Locations
Your Local Web Design Company in Gloucester
From the Docks and Gloucester Quays to The Forum in the heart of the city, we help Gloucester businesses win online with fast, SEO-led websites, mobile apps and custom software. As a team based in Gloucester, we know the local market and build platforms that turn visitors into customers.
Overview
A Gloucester web design studio you can actually visit
Smart Designs is based at The Forum on Cathedral Walk, in the middle of Gloucester. When you hire us you are dealing with the people who plan, design and build your site, and you can sit down with them in the city rather than on a call to another region.
Most of our work starts with a business that has outgrown its website: it looks dated next to competitors, it is slow on a phone, enquiries arrive by three different routes, or the team is re-typing the same details into spreadsheets. We design and build the public website, and where it helps we go further — booking and quote systems, customer portals, dashboards and the automation that joins them up.
We work with businesses across Gloucestershire: Gloucester city, Quedgeley, Hucclecote, Churchdown, Tewkesbury, the Forest of Dean, and our neighbours in Cheltenham, Stroud and the Cotswolds.
Services
What we build for Gloucester businesses
Website design and build
Bespoke, mobile-first websites with a clear page structure for your services and locations, fast load times and enquiry routes that land in one place. No page builders or locked-in templates.
Website design and branding →Web development: apps and customer portals
Installable web apps for bookings, quotes, deposits, job tracking or client logins — built on the same brand and codebase as your website.
Web app and platform development →Automation and integrations
Connect your website to the tools you already use, so an enquiry creates the CRM record, the follow-up email and the task without anyone copying it across.
Workflow automation →Custom software and dashboards
Internal tools for teams that have outgrown spreadsheets: job management, compliance records, reporting dashboards and role-based access.
Custom software and SaaS →Search foundations from day one
Page titles, headings, internal links, structured data, redirects from your old URLs and Search Console set up at launch, so the new site does not lose what the old one had earned.
Hosting and support
Managed hosting, SSL, backups and changes after launch, with one local team to contact.
Process
How we deliver
Plan
A discovery call and a written scope: what the site or platform must do, who it is for, which pages and integrations it needs, and what it will cost before any work starts.
Design
Page structure, copy direction and visual design for desktop and mobile, with search foundations (page titles, headings, internal links, schema) planned in from the start.
Build
A component-based build you can review on a private preview link as it progresses, with accessibility and page speed checked before launch.
Launch
Domain, hosting, SSL, redirects from any old URLs, analytics and Search Console set up, then a final check across devices before go-live.
Support
Managed hosting, updates and changes after launch, with one team to contact when something needs adding or fixing.
Work
Gloucester businesses we have built for
Every project below is live, and every one of these clients trades in Gloucester: a gate automation installer at Innsworth, a cosmetic studio on Bristol Road, a laundrette on Barton Street and a mobile mechanic. R&R Gates on Calton Road is another Gloucester client. Our work for businesses elsewhere in the UK is on the work page.
Complete Gate Automation
Gloucester · Innsworth, GL3
Public website plus an internal operations platform: engineer workflows, live job management, CRM tooling and Tradify integrations in one system.
Visit completegates.co.uk ↗Eleven Studio
Gloucester · Bristol Road, GL1
Cosmetic studio platform with automated bookings, Stripe deposits, treatment workflows and admin dashboard tooling.
Visit elevenstudio.co.uk ↗Gloucester Wash & Dry
Gloucester · Barton Street, GL1
Laundrette platform built for local discovery: live opening hours, click to call, directions, a service breakdown and a separate staff sign in.
Visit gloswashdry.com ↗Greg Mobile
Gloucester · Newark Road, GL1
Booking platform for a mobile mechanic service: appointment scheduling, service management and a fully responsive experience.
Visit greg-mobile.co.uk ↗Nearby locations
Web design across our region
Stay connected
Plan your next sprint
Web design & branding systems
Component libraries, conversion-first pages and visual identities built to scale.
Explore →App & platform development
Product strategy, UX and engineering for mobile, web and platform builds.
Explore →Software & SaaS solutions
Automation, dashboards and cloud architecture for modern SaaS teams.
Explore →Visit or connect
Visit Smart Designs at The Forum, Gloucester
We are in Office 1.15 at The Forum, the office building on Cathedral Walk in Gloucester city centre, a short walk from the bus and rail stations.
Book a discovery call first and we will arrange a time to meet at the office, at your premises in Gloucestershire, or on a video call if that suits you better.
Smart Designs Online LTDOffice 1.15, The Forum, 5–7 Cathedral Walk, Gloucester, GL1 1DG
01452 905301 · hello@smartdesigns.onlineBook a discovery call
Office 1.15, The Forum, 5–7 Cathedral Walk, Gloucester, GL1 1DG
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Questions
Gloucester Web Design FAQs
How long does a website take to build in Gloucester?
It depends on the number of pages and how quickly your content and brand assets are ready. Your written quote includes a timeline, and because we are in the city centre, review meetings can be in person.
Do you handle hosting, domains and maintenance?
Yes — we provide fully managed hosting, SSL, backups and performance monitoring, so your Gloucester business has a single point of contact.
Do you only work with businesses in Gloucester city centre?
No. We are based at The Forum in the city centre but work with businesses across Gloucester, Quedgeley, Hucclecote, Churchdown and the wider county.
Do I own my website and content?
Yes. Your domain and content are yours, and so are the design and code written for you once the site is paid for. There is no proprietary platform and no mandatory monthly subscription.
Have you built websites for other Gloucester businesses?
Yes. Gloucester clients include Complete Gate Automation at Innsworth, Eleven Studio on Bristol Road, R&R Gates on Calton Road, Gloucester Wash & Dry on Barton Street and Greg Mobile. Each site is live, and you can look at all of them before you speak to us.
Do you do web development and web applications, not just websites?
Yes. For Complete Gate Automation we built an operations platform alongside the public website: engineer workflows, live job management, CRM tooling and Tradify integrations in one system. For Eleven Studio we built automated bookings with Stripe deposits and an admin dashboard. If your business runs on spreadsheets and email, ask us what that work could look like for you.
Who will I be working with?
Smart Designs was founded by Sam Ikinya, its Founder and Director, and works from Office 1.15 at The Forum in Gloucester city centre. The founder is named on our About page, and you can meet us at the office before you commit to anything.
Ready when you are
Ready to grow in Gloucester?
Let’s map your launch plan, integrations and growth targets together.
- Call01452 905301
- Emailhello@smartdesigns.online
- StudioOffice 1.15, The Forum5–7 Cathedral WalkGloucester GL1 1DG, United Kingdom