Custom Application Development & Legacy Modernisation Services

How we help organisations worldwide build, modernise, automate, and optimise the systems that run their business — custom application development, legacy modernisation, integration, process optimisation, AI enablement, and application support.

What we do

Choose a service below — each includes typical outcomes, what’s included, and where it fits best.

Business Operations Support

Practical day-to-day digital operations for sole traders and SMEs — website upkeep, CRM, automations, IT, and admin — with transparent pricing and monthly retainers.

What we cover

  • Website support, hosting oversight, and content updates
  • CRM setup, lead routing, and workflow automation
  • Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and device support
  • Inbox triage, scheduling, and admin workflows

How to start

  • Free discovery call / systems review
  • Fixed-price setup packages and bundles
  • Monthly retainers from £125/month

Overview · Pricing · Book a free discovery call · Best for: growing SMEs without in-house IT or ops cover.

Bespoke Software Development

Custom application development for line-of-business applications — secure, scalable software built around your workflows, not generic templates.

Typical outcomes

  • Faster operations through purpose-built tooling
  • Improved visibility with dashboards and reporting
  • Better customer and staff experience on any device

What we deliver

  • Discovery, UX and technical design
  • API-first back end and modern front end
  • Security, testing and documentation
  • Deployment, monitoring and support

Read the full service details · Best for: internal tools, portals, workflow systems, line-of-business apps, and customer-facing services.

Legacy System Modernisation

Reduce risk and cost by modernising legacy apps while protecting business continuity.

Modernisation approaches

  • Refactor and improve (incremental change)
  • Re-architect to modular services
  • Rebuild user experiences with a stable core
  • Containerise to improve portability and delivery

What’s included

  • Assessment: dependencies, risks, performance
  • Migration plan with phased delivery
  • Automated regression and performance testing
  • Cutover support and hyper-care

Read the full service details · Best for: outdated platforms, fragile deployments, slow releases, and increasing security/compliance pressure.

Integration & Automation

Connect systems, automate manual processes, and deliver ERP CRM integration — removing manual steps and reducing errors.

Integration examples

  • ERP/CRM and finance workflows
  • Identity and access (SSO, provisioning)
  • Data synchronisation between systems
  • Event-driven integration and webhooks

Automation examples

  • Approvals, notifications and escalations
  • Document generation and routing
  • Operational runbooks and self-healing
  • Quality gates in delivery pipelines

Read the full service details · Best for: bottlenecks, duplicated data entry, slow handoffs, and inconsistent process execution.

Business Process Optimisation

Improve outcomes by fixing the process first — then implementing the right technology.

What we focus on

  • Process mapping and pain-point analysis
  • Policy, control and compliance alignment
  • Cycle time, throughput and failure demand
  • Measurement and operational dashboards

Deliverables

  • Optimised target process and quick wins
  • Automation opportunities and ROI
  • Backlog of improvements with priorities
  • Implementation roadmap and milestones

Read the full service details · Best for: high-volume operations, service delivery, customer onboarding, and multi-team handoffs.

AI Enablement (Practical, Safe, Measurable)

Introduce AI where it adds real value — with guardrails, governance and clear metrics.

High-value use cases

  • Knowledge assistants and search over internal docs
  • Ticket triage, summarisation and routing
  • Document extraction and classification
  • Customer support acceleration

Best-practice approach

  • Use-case selection and success criteria
  • Data readiness and access controls
  • Human-in-the-loop where needed
  • Evaluation, monitoring and cost control

Read the full service details · Best for: teams overwhelmed by information volume, repetitive decisions, or long resolution times.

Infrastructure as Code & CI/CD

CI/CD implementation and infrastructure as code — improve reliability and release speed with modern delivery practices on client projects.

Capabilities

  • CI/CD pipelines and automated quality checks
  • Infrastructure as Code and environment parity
  • Observability: logs, metrics and tracing
  • Resilience and performance engineering

Outcomes

  • Faster, safer releases with rollback options
  • Reduced incidents and quicker recovery
  • Predictable deployments and consistent environments
  • Clear operational insight for decision-making

Read the full service details · Best for: unreliable releases, manual deployments, unclear production issues, and scaling demands.

Application Support Services

Enterprise application support — monitoring, incident response, application performance tuning, and planned enhancements with SLA options.

Support options

  • Incident response and root-cause analysis
  • Performance tuning and reliability improvements
  • Security patching and dependency upgrades
  • Planned enhancements and feature delivery

How it works

  • Onboarding and service runbook
  • Prioritised backlog and transparent reporting
  • Change control and release management
  • Documentation and knowledge transfer

Read the full service details · Best for: business-critical systems that need dependable operations and ongoing evolution.

Specialist platform services

Capabilities we deliver when the client context fits — not our primary focus, but deep experience where needed.

BMC Remedy & Helix upgrades

For organisations already on Remedy or Helix — migration, stabilisation, custom modules, and integrations. A specialist capability, not our core business.

What we deliver

  • Remedy-to-container migration planning and execution
  • Helix ITSM transition and hybrid models
  • AR System workflow and form development

Typical drivers

  • Upgrade complexity and customisation debt
  • Performance and stability issues
  • Integration with identity, monitoring, and surrounding systems

Read the full service details · Best for: organisations already running BMC Remedy or Helix ITSM who need experienced platform specialists.

Not sure which service fits?

Book a free assessment and we’ll recommend a practical, phased approach — with clear outcomes and next steps.