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About Skyloom WebA digital engineering studio built around accountability.
We formed Skyloom Web because too many good organisations were being let down by the same three failures: vague scopes, disappearing suppliers and websites nobody maintained. Everything about how we work is designed to remove those risks.
We treat a website as infrastructure, not a campaign.
A brochure site that looks good for six months and then decays is not a business asset. The platforms we build are documented, tested, monitored and improved — the same standard you would apply to any other operational system you depend on.
That means we say no to work we cannot do well, we quote honestly even when a lower number would win the job, and we stay involved after launch. Four out of five of our clients remain on a care plan, which is the metric we judge ourselves by.
Four commitments we put in writing
These are not aspirations on a wall. Each one appears as a clause in every contract we sign.
Scope before code
Nothing is built until deliverables, revisions, assumptions and dates are agreed in a document you have signed. Ambiguity is where projects go wrong.
Senior people only
The engineer who scopes your project is the engineer who builds it. We do not sell senior expertise and deliver junior output.
Measured, not asserted
Performance, accessibility and SEO targets are set at kick-off and verified before launch. If a build misses them, we fix it at our cost.
No lock-in, ever
Code, hosting, domains and third-party accounts are in your name from day one. If you leave, we hand over everything, documented, free of charge.
Five stages, each with a sign-off point
You always know what stage the project is in, what is expected of you, and what happens next.
Discover
Stakeholder workshops, analytics review, competitor benchmarking and a clear definition of commercial success.
Architect
Sitemap, content model, technical stack selection and a written scope with milestones, costs and dependencies.
Design
Wireframes through to a full design system and clickable prototype — signed off before production code begins.
Engineer
Two-week sprints on a staging environment with weekly demos, peer code review and automated testing.
Launch & Care
Migration, QA, redirect and SEO safeguards, team training — then ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement.
A deliberately small studio of specialists
Skyloom Web is a senior-only team spanning strategy, product design, front-end and back-end engineering, DevOps and search. We stay small on purpose: it is the only way to guarantee that the people you meet are the people who do the work.
Strategy & Discovery
Requirements, content architecture and commercial framing before a single pixel is drawn.
Product & UI Design
Design systems, accessibility and conversion-led interface work.
Engineering
WordPress, Next.js, Laravel and integration work to production standards.
DevOps & Security
Hosting architecture, CI/CD, hardening, monitoring and incident response.
Three engagement models
Fixed-scope project
A defined build with agreed deliverables, milestones and a firm price. The right fit for websites, stores and clearly bounded applications.
- Written scope and dates
- Milestone-based invoicing
- Post-launch support window
Ongoing retainer
A monthly allocation of design and engineering capacity for organisations that are continuously improving their platform.
- Reserved monthly hours
- Prioritised backlog
- Quarterly roadmap reviews
Advisory & audit
Independent senior review of an existing platform, an in-flight project or a supplier proposal — with a written, costed recommendation.
- Technical & security audit
- Vendor and proposal review
- Architecture consultation
A short conversation is usually enough to know whether we are the right studio.
Bring your objectives, your constraints and any history with previous suppliers. We will be direct about what we would do, what it would cost and whether we are the best people to do it.