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Benchmark redesigned and implemented our new website which not only looks great but is also incredibly easy to update. This work also included the design and build of a very complex booking system. We are delighted with both the website and the booking system and we are very happy to recommend Dan and his talented team
Dominic Carolan
Managing Director, Skyline Events
Custom Laravel Development
We develop custom Laravel applications including booking engines, membership platforms and lead generation systems. These bespoke applications deliver seamless integration to third party systems including payment gateways, accounting software and CRMs among many others.
The benefits of a custom web app are numerous. Being able to design the application from the ground up means that the data structure and user experience are fully customised to your requirements from the start. In this way, they’re also highly performant and can be scaled to grow with your business as the amount of data and number of transactions grows.
Bespoke application development provides the opportunity to create fully functional yet streamlined web applications. A bespoke project allows a detailed investigation of users’ requirements and delivers on these with no bloat and no third party restrictions.
Examples of custom web applications
One of the most common implementations of a custom web application is to extend or complement the functionality of a website. Custom booking engines can take a customer from a content managed website to a bespoke booking funnel where the booking experience is optimised for conversion. Integrations with popular payment gateways such as Stripe allow customers to pay quickly and conveniently while invoices are generated in accounting software like Xero.
A lead generation system can capture enquiry data and process it. Custom integration with third party APIs allows data to flow into CRMs like Hubspot, email marketing systems like Mailchimp and more. More complex membership platforms can bring all of this functionality and more to the table. Users can login and interact with the site in numerous ways, whether they’re managing profiles, making purchases or becoming part of a community.
Why build your web app with Laravel?
Laravel is an open-source PHP-based web application framework designed for building custom web applications. It’s a framework rather than a platform, so it doesn’t give you any kind of functionality out of the box like you’d get with publishing platforms such as WordPress. Instead, think of it more like a toolkit with which developers can create all sorts of complex and exciting functionality.
Using a framework such as Laravel streamlines the development of common systems such as authentication allowing developers to focus on creating the custom functionality that will power your application. It also ensures a consistent code structure that makes it perfect for teams to collaborate with. Laravel’s popularity also means it has a thriving development community behind it, so you’re never locked into a single developer or agency.
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A fully customised membership platform
Create a platform through which members can interact with your business and each other. Allow paid members to manage their services, access privileged content or update their profile that appears on your site.
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A streamlined booking experience
Create a streamlined and lightweight booking system that converts visitors into customers with a refined user experience. Push and pull information to and from third party data sources to automate your business.
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Seamless integration with third party platforms
Integrate with leading payment gateways like Stripe and Checkout.com, then communicate customer data and other interactions to your CRM to ensure you have a complete picture of your business.
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Lead generation
Handle your enquiry queue with a bespoke lead generation dashboard. Keep track of incoming leads and outgoing communications then push data to your existing business systems such as a CRM to give each team member a clear picture of their current assignments.
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Our Capabilities
Our custom development services are designed to be fully flexible. We can offer a full end-to-end service, from initial consultancy, research and wireframing through to design, development and ongoing hosting, support and maintenance. We can also work from third party wireframes and designs and hand over the finished product for an internal or third party team to maintain.
UX and Design
We create high fidelity wireframes to chart the experience of your key user types through the new website, ensuring content is structured and laid out in an intuitive way.
Development
Our development practices focus on creating fully responsive sites to the latest standards with an emphasis on clean, sustainable and flexible code that enables growth into the future.
Integration
We’re experienced in seamless integrations with third party CRMs and ecommerce system, from Salesforce to Shopify along websites on CMS platforms including WordPress.
Hosting and Infrastructure
Our fully managed hosting and maintenance packages provide total peace of mind that the uptime and security of your website are being monitored and maintained by an experienced team.
Why Benchmark?
We combine technical excellence with a unique empathy to deliver meaningful solutions that last.
Small by Design
We’re a boutique agency with a wealth of experience backed with the honesty and accountability of an owner-run business.
We deliver lasting digital solutions that our clients can understand and have confidence in. We forge strong relationships based on trust and delivering time and time again.
A Dedicated Team
In this increasingly complex digital landscape, we believe that clients should be able to work directly with experts in their respective fields.
All of our development work is done in-house and if we recommend working with a partner, we’ll be clear who we’re working with and what expertise they bring.
Experience and Empathy
You will always get in-depth technical knowledge you can rely on delivered in an understandable and actionable way.
We are a business of doers. From the code we write to the infrastructure you’ll need to grow, we have a depth of technical knowledge communicated with unique clarity.
Our Specialities
WordPress Websites
With over 18 years' experience of working with WordPress, we are experts at harnessing its power to craft high quality websites that are intuitive to navigate and easy to manage.
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Bespoke Web Applications
We use the Laravel framework to design and develop a wide array of custom web applications including bespoke membership platforms, complex booking engines and more.
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Ecommerce Websites
We work with popular platforms including WooCommerce and Shopify to create bespoke ecommerce websites that provide clients will full control of their online shopfront.
Find out moreOur Services
All of our services are flexible and explained in clear unambiguous language. We can work on a one-off project or provide longterm support as an extension of your in-house team.
We use data and conduct comprehensive audits to help you identify and understand potential opportunities for your business.
We design high quality user experiences and deliver stunning visuals to leave a lasting impression on your users and ensure tangible results.
We write clean, high quality code from scratch to deliver reliable digital solutions that will scale with your business.