built for restricted publications. Additional features included a cinematic scroll hero section, a faceted search sidebar, and event date handling with a bespoke meta box implementation.
A selection of further projects – some named, some described by sector where confidentiality applies.
A long-established daily trade publication needed its ageing platform stabilised and modernised without disrupting a continuous publishing schedule. Engagement covered: Custom plugin architecture consolidating fragmented third-party dependencies; Diagnosis and resolution of severe backup bloat caused by unoptimised media storage; Microsoft 365 security remediation following an account compromise; Email platform migration from legacy systems to a modern delivery platform; PHP 8.x compatibility and deprecation resolution throughout.
A significantly more stable and secure publishing infrastructure, with reduced costs and improved email deliverability across a readership spanning the global air freight industry.
A professional services firm required a secure, structured interface for managing sensitive client documents – enforcing strict access controls, maintaining audit trails, and operable by non-technical staff without compromising confidential data. Built as a role-based web application with: Encrypted document storage; Tiered access permissions mapped to the firm's internal hierarchy; Matter-based document organisation; Automated notifications for upload and access events.
An insecure mix of email attachments and shared drives replaced by a structured, auditable system – reducing risk, improving compliance, and delivering a tool that fee-earners actually use.
A multi-user portal for a prominent UK commercial property development, enabling tenant organisations to access building information, manage service requests, and communicate with estate management. The platform served thousands of individual users across multiple tenanted organisations, with role-based access structured around tenancy agreements and service levels.
A reliable, scalable operational platform serving one of the UK's most recognised commercial districts – reducing estate management overhead while improving the day-to-day tenant experience.
A secure internal data platform consolidating reporting from multiple data sources into a single, access-controlled interface for management and compliance teams. The system required full audit logging, role-based data visibility, and strict data integrity – all within the security constraints of a major regulated financial institution.
A single source of truth for management reporting – replacing a fragmented landscape of spreadsheets and siloed systems with a secure, auditable platform that compliance teams can rely on.
Many of our engagements are with organisations that prefer their technology decisions to remain private – particularly in financial services, legal, and public-sector-adjacent work. We respect that position and do not discuss those projects without explicit permission.
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We are happy to discuss any of these projects in more depth – or to hear about what you are trying to build.