Web Development · PHP & LAMP · Kent-based · No Offshore
Web Development
PHP and LAMP experts using Laravel, CodeIgniter, and WordPress. Websites, web applications, and integrations built to work properly, without unnecessary complexity and without offshore development.
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Web development that fits how your business actually works
Most web development agencies build websites. We build whatever the job requires: websites, applications, back-office systems, integrations, and tools that your team uses every day. The brief defines the output, not a product list.
Bespoke websites
Content-driven sites built to perform, not just look good. Fast, properly structured for search, and built to be maintained without calling us every time something changes.
Custom web applications
Multi-user applications, operational platforms, and back-office systems built around how your business works rather than around what an off-the-shelf product can be configured to do.
API integrations
Systems that need to talk to each other: CRM, ERP, accounting platforms, ecommerce systems, warehouse tools. Clean, reliable integrations rather than manual workarounds.
Ecommerce development
Shopify builds and back-office integrations for retailers who need more than a theme. ERP connections, 3PL integrations, and custom workflows for high-volume operations.
CRM and CMS systems
Custom CRM built on CoreCRM for businesses that have outgrown generic tools. WordPress builds for publishers and content-led organisations that need something more than a template.
Responsive design
Everything we build works properly on every device. Mobile performance is a requirement from the start, not a checkbox at the end of the project.
The technologies we build with
We pick the right tool for each project. Every technology below is something we use daily in production, with clients who depend on it.
Laravel
Complex applications and bespoke platforms
Our primary choice for complex bespoke applications. Mature ecosystem, excellent API handling, and the flexibility to build anything from a REST API to a full back-office platform. Used across our largest and most complex client projects.
Laravel developmentCodeIgniter
Lean web applications, fast turnaround
Lightweight, pragmatic, and fast to develop with. Our choice when a project needs a clean web application without the overhead of a full framework. We also maintain and extend many existing CodeIgniter systems for clients on long-term support arrangements.
CodeIgniter developmentWordPress
Custom plugins, themes, and API integrations
Custom WordPress development rather than configuring what already exists. Bespoke plugins, custom themes, and integration with external systems via API. Particularly strong for publishers, membership organisations, and businesses with complex editorial requirements.
WordPress developmentShopify
Select Partner · Custom builds and ERP integrations
Shopify Select Partners. Custom themes, bespoke functionality, and ERP integrations for mid-market retailers. Clients include AX Paris, Motel Rocks, and Chi Chi London. We go well beyond what themes and apps allow.
Shopify developmentCoreCRM
Our own CRM platform, in production since 2011
We built our own CRM because nothing else did what we needed. CoreCRM has been running Dev Partners since 2011. We deploy it as the foundation for client CRM projects: proven infrastructure, your budget goes on customisation rather than rebuilding solved problems.
Custom CRM solutionsPHP, MySQL, AWS
The foundation everything runs on
Everything we build runs on PHP with MySQL or MariaDB for data, hosted on AWS with Cloudflare for performance and security. Stable, well-understood, and maintainable by any competent developer. We also use React and JavaScript for front-end interfaces where needed.
See all technologiesFrom brief to built
The same process whether you are building a small internal tool or a complex multi-system application.
Analysis
We review your current setup and understand what you actually need, not what looks like what you need. If the right answer is simpler than you expected, we say so.
Design
A solution designed around your workflows and your team. The architecture is agreed and signed off before any code is written. No surprises mid-build.
Build
Every line of code written by our UK-based team. Iterative and visible throughout. You see progress as it happens and can steer the project in real time.
Launch and beyond
We handle deployment, train your team, and stay available after launch. Most clients are on a support retainer because software evolves and we are still there when it does.
What being based in Kent actually means
30 minutes from London. Significantly less expensive than London.
We are based in Gravesend, Kent, 30 minutes from central London by train. Our clients include major national and international names, and the work we do competes with London agencies on quality. Where we differ is cost: we carry the overheads of a Kent business, not a London W1 address.
That difference matters. A London agency at London rates for a medium-complexity web application can be two to three times the cost of the same project from us. The code is the same. The team experience is comparable. The billing address is what changes the price.
- Fully UK-based team: no offshore, no subcontracting
- Direct access to Rob and Jason, the people who run the projects
- Gravesend office: 30 minutes from central London, easy to visit
- We work with clients across Kent, London, and the wider UK
- Serving businesses since 2008
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.
Meet Rob & Jason
The Founders of Dev Partners
Dev Partners was founded by Rob Sherwood and Jason Wheeler to help businesses solve real-world problems with smarter software. Based in Gravesend, Kent, we bring decades of combined experience in media, publishing, aviation and eCommerce. We have seen how messy systems can hold companies back.
Our mission is simple. Cut through the noise, analyse your processes, and build software that actually fits the way you work. When you work with Dev Partners, you work directly with us. No layers of account managers, just two founders who care about getting it right.
Web development questions
The questions we get most often from businesses looking for a web developer.
We build bespoke web applications, custom websites, API integrations, CRM systems, ecommerce back-office systems, and content management solutions. Our core stack is PHP on a LAMP foundation, using Laravel for complex applications, CodeIgniter for lean builds, and WordPress for content-driven sites. We also build on Shopify for ecommerce clients and are a Shopify Select Partner.
Both. We build everything from content-driven websites to complex multi-user web applications handling thousands of transactions per day. The distinction matters less than understanding what you need the system to do. We scope from requirements, not from a product menu.
PHP is not old technology. It powers a significant proportion of the web including systems at enormous scale. Combined with Laravel or CodeIgniter it is a modern, well-maintained, and highly capable stack. More importantly, it has an enormous developer pool, long-term platform support, and a track record of stability that newer frameworks cannot match.
The systems we build need to work reliably for years. That means choosing technology that will be well-supported in five years, that any competent developer can maintain, and that does not require rebuilding when a framework deprecates a major version. PHP meets all of those requirements. Many newer alternatives do not.
Yes. API integration is a core part of what we do. We connect web applications to CRM systems, ERP platforms, accounting software, ecommerce platforms, warehouse management systems, payment gateways, and third-party data sources. If a system has an API, we can connect to it. If it does not, we can often find another route via webhooks, file exchange, or direct database access.
Yes. Dev Partners is based in Gravesend, Kent, 30 minutes from central London. Our team is UK-based and in-house. We work with clients across Kent, London, and the wider UK, and travel to meet clients where it is useful to do so.
In practice, the work is identical. We work with clients across the UK and the quality of output has nothing to do with postcode. The practical difference is cost: London agencies carry higher overheads, which feed into their rates. We are 30 minutes from central London, work with major national clients including Telegraph Media Group and Hearst Communications, and price at a level that reflects our actual costs rather than a London W1 address.
Got a web development project? Let's talk.
Tell us what you need built and we will give you a straight view on what it involves.
Whether you need a new website, a web application, a system integration, or help extending something that already exists, we will tell you honestly what makes sense and what it would cost.
Common starting points:
- New website or web application from scratch
- Improving or extending an existing system
- Connecting systems that do not talk to each other
- Custom WordPress plugin or theme development
- Ongoing development support retainer
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