Our Stack · Technologies We Work With
We pick the right tool. Not our favourite one.
Some agencies build everything in the same framework regardless of whether it fits. We match the technology to the problem. Laravel for complex applications, Shopify for ecommerce, WordPress when it genuinely makes sense, CodeIgniter when speed matters more than scale.
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Everything we actively build with
Not a list of things we have touched. A list of things we use in production for clients right now.
Laravel
Complex applications, APIs, bespoke platforms
CodeIgniter
Lean web apps where speed of delivery matters
WordPress
Custom plugins, themes and back-office integrations
Shopify
Custom builds, ERP integrations, migrations
CoreCRM
Our own CRM platform, in production since 2011
COBOL
Legacy modernisation and migration specialists
MySQL / MariaDB
Relational databases for most production systems
AWS / Cloudflare
Cloud hosting, CDN, and infrastructure
React / JavaScript
Frontend interfaces, SPAs, and interactive tooling
PHP
The language underneath most of what we build
Laravel
Laravel is our primary choice for complex bespoke applications. It has a mature ecosystem, sensible conventions, and the flexibility to handle anything from a REST API serving a mobile app to a full back-office system processing thousands of records a day. We have used it to build ERP-style systems, custom CRMs, data pipelines, and back-office platforms for some of the UK's best-known fashion brands.
The reason we reach for Laravel on complex projects is maintainability. Code written to Laravel's conventions is readable, testable, and handable to any competent PHP developer. That matters when you are building something your business is going to rely on for years.
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter is lightweight, fast, and gets out of the way. For projects where you need a web application up and running quickly without the overhead of a full framework, it is often the right call. We use it for internal tools, lightweight APIs, and web applications where performance and simplicity matter more than architectural elegance.
It also has a significant advantage when maintaining existing CodeIgniter systems. A large number of business-critical web applications were built on CodeIgniter in the 2010s and are still running. We maintain and extend many of them, and we know how to do it properly rather than bolting on hacks to make things work.
WordPress
WordPress powers around 40% of the web for good reason. It is flexible, well-supported, and capable of handling far more than the typical brochure site. The gap most businesses hit is not a WordPress limitation, it is an agency limitation. Most WordPress developers work within what themes and off-the-shelf plugins can do. We write custom plugins and themes, and we build integrations that connect WordPress to systems outside the standard connector library.
Where WordPress makes most sense for us: publishers and content-heavy sites needing bespoke editorial workflows, businesses that need WordPress connected to a CRM or back-office system via API, and any project where the client team needs to manage content without developer involvement day to day.
Shopify Select Partner
Shopify is our ecommerce platform of choice for mid-market retailers. The platform itself is excellent: it handles the infrastructure so you can focus on selling. Where we add value is in the gap between what Shopify does out of the box and what growing retailers actually need: custom pricing logic, multi-warehouse inventory management, ERP connections, wholesale portals, and platform migrations that do not lose years of accumulated search rankings.
As a Shopify Select Partner, one of a small number certified at this level in the UK, we have a track record across complex Shopify builds for fashion brands including AX Paris, Motel Rocks, and Chi Chi London. ShopFlow, our own inventory and order management platform, sits alongside Shopify for retailers who need ERP-level functionality without ERP-level cost.
CoreCRM Dev Partners Product
CoreCRM is a CRM platform we built because none of the off-the-shelf options did what we needed without unnecessary complexity and cost. It has been running our own business since 2011, and we deploy it as the foundation for client CRM projects where speed of delivery and a proven codebase matter.
The commercial case for CoreCRM on client projects is straightforward: the core infrastructure is already built and battle-tested. Rather than starting from scratch or paying for Salesforce or HubSpot licences for functionality you do not use, clients get a working CRM foundation that we customise for their specific workflows. The hard work has been done. You pay for the customisation, not the rebuild.
COBOL and Legacy Systems
To be clear: we are not recommending COBOL. Nobody is building new systems in COBOL and neither are we. But a significant amount of genuinely critical business infrastructure still runs on it, and the organisations running it face a real problem: the systems work, the people who built them have retired, and migrating away carries serious risk if you do not know what you are doing.
We have genuine COBOL expertise, which is rarer than most agencies claim. We assess existing systems, extract and document the business logic buried inside them, and plan and execute migrations to modern infrastructure without losing the decades of domain knowledge baked into the original code. The goal is always to get you off the legacy system, but done properly rather than in a way that breaks things nobody knew were running.
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.
Not sure which technology fits your project?
Tell us what you are trying to build and we will tell you what we would reach for and why.
We do not push clients toward technologies we happen to be comfortable with. If a project is better served by something outside our stack, we say so. If it is a good fit for what we do, we will be direct about that too.
A few questions worth answering first:
- What does the system need to do that your current setup cannot?
- What other systems does it need to connect to?
- Who will be maintaining it after we build it?
- What does the timeline and budget look like?
Calls are typically 30 to 45 minutes. We reply to all enquiries within one working day.
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