Shopify · Bespoke Development · UK Team · Select Partner
Bespoke Shopify Development
For businesses that have outgrown off-the-shelf themes and app stacks. We build Shopify stores and integrations that fit how you actually operate.
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We have worked with Jason & his team to develop our Shopify store, and the experience was outstanding from start to finish. The design is clean, modern, and perfectly aligned with our brand identity, while the build is fast, responsive, and easy to manage on the backend. They clearly understood our vision and delivered a store we’re genuinely proud of. Highly recommend to any brand looking for a top-quality Shopify partner.
Custom Shopify development without the unnecessary complexity
Most Shopify problems are not Shopify problems. They are the result of a setup that was never designed for how the business actually works. We fix the foundations.
Custom theme development
Built for your brand, your catalogue structure, and your customers, not adapted from a template that nearly fits.
Integrations and API work
Shopify connected to your accountancy platform, ERP, stock system, or fulfilment provider. Accurate, automated, and reliable.
Performance and speed
Slow stores lose sales. We strip out what does not need to be there and rebuild performance as a requirement, not an afterthought.
App reduction and consolidation
If your store is held together with ten apps, we can consolidate the core functionality into the theme itself and remove the dependencies.
Checkout and conversion work
Variants, upsells, custom product pages, abandoned checkout flows. Built properly, not patched together with plugins.
Ongoing development partnership
We work with most clients on a continuing basis after launch. The store grows, your requirements change, and we are still there.
Platform migrations
Moving from Magento, Visualsoft or WooCommerce? We handle the entire migration: data, SEO redirects, custom functionality: so you keep trading while we rebuild properly.
Shopify Plus development
Custom checkout, advanced scripting and bespoke functionality that only Shopify Plus unlocks. Built for businesses that have genuinely outgrown standard Shopify.
Shopify development done by real people who understand the brief
We do not pass projects down a chain of account managers. Rob, Jason, and the team are directly involved from the first conversation through to go-live.
Discovery
We sit down with you and map out how your business actually runs: your current systems, the gaps, and what a well-built solution would look like. No proposals before we understand the problem.
Design
We shape a solution around your workflows, not around what is easiest for us to build. From the front end through to the back-end architecture, it is designed to streamline how your team works day to day.
Build
Every line of code is written by our UK-based team. No subcontracting, no offshore handoffs. Full transparency at every stage and no black boxes.
Launch and beyond
We handle rollout, training, and onboarding. And we are still available months later when you need changes, support, or the next phase of development.
What our clients say
20 clients. A few of their words.
A well-rounded team, ensuring a full suite of expertise & resource is always available. CDS Global have seen the successful completion of major projects over the years where Dev Partners' ability to grasp the underlying business needs to provide a future-proof solution has been invaluable.
We have worked with Jason & his team to develop our Shopify store, and the experience was outstanding from start to finish. The design is clean, modern, and perfectly aligned with our brand identity, while the build is fast, responsive, and easy to manage on the backend. They clearly understood our vision and delivered a store we're genuinely proud of. Highly recommend to any brand looking for a top-quality Shopify partner.
After ongoing issues and delays with our previous developers, we brought in Rob & Jason at Dev Partners to take over all our websites and bespoke software. What a breath of fresh air, fully focused, excellent pre-launch designs and clear communication throughout. Highly recommended.
BPC Energy Ltd turned to Dev Partners for a complete turnkey solution, and they exceeded our expectations. The team handled everything from project management to development and support with real care and attention. They understood what we were aiming for, stayed on top of every detail, and always delivered on schedule with excellent quality.
Working with Dev Partners to redesign and modernise our WMS system: the whole process has been thoroughly professional from the outset and a delight to work with. Cannot recommend enough.
Great agency. Have used Dev Partners for several years and they have built 20+ sites for us, in addition to taking on our legacy websites, upgrading and maintaining. Easy to work with and some great practical ideas to improve our digital offerings.
Jones Hire have been working with Dev Partners on several projects, which have been very successful. They linked our catering database to a new improved website so clients can easily place and update orders, created a custom warehouse picking app to fulfil all our challenging requirements, and are currently developing a custom transport app to streamline our loading and delivery process.
We have been trying to reinvent our website for over 5 years, trying to make it convert and failing each time. Spoke to Rob at Dev Partners, the team helped create our new site and the improvement was instant.
We have been working with Rob and the team for about 10 years now. Dev Partners helped us build a completely bespoke CRM from scratch which manages our daily business and is always well maintained. We have been able to use the system and roll it out in our new franchise branches.
We collaborated with Dev Partners on the front end of a fairly complex telemarketing platform. Rob and Jason took the time to properly understand the moving parts, asked the right questions, and delivered a clean, intuitive interface that's made the system far easier for our team to use.
I have been working with the team at Dev Partners for the last 3 years and we have always been impressed with the speed in which they act on things for us, along with the honest open communication. The team are a valuable and vital part of our supply chain.
We've had a program for our business in the electronic security sector that Dev Partners developed and keep up to date. They've never let us down, always there when needed. Thanks Rob and the team.
Dev Partners have been working with us for just over 2 years. They have significantly upgraded and redesigned our existing web platforms, and always deliver a first class service.
Dev Partners helped us build an event website. The team were very knowledgeable, easy to work with and quick to deliver a high quality product.
Working with Dev Partners has been an exceptional experience. Their team is highly skilled, professional, and committed to delivering results. What truly sets them apart is their communication and transparency; we always felt informed, supported, and confident.
We've worked with Dev Partners a few times to support us on bespoke web build tasks. They're very easy to work with, approachable, and explain the detail in a way that's understandable. A great partner for technical issues at sensible prices.
Excellent customer service backed up with solid experience. As a media business we have had five websites built by Dev Partners. I would certainly recommend them.
Found Dev Partners and they were great, nothing too much trouble. They managed to help us with integrating our old existing system with Shopify.
I've worked with Rob and his team off and on for many years and have always found them to be professional, knowledgeable, and best of all, they listen to their clients and deliver what is required.
We have worked with Dev Partners for 7 years and can highly recommend them for their expertise and excellent customer service.
Shopify projects we have delivered
Named clients, real outcomes, not anonymised case studies with metrics we made up.
Motel Rocks · Fashion eCommerce
Shopify to Oracle NetSuite: full retail operation automated
Orders, stock, fulfilment and returns flowing automatically between Shopify and NetSuite. Manual reconciliation eliminated entirely.
Read the case study →AX Paris · Fashion eCommerce
Custom ERP integration for a high-volume fashion brand
Thousands of orders processed automatically with accurate stock and fulfilment data throughout.
Read the case study →Vincent & Barn · Retail
Shopify to FreeAgent invoice automation: zero double-entry
Every Shopify order was being hand-entered into FreeAgent. We automated the whole flow with exact financial figures.
Read the case study →Shopify Development FAQs
Straightforward answers to the questions we get most about custom Shopify development, integrations and store migrations.
Yes. We design and build fully custom Shopify stores and private apps from the ground up, including bespoke themes, integrations and tailored functionality that match your exact workflow.
Absolutely. We’ve integrated Shopify with NetSuite, Peoplevox, Unleashed, Brightpearl, Xero and other platforms to automate stock control, order processing and reporting. We also build custom APIs where needed.
Yes. We handle full migrations from Magento, WooCommerce and Visualsoft, including data transfer, SEO redirects, and training so your team can hit the ground running on Shopify.
It depends on complexity. Smaller Shopify projects take 3–6 weeks, while large-scale builds or integrations can take several months. We provide clear timelines and milestones upfront.
Yes. After launch we offer ongoing support, maintenance and feature updates so your Shopify store continues to evolve as your business grows.
What makes us different to most Shopify agencies
There are a lot of Shopify developers. Here is what actually distinguishes the way we work.
We are a small team and that is the point
When you work with Dev Partners, you are talking directly to the people building your store. Rob and Jason are involved in every project. There is no account management layer, no junior developer handed a brief they did not write, and no offshore team you never meet.
That means faster decisions, cleaner communication, and a team that actually understands what you need because they asked the questions themselves.
- Fully UK-based team: no offshore development
- Rob and Jason directly involved in every project from start to finish
- No cookie-cutter templates: every build is designed for your specific setup
- Ongoing relationship after launch, not just a handoff
- Direct support from the people who built your store
- Shopify Select Partner
Ready to build something that actually fits your business?
Tell us what you are working with and what is not working. We will give you a straight view on what we can do.
Whether you need a full custom build, a performance overhaul, or an integration that connects your Shopify store to the rest of your stack, we will tell you honestly what makes sense and what it would involve.
Common starting points:
- Custom Shopify theme design and build
- Shopify integrations with ERP, accountancy, or fulfilment systems
- Performance and speed optimisation
- App consolidation and technical debt reduction
- Ongoing Shopify development retainer
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Book a free consultation
Tell us about your project and we will come back with an honest view on what makes sense.
