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National Tramway Museum
The National Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire: visitor information, events and membership for a national attraction.
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Web design in Leicester
Leicester completes the East Midlands run for me. Derby, Nottingham and then Leicester, an hour south and the biggest of the three.
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1,000+ WordPress websites built, hosted
and maintained since 2010.
The studio
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Getting to you
About an hour from the Chesterfield studio
Response
Replies within 24 hours
// Services
Web design and WordPress services for Leicester businesses
Design and build together, from one person. You are not paying a designer and a developer separately, and nothing gets lost between them.
WordPress Website Development
Custom WordPress websites built to perform fast, look great on all devices, and support SEO and business growth.
WordPress Fixes & Repairs
Fast help fixing broken layouts, plugin issues or errors. Get your WordPress site back online and running smoothly.
WordPress Maintenance Plans
Stay secure and updated with automated backups, plugin updates, uptime monitoring and expert WordPress support monthly.
WordPress Plugin Development
Develop custom plugins or modify existing ones to add functionality tailored to your WordPress website's exact needs.
WordPress Speed Optimisation
Improve your site speed, performance scores and loading times to enhance SEO and reduce bounce rates.
Conversion Rate Optimisation
Boost rankings, improve visibility and convert more visitors with SEO best practices and conversion rate enhancements.
// Local work
Built by ABCode
Recent builds for businesses across the UK. A Leicester project gets exactly the same treatment: designed and built by the same person.
5.0
average client rating
16+
years in WordPress
250+
clients served
1,000+
sites built & hosted
Thinking about a project in Leicester?
Start a project// Reviews
What clients say
Real reviews from clients across the UK, on Google and Trustpilot.
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Lauren Coop
National Tramway Museum, Crich
Voteq came to our rescue last year when we had a website built by someone else who then left us juggling and trying to learn how to run a website! Thankfully Ash stepped in, without any drama's and had all the answers we needed. As a small charity, we don't have the luxury of big budgets but Ash has been so incredible for us. We would highly recommend.
Google★★★★★
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Debbie Lewis
Riverside Education, Birmingham
Ash and his team are always quick to respond to all requests and assist with all requirements
★Trustpilot★★★★★
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Mark Lim
Meds Direct To You, Ilkeston
Ash and the team have a good reputation of getting job done in term of quality and speed. We have been working with them to update our online business over a year. As a new online business we have many teething issues since beginning. With Ash's help, our business has now taken off to a new level. Highly recommended
★Trustpilot★★★★★
John Batty
Blue John Marketing, Dronfield
I have worked with Ash and his team for several years. Not only is Ash technically very knowledgeable, he also has endless patience when older clients (i.e. me!) ask 'dumb' questions. I really appreciate Ash's positive attitude, looking for answers to challenges rather than the 'Computer says no'. I highly recommend Ash and his team for website development and all other things digital.
Google★★★★★
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Richard Hall
Trenchdare Engineering, Sheffield
Ash is always helpful and professional. Sorted our website refresh in quick time and no hassle, great service.
★Trustpilot★★★★★
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Moray London
Picture Lock Films, Manchester
I have worked with Ash and his team over the past 2-3 of years and nothing is ever too much trouble for these guys. They always respond to emails and queries promptly, to resolve and answer any queries.
Google★★★★★
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Julian
Cressbrook Construction
Ash is very good at his work, he's amenable & conscientious. He built me a new website for my construction company & it seems to be working well. Thanks Ash!!
Google★★★★★
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Ingrid Karlsson
Ingrid Karlsson Mixed Media
My artist web site was in desperate need of a review, upgrading and problem solving. Ash Brentnall was recommended to me and I found him being the right person for me to do this job. I am very happy with the collaboration and will shortly move web hosting over to Ash.
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Peter Coleman
Ashton & Coleman, Matlock
Couldn't ask for a better service when it comes to all of our website needs. From initial talks through to development and the countless hours of work that have gone into the progress of our site. Ash and the team have been amazing and continue to help in so many ways.
★Trustpilot★★★★★
// The full picture
More than websites
Web design is usually where it starts. It is rarely where it ends.
Website design & development
Design and build by the same web developer: bespoke WordPress sites and WooCommerce shops, engineered to load fast and rank. One person carries the whole job, so nothing is lost between a designer's file and the finished site.
Website developmentPlugins & new features
When a working site needs to do something new: a calculator, a booking step, an integration, a job your plugins cannot do off the shelf. Scoped in a call, built as a custom plugin, and often shipped in days rather than weeks.
Plugin developmentCare plans & support
Updates, backups, monitoring and a developer on hand, so the site keeps earning after launch. Most Leicester enquiries end up here eventually; the sensible ones start here.
Maintenance plansRescue, speed & conversion
Broken sites fixed, slow sites made quick, and web development that turns more of your visitors into enquiries. If a web designer built it years ago and nobody has touched it since, this is the place to start.
Fixes & repairs // Local knowledge
Businesses in Leicester
Leicester has an unusually high proportion of businesses that make and sell their own product. The textile trade never quite left, and the food producers and independent brands came in after it. That shifts what a website is for. It stops being a brochure and becomes the shop, which means the difficult parts are stock, postage, variants and a checkout that behaves on a phone. Those are WooCommerce problems, and they are most of what I do. The city also has two universities feeding a steady supply of small, ambitious businesses that grow faster than the site somebody built them in a hurry.
Drivable when a project warrants it, though most Leicester work would run on a video call and a shared screen.
// Common questions
Working with a developer in Leicester.
The things Leicester businesses ask before we start.
Do you build online shops?
WooCommerce is a large part of the work. Postage rules, stock that behaves, product variants and a checkout that doesn't lose people are the parts that decide whether a shop earns its keep.
Can you take over a shop that has outgrown its site?
Usually, and it's a common brief. The first step is a look at what's actually there, because sometimes the honest answer is that the shop is fine and only one part of it needs fixing.
What is the difference between a web designer and a web developer?
The web designer shapes how the site looks and reads; the web developer builds it so it loads fast and holds up. Here they are the same person, which means nothing gets lost between a design file and the finished site, and there is one name responsible for both.
Does it matter that you are a WordPress developer specifically?
It matters if your site runs WordPress, and most business sites in Leicester do. A general website developer can work on anything a little; a WordPress developer lives in the platform daily, which shows in how fast the site runs and how rarely it breaks.
Can you build a custom plugin for an existing site?
Yes. If your site works but needs to do something new, a custom plugin is usually quicker and cheaper than a rebuild: scoped in a call, built to survive updates, often delivered in days. It does not matter who built the site originally.
Still have a question?
Just ask. I typically reply within 24 hours.
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// Contact
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