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Web design studio · Cwmbran

Websites that bring the work in.

We design, write and build fast websites for South Wales businesses, set them up to be found locally, and look after them afterwards. The people who build it still answer the phone years later.

kaktusvans.co.uk
The Kaktus adventure vans website, designed and built by the studio
The Kaktus customer portal on a phone, showing a van build in progress
Customer portal
Based in CwmbranDesign, words & build in-houseClick it before it goes live

Recent sites for SlickSkins, Cymru Dental, Doulton, Remap Centre & Vantage Systems.

What we do

Websites, built and looked after.

One studio for the design, the words, the build and everything after launch. No hand-offs, no page builder, no support queue.

Why us

Built properly, then looked after.

Design, words and build in one place

The same people design it, write it and code it. Nothing gets lost between a designer, a copywriter and a developer who have never met.

You click it before you sign it off

You get a real build to click through in your own browser and on your own phone. Not a flat mockup you have to picture. Nothing goes live until you're happy.

Fast and accessible as standard

Light builds that load quickly on whatever phone your customers have, tested against accessibility standards as we go rather than patched at the end.

Local, and we answer

Based in Cwmbran, working with businesses across Torfaen, Newport, Cardiff and beyond. The people who built it are the people who pick up the phone, two years on.

Recent work

Real businesses, live on the web.

See all our work

Got a site that isn't pulling its weight?

Tell us what it has to do. We'll say straight what's worth doing, what isn't, and roughly what it costs.

In their words

What clients say.

“It's not just a site. I've got the customer portal, the CRM behind it, and automatic update emails fire whenever I move a job through stages. I'm not chasing my own diary anymore.”
SlickSkins
Wraps, tints & PPF
“The AI handles the first conversation now. It works out the car, quotes the standard jobs and books them in, and only passes me the tricky ones. I'm not the constraint any more, which means we can take on a lot more than I could ever answer myself.”
Remap Centre
ECU remapping
“Brokers in our space still use templated WordPress sites. Ours actually converts - we had three inbound enquiries the week it went live.”
Doulton Bridging Finance
Finance brokerage

How it works

From first call to live.

  1. 01

    Scope & quote

    A quick call or message. We get clear on the job the site has to do, then come back with a clear from-price quote. Free, no obligation.

  2. 02

    Clickable preview

    A real build to click through in your own browser, rather than a picture of one. Then we change what you want changed.

  3. 03

    Built & tested

    Designed, written and built in one place. Fast, accessible and tested before real customers arrive.

  4. 04

    Looked after

    A direct line to the people who built it. A change, a new page or a fix: same number, same team.

Common questions

Straight answers.

How much does a website cost?

It depends on what it has to do. A focused landing page is a different job to a multi-page site with bookings or a shop. Tell us what you need and we'll come back with a clear from-price quote, not a vague range, and no obligation.

How long does it take?

Focused landing pages usually go live in days, not weeks. Bigger multi-page sites and platforms take longer, and you get a clear timeline after a short scoping call. Most of the wait on any site is content, so if your words and photos are ready, say so.

Can I see it before it goes live?

Always. You get a real build to click through in your own browser and on your own phone, then we change what you want changed. Nothing goes live until you've signed it off.

I haven't got the words or the photos. Is that a problem?

No. Writing the copy is part of the job, and it starts with a conversation about the business rather than a form to fill in. For photos we'll tell you what's worth getting and use your own work where we can, not stock.

Do I own the site?

Yes. The content and the domain are yours, with no lock-in. If you ever move on, we hand them over cleanly.

Do you only work with South Wales businesses?

No. We're in Cwmbran and most clients are across Torfaen, Newport, Cardiff and Gwent, which makes a face-to-face easy. But a website doesn't need a site visit, and we build for businesses anywhere in the UK.

All questions

Tell us what your site needs to do.

Tell us what the site has to do and who it's for. We'll come back with a clear quote and a straight answer. No pushy follow-up.

Based in Cwmbran · Working across South Wales and the UK