Hi, we are a small web development agency called Applecado based in Hampshire, UK. We specialise in standards compliant, accessible, functional and attractive websites. We love the internet, and want to help improve it where ever possible through use of quality code, design and best-practices. We have over 9 years experience and have excellent knowledge of Content Management Systems, e-Commerce, Emails and all other aspects of the web. We also work with some great freelance designers and successful web agencies in the UK.
In addition to creating beautiful and functional websites, we are just as happy working on your projects. We pride ourselves on our excellent coding skills, and offer a 'silent' service to agencies and designers, taking on their development work or overspill, completing it on time and on budget.
Featured Clients
We work for some great clients, but we can't show them all off. Here's a couple have given us permission.
The non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group, revolutionising the way businesses and the social sector work together.
"It was a great pleasure working with Applecado to build the online platform for Virgin Mobile USA's FREE.I.P. program. At every step of the project they responded quickly to our needs while continuing to deliver a high quality product. Applecado quickly became a company we knew we could rely on".
Marc Humphries - Virgin Unite
"We've been fortunate enough to find Applecado to outsource the over-flow of development work during those busy months. It's very cost effective for us and is a far better solution than many freelancers' "fire and forget" approach to projects. Alex is forming a great development house at Applecado who we can rely on to get the job done and to get it right. We look forward to a long term working relationship".
Ben Bush - Co-Founder of FHOKE
"As a freelance designer, I was relieved to have found a reliable developer in Applecado, who I can send designs to for them to build and have a quick and hassle free experience. Attention to detail is key for me to get the most from my designs and I'm pleased to be working with Applecado".
Aaron Rudd - Founder of Aaron Rudd Creative
Our Services
Design
- Websites
- Logos
- Business Cards
- Flyers
- Holding Pages
Build
- PHP5
- MySQL / PostgreSQL
- Accessible CSS
- Compliant XHTML
- Javascript
Development
- Content Management
- e-Commerce
- RSS Feeds
- Secure Logins
Our websites are built with web standards in mind; rigorously tested and future proofed.
We make websites as intuitive and functional as possible, with ordinary people in mind.
Portfolio
Virgin Mobile FREE.I.P
Virgin Unite hired Applecado to build the online volunteering platform for Virgin Mobile USA’s FREE.I.P program.
The system is totally bespoke, featuring volunteer signups, charity management and login, volunteer project and reward systems, and a complete CMS to manage the content.
The site was designed by 1TrickPony
Deliverables
- Website Build
- System Design and Planning
- Content Management System
- Bespoke Volunteering Platform
- Webserver Management
Reader’s Interiors
Readers Interiors are an independent family business, and have been retailing on the island since 1994. Over the last 16 years they have developed their shop from a factory outlet, selling seconds and overstocks, into an eclectic home shop offering unique and charming products from an international supply base.
The website was designed by Aaron Rudd Creative and is built on our ACMS platform with our own E-Commerce module.
Deliverables
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- E-Commerce Module
- Order and Invoice Management
Ademosite.co.uk
Ademosite is the online demo of our own, in-house produced, CMS - the Applecado Content Management System.
The site can be edited by anyone, and reverts it’s content back to the default text every hour. To log in, visit the site and look in the footer for the login details.
The CMS is our base software, upon which most of our sites are built, saving money for our clients by re-using a solid and reliable framework.
Deliverables
- Web Design
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- Loads of Code
- Auto Backup and Restore
Wines of Uruguay
Wines of Uruguay is a small business supplying wonderful Uruguayan wines to the UK
We created a bespoke e-Commerce system to cater for single bottles or cases to be puchased which was built around a content managed website.
The Wines of Uruguay website was designed by Aaron Rudd Creative
Deliverables
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- e-Commerce
Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce
The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce website was in need of an overhaul and they approached Aaron Rudd to do the work. Aaron asked me to help out and we built a fully content managed website, with user memberships and logins, forums, and a bespoke events and news system.
The Isle of Wight Chamber website was designed by Aaron Rudd Creative
Deliverables
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- Bespoke Member Forums
- Data Import and Exports
Island Food and Gifts
Island food and gifts supply mouth-watering delights and hand picked gifts from the Isle of Wight’s award winning food producers.
Consisting of a simple website with an online shop their customers can choose and order the items they want to give their loved ones easily.
The Island Food and Gifts website was designed by Aaron Rudd Creative
Deliverables
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- e-Commerce
- Bespoke Order Management
SimplyMeiTai
SimplyMeiTai was created by Maria Gingell as an outlet for her handmade “Mei Tai” baby carriers.
The website is fully content managed allowing Maria to update the website herself. The site also functions as a full ecommerce solution, allowing customers to order their carriers at any time of the day. Maria can add pages as she pleases, update her blog whenever she needs, and also manage the products and prices in her shop.
Deliverables
- Web Design
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- E-Commerce System
- Hosting
The Tomato Stall
The Tomato Stall are a company based in the Isle of Wight who bring the freshest, ripest and tastiest organic tomatoes from the Isle of Wight to Farmers’ Markets all across the South of England.
The Tomato Stall’s previous website had no functionality at all, and they wanted something more. We built them a fantastic Content Management System and e-Commerce system, and they immediately started taking online orders!
The Tomato website was designed by Aaron Rudd Creative
Deliverables
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- e-Commerce System
- Website Hosting
- Email Hosting
Medina Innovation Trust
The Medina Innovation Trust provides a local platform to develop and enhance opportunities for young people focused on raising the standards of young peoplels health, education and achievement.
The Medina website was designed by Aaron Rudd Creative
Deliverables
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- Website Hosting
- Email Hosting
Isle of Wight Lottery
The IoW Lottery website is fairly small with basic content managed areas. The site also has a winners database which contains all the previous and current winners and can be managed by the IoW Lottery themselves.
The Lottery website was designed by Aaron Rudd Creative
Deliverables
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- Winners Database
- Web Hosting
- Email Hosting
Christ the King College
CTKC needed a fully content managed website to enable them to keep staff, pupils and potential pupils fully informed and up-to-date with all the news and information about the college.
After being given the initial design, we then set about building the site and creating a content management system.
The CTKC website was designed by Aaron Rudd Creative
Deliverables
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- Video Encoding
Force Racing
Force Racing specialise in made-to-order titanium reproductions and scratch built automotive components, ensuring their parts are functional, ultra-lightweight with incredible strength.
The website is fully content managed allowing the users to edit and alter any page, image or text on the website. The CMS also allows new pages to be added easily and quickly.
Force Racing also needed website and email hosting and we were happy to help.
Deliverables
- Web Design
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- Hosting
Storm Developments
Storm are a VAG tuning workshop, offering aftermarket parts as well as servicing and maintenance.
Their website consists of a simple design, a content mangement system, and an online shop. We designed their site to be easy to use, with the ability to be edited easily and quickly without any prior knowledge of the internet.
Deliverables
- Web Design
- Website Build
- Content Management System
- e-Commerce
Longleys Private Hire
Longleys Private Hire needed a simple website, and only had a small budget. We created an easily editable template for them with a nice clean design. Since building the website, the company has grown massively, and is now one of the most respected private hire companies in Kent.
In addition to the site, the owners needed to be able to edit the site themselves and as they could not afford a CMS we trained them in HTML.
Deliverables
- Web Design
- Website Build
- Training
Turbo Minis
Turbominis was created to cater for classic mini owners who wanted to learn about and build a turbocharged mini. The site is now the primary and largest source of Turbo A-Series information on the internet.
The site was built with it’s users in mind, allowing them to upload images of their cars, have their own blogs, and chat to other users in the forum. The site now gets over 450,000 hits per month.
Deliverables
- Website Design
- Website Build
- Content Mangement System
- Bespoke Forum Software
- Hosting and Email
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