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From Gravesend, and we'll say so

Custom Software Developers in Hampshire

We're a Kent firm, not a Hampshire one, and you should weigh that however you like. We've been building custom software in Gravesend since 2011, and we work with Hampshire businesses remotely.

Talk to Rob and Jaseor ring 01474 639 089

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

A word on who's really local

Look for bespoke software in Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Basingstoke or Fareham and you'll find a lot of location pages written by firms based elsewhere. There's nothing wrong with working remotely. We do it ourselves, so we can hardly object.

The problem is only ever the pretence. If a supplier is vague about something as checkable as its own address, be a bit more careful about the rest of what it tells you.

Hampshire does have genuine software firms around Southampton and the Solent. If being down the road matters most to you, tell us and we'll say so honestly.

Why you'd pick us anyway.

Integration. Connecting software to ERPs, warehouse systems, accounts packages and other people's APIs is our strongest suit, and it's less common than you'd think.

Everything's written in-house by experienced developers, with no offshore team, no account managers, and no handover from the person who scoped it to someone you've never met.

Who we tend to help

  • Retail and wholesale

    Orders, stock and accounts that should agree with each other, and don't.

  • Logistics

    Warehouse, picking and despatch systems built around how the operation really works.

  • Manufacturing

    Job tracking, scheduling and stock, in place of spreadsheets and habit.

  • Publishing and media

    Where we started, and we've done a lot of it.

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.
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What we build for Hampshire 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 we've worked with in Hampshire

Our nearest Hampshire client is in Romsey, about seven miles north-west of Southampton.

  • A critical power and battery business in Romsey

    It came to us for a complete turnkey solution, from project management through to development.

  • A port terminal and warehousing operator in Northfleet

    Not Hampshire, but close to home for anyone round the port. We redesigned and modernised its warehouse management system.

Near the port? See custom software in Southampton.

Is remote really a problem?

Sometimes. The one thing you can't do well on a video call is watch how a warehouse or a shop floor really runs. So we'll come down for that, for the workshop where we agree what's being built, and for go-live.

The rest is calls, screen shares and short, regular updates. You'll have one of us on the phone throughout. Then we stay and look after it.

Questions from Hampshire businesses

  • Do you have a Hampshire office?

    No, and we won't claim one. We're in Gravesend, Kent.

  • 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.

  • How do you price?

    It's fixed before work starts, in two-week steps, so you only ever commit to the next one.

  • 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 we'd do first

Talk to you, then come and look. Half an hour watching how goods come in, or how a job moves through the office, tells us more than any specification.

From there we'd pick the one process costing you the most and fix that first. It's a two-week step at a fixed price, so you can see how we work before you commit to anything bigger.

If you already have a system, we'll read it before we suggest anything. Most of the time the right answer is to make it safe and improve it a piece at a time, while the business carries on using it.

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.

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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.

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