01 WordPress · Charity
Chesterfield Canal Trust
Helping restore the last nine miles of the Chesterfield Canal.
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Web design in Worksop
The canal whose website I look after runs straight through Worksop, so I have spent more time reading about this town than most developers half an hour away.
★★★★★
1,000+ WordPress websites built, hosted
and maintained since 2010.
The studio
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Getting to you
About thirty minutes from the Chesterfield studio
Response
Replies within 24 hours
// Services
Web design and WordPress services for Worksop 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 for Worksop
The Chesterfield Canal runs through Worksop, and I maintain the Trust website. The rest is recent work from across the UK, built the same way.
5.0
average client rating
16+
years in WordPress
250+
clients served
1,000+
sites built & hosted
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What clients say
Real reviews from clients across the UK, on Google and Trustpilot.
JM
Jodie McCracken
Fortitude School, Birmingham
Ash is very approachable and friendly
★Trustpilot★★★★
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Steve McAlpine
Commercial DPF Restore UK, Skegness
Thanks for all your hard work, we wouldn't be where we are without you.
★Trustpilot★★★★★
ML
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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Nick Mortimer
Nick Mortimer Creative, Matlock
Ash and his team are patient and skilled. Always deliver to the brief and more often than not go beyond. Cheers
★Trustpilot★★★★★
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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★★★★★
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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Roddy Miller
Connected Response, Edinburgh
Ash does the behind the scenes maintenance on our site… I rarely have anything to do with him, which is exactly how it should be. The updates get done, the site works.
★Trustpilot★★★★★
RH
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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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★★★★★
// 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 Worksop 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 Worksop
Worksop sits at the top of Nottinghamshire with the Dukeries on its doorstep, which gives the town two quite separate economies. There is the everyday trade serving Bassetlaw, where the website competes with a Facebook page and needs to be quicker and clearer than one. Then there is everything hanging off Clumber, Welbeck and the visitor traffic they pull, where you are being compared against places people have already heard of. Those need different sites. What they share is a practical problem. The town is a long way from anywhere that treats it as a priority, so plenty of businesses here have been sold something generic and left with it.
Close enough to come to you when it helps, though most projects start on a video call.
// Common questions
Working with a developer in Worksop.
The things Worksop businesses ask before we start.
Do you work with businesses in Worksop and Bassetlaw?
Yes. It is half an hour up the A619 and well inside the patch, and I would happily do more work in that direction.
Do you work with charities and volunteer-run organisations?
Often, and the canal trust is the longest-running example. The brief is usually the same: a site a rotating group of volunteers can keep going without a developer on hand, which changes how it's built and how the handover works.
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 Worksop 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.
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Just ask. I typically reply within 24 hours.
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