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Arise

We're a specialist web development agency building custom WordPress and WooCommerce applications for brands who see their website as serious infrastructure, not a template.

Unlike agencies relying on off-the-shelf themes and heavy third-party plugins, we architect lightweight, high-performance, fully bespoke sites and stores from the ground up using Timber (Twig) and Advanced Custom Fields (ACF Pro). This is a considered, engineering-led approach suited to builds where the complexity and ambition genuinely go beyond what an off-the-shelf theme can support.

Custom Theme Engineering. Zero-bloat architectures built on Timber/Twig, engineered for exceptional Core Web Vitals, fast checkout and page performance, and full flexibility as the business grows.

Complex Integrations. Seamless API, ERP, CRM, and custom middleware work, covering everything from B2B portals and membership systems to multi-store and multi-site setups.

Replatforming & Technical Refactoring. Migrating sites off legacy monoliths and cleaning up bloated WordPress or WooCommerce databases to keep performance solid under peak load.

We act as the primary technical build team for ambitious brands, in-house tech leads, and peer design agencies who need a robust, maintainable custom build partner for projects that demand real engineering, not a page builder.

Application Development, eCommerce, Migration Support, Content & Email Marketing, Pay-per-click Advertising, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media, Web Design & Development, Website Maintenance
$10,000–$50,000
Sheffield, United Kingdom

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TLW Global — Ground-Up Ecommerce Rebuild for Performance, UX & Conversions

TLW Global came to us for routine maintenance, but their existing site, built by another agency, was bogged down by bloated code that made even basic changes slow and difficult. We rebuilt the entire ecommerce platform from the ground up, focused on scalability and speed. The new site includes a bespoke product configurator, a custom loyalty hub, streamlined checkout, and a progressive web app for a native-feeling mobile experience. The rebuild preserved all existing data and was delivered over six months with regular progress meetings, and the client called it a transformation from "a reactive platform with ongoing issues to a modern, fully functional site.

Billington Holdings PLC — One Platform, Eight Sites, Zero Headaches

Billington Holdings, a publicly listed structural steel and construction group, was running eight separate subsidiary websites on WPBakery - each requiring a seven-page internal SOP just to change a banner. We rebuilt all eight onto a single WordPress Multisite platform with one codebase and one login, replacing WPBakery with a custom theme built on structured content blocks. Each subsidiary retains its own branding while the marketing team now makes updates, that once took hours, in under a minute, with no developer or documentation required. The result: 100+ hours saved in editing time per year, and a business that finally looks and runs like one coherent group.

West One Lettings — A Custom-Built Platform to Unify Multiple Services and Automate Property Listing

West One Lettings was manually re-entering property data across three separate systems; their CRM, website, and Rightmove, every time a listing changed, across three distinct businesses (student, residential, and commercial lettings) with no unified brand. We built a custom platform integrating Property Hive as the bridge between their CRM and website, so listings now flow automatically through to Rightmove with no manual intervention. A single homepage routes visitors into the right experience — students see price per person per week, professionals see monthly rent, commercial visitors filter by size and type. Only one fix was needed in the first three months post-launch, and the platform has handled 180+ enquiries since going live.

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