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Just across the Thames

Custom Software Developers in Essex

We're in Gravesend, right on the Essex border with only the river in the way. We work throughout the county, from Chelmsford and Colchester to Braintree, Harlow and Southend.

You'll be talking to one of us, not a salesperson.

What Essex businesses come to us with

A distributor near Wickford or Basildon who's outgrown a spreadsheet-and-email process. A professional services firm in Chelmsford that needs something its packaged tools can't do. A retailer around Southend who wants orders, stock and accounts to talk to each other at last.

The common thread is that off-the-shelf software has run out of road. We find the point where it's costing you most, and we fix that first.

Who we've worked with around here

Without the names, here's a flavour of the work on or near your side of the Thames.

  • An Essex professional services business

    Came to us after ongoing issues and delays with its previous developers. We took over all of its websites and bespoke software.

  • A catering equipment hire company in Barking

    We linked its catering database to a new website.

  • A port terminal and warehousing operator in Northfleet

    Across the river. We redesigned and modernised its warehouse management system.

None of them started with a blank sheet of paper. There was a system already, it mostly worked, and the job was fixing the parts that didn't.

After ongoing issues and delays with our previous developers, we brought in Rob and Jason to take over all our websites and bespoke software. What a breath of fresh air.
PSS Project Skills Solutions

Start smaller than you think.

The most expensive software projects are the ones that try to do everything at once. Pick the one process causing the most pain and sort that out first.

You'll see a return before you commit to anything bigger, and you'll know whether we're any good. That's why we work in two-week steps with a fixed price for each.

What we build for Essex businesses

  • Order and warehouse systems

    Stock, picking, despatch and delivery tracking, built for how your warehouse really runs.

  • Custom CRM

    Built around how you manage accounts, pipeline or cases, not how a vendor assumes you do.

  • Workflow tools

    Job management, scheduling, quoting and sign-off, so the process stops living in one person's head.

  • Integrations

    The packages you already run, joined up so nobody retypes anything. If it has an API, we can connect it.

  • Old systems, moved on

    Ageing databases, Access, COBOL and early PHP brought up to date without stopping the business.

  • Reporting

    Figures that are always current, instead of someone spending half a day in spreadsheets.

Who you'd be working with

Rob and Jase, plus a small in-house team. Everything's written here in the UK, with no offshore team and no account managers. Most of it runs remotely, and the Dartford Crossing puts most of South Essex within easy reach when being in the room helps.

In Wickford? There's a page just for you.

Questions from Essex businesses

  • Are you based in Essex?

    No, Gravesend in Kent. On a clear day we can nearly see you.

  • We've already got a system. Do we have to replace it?

    Usually not. We'd read what you've got first and tell you honestly what's worth keeping.

  • Do you work with smaller firms?

    Yes. Start with one process and fix that, so a small business sees a return before anything larger.

  • What happens after it goes live?

    We look after it: fixes, improvements, security updates and hosting, from the people who know your code.

  • How do we start?

    Tell us what's going on. It goes straight to Rob and Jase, and the first chat is free.

What usually goes wrong

Most Essex firms we talk to aren't short of software. They've got an accounts package, a CRM someone chose years ago, and a shared spreadsheet that holds it all together. The trouble is the gaps between them.

So orders get typed in twice, stock figures don't match, and the person who knows how it all fits together is the one person you can't afford to lose. Those gaps cost more than anyone realises, because the cost is spread thinly across everybody's week.

Fixing them usually doesn't mean replacing anything. We connect what you've got, build the missing piece, and take out the manual steps.

Taking on what someone else built

If your developer has left or your agency has gone quiet, don't panic. Here's what to do first. We've taken on plenty of other people's code. We read it, tell you the truth about it and carry on from there.

Photos of Rob and Jason, who run Dev Partners

Hello, you get us

Rob on the left, Jase on the right. No sales team and no account managers. One of us is on every job, from the first chat to long after it goes live, and the people writing your code sit in the same small team.

Meet everyone

Tell us what you've got

It goes straight to Rob and Jase. You'll hear back from one of us, usually the same day, and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right people.

Just want it checked? Code audit, £250 + VAT