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Web Design and Development Agency in Essex.

Built on Strategy. Designed to Generate Leads, Sales and Growth.

Strategy, creativity and digital. We'll win for you.

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The Difference Between Being Seen and Being Chosen.

Your website isn't being judged in isolation. It's being compared to your competitors'.

It's where marketing investment turns into enquiries, sales and revenue. That's why we don't just build websites. We create digital platforms designed to strengthen your brand, support your wider marketing activity and help your business grow.

Directions Carousel

Brand Experience. Ecommerce Performance. Thousands in Sales.

Built to serve both retail and wholesale customers across 8 countries, this fully multilingual ecommerce platform combines Craft Commerce, integrated payment gateways and customer reviews to deliver a seamless shopping experience. Designed for scalability, performance and growth, it provides a single platform that supports international sales and multiple customer journeys.

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£Millions in Leads. 11 Countries. One Seamless Experience.

Designed and built to support Dantherm Group across 11 countries, with a fully multilingual architecture and seamless CRM integration. Powered by Craft CMS, intelligent Algolia search, advanced calculators and enterprise-grade infrastructure, the platform is engineered for speed, scalability and consistency across international markets.

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First Impressions. First Bookings. Hundreds of Enquiries. Thousands in Revenue.

Built to attract, engage and convert, this website forms the foundation of The Movement Base's digital presence. From brand positioning and copywriting to photography, video production and booking integration, every detail was designed to drive action. Combined with targeted social campaigns, the platform has generated hundreds of new bookings and introduced hundreds of new customers to the business.

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Web Design & Development.

The best website designs start with strategy, not aesthetics. From messaging and user journeys to content structure and hierarchy, every decision is made to improve user experience and support business objectives. Our developers build fast, scalable websites using professional CMS platforms and bespoke functionality.

E-commerce Websites.

Built to sell, with seamless user experiences and scalable functionality. From product catalogues and payment gateways to stock management, our e-commerce website developers create online stores that drive customers to the checkout.

Multilingual Websites.

Reach global audiences with websites configured for multiple languages. We develop multilingual platforms with intuitive content management and manual translation workflows, giving you complete control over your content while maintaining a consistent brand experience across every market.

Group & Multisite Structures.

Built for growing organisations, our multisite platforms provide a single source of truth across multiple brands, countries or business units. The result is greater control, reduced administration and a more consistent digital experience for your users.

Strategy and Planning.

The most expensive mistakes in web development are usually made before development begins. That's why we invest heavily in planning; we’re experts at it. Documenting and sharing every recommendation before design starts, creating clarity, confidence and stronger results.

UX Design.

Before a single line of code is written, we create fully interactive prototypes that allow you to see, test and experience your website before development begins. By carefully defining hierarchy, navigation, page layouts and user journeys upfront, we remove ambiguity, align expectations and create intuitive experiences that work seamlessly across desktop and mobile.

Know What You're Getting Before It's Built.

The biggest risk in any website project isn't the technology. It's ending up with something you didn't expect. That's why we keep our clients involved at every stage. Strategy, wireframes, prototypes, design and development are all reviewed and approved as the project progresses, ensuring complete transparency, aligned expectations and a website you're excited to launch.

1. Discovery Phase

Before any work really begins, we set up a Discovery Workshop with your key stakeholders. Here we get to properly know your business, your audience and what you need your website to achieve. This shapes everything that follows and prevents expensive rethinks further down the line.

2. UX Design & Wireframing

Next, we start building the blueprint for your new website. This includes lo-fi fidelity UX designs that give you an immediate sense of your site's look, layout and structure, using Figma software. Customer journey maps, sitemaps, detailed wireframes – the skeleton of your site is built here, with you reviewing and approving at every phase.

3. Design

We bring your approved wireframes to life through high-quality visual design, creating a website that reflects your brand, engages your audience and delivers a seamless user experience. Every design is presented for review and approval, ensuring the final look and feel aligns perfectly with your vision before development begins.

4. Content Creation & Foundational SEO

A great website needs more than great design. We create compelling, conversion-focused copy that clearly communicates your key messages and supports your business objectives. Alongside this, we implement foundational SEO and technical best practices to ensure your website is structured, indexed and ready to perform in search engines from the get go.

5. Development & Testing

Once the design and content are approved, we start building the engine behind your website. From CMS development to programming the architecture of your website, including Core Web Vitals and API integration, your website is built professionally and tested across all devices and browsers. Everything is set up in a staging environment before going live, giving you the chance to review and experience the site ahead of its launch.

6. Launch & Handover

We take a structured approach to website launches – not just hitting publish. From ensuring your web hosting is taken care of, to CMS training that lets your team steer the future of your website. We hand over a fast, reliable and optimised website that is set up to support you for the future.

7. Website Maintenance & Support

Many of our clients stay with us after launching their website to support its ongoing evolution and performance in an ever-changing landscape. Whether it’s website maintenance, updates and 24/7 monitoring that keeps your site running smoothly, or designing, writing and building new pages and features. We go from a project to a long-term partnership.

Ready to make things happen?

If you’re serious about long-term growth, scaling visibility and expanding your market reach, talk to us about your needs or project.

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Custom web design and web development blueprint featuring a luxury architecture website interface, responsive design framework, UX/UI wireframes, component library, typography system, colour palette, and front-end development planning for modern business websites and digital experiences.

A website custom-built for your brand. Never off-the-shelf.

Your business is unique; your website should be too. We don’t believe in rehashing the same template or recycling themes. We create a website that’s completely bespoke to your brand, from visual design that reflects your identity, to components and features that set you apart from your competitors.

No matter if you’re starting from scratch with an entirely new site or application, or you’re seeking a website redesign because your current site is letting you down. We listen and learn your goals, then design and build the website that drives visitors to act – whether that’s buying your products, filling out a form, or downloading your content.

More than web developers: Multi-discipline experts at every stage.

A website is more than code and pretty visuals. It’s the focal point of your Digital Landscape and should be built as such.

Storm is more than a web design or development agency. Our in-house developers, copywriters, designers, strategists and digital marketers all contribute to your website project, delivering the right skills at the right stage to ensure your website does more than look good. It loads quickly, it engages visitors and shows up where your audience is looking.

Technical and on-page SEO that gets your site found online. Conversion-focused design and copy that funnels users to the right places. Responsive builds from mobile to desktop. With Storm, your website is crafted by multiple experts, ensuring more leads, higher conversion rates and maximum ROI.

Our platform

A leading Craft CMS web development team in Essex.

Craft CMS is our platform of choice for website builds. Unlike competitors such as WordPress, Joomla or Magento, Craft offers incredible flexibility in content design and structure. Rather than shoehorn your site into a theme or model that isn’t quite right, Craft lets us adapt the CMS to fit your project, resulting in better, faster-loading, and more bespoke builds.

Plus Craft is highly secure, with regular updates that protect the health of your site, and comes with the tools that enhance SEO performance. Overall, Craft delivers a clean, intuitive way to manage your content, without needing a developer to make every update.

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Who we work with.

We work with serious clients, who take their growth seriously. If you’re committed to standing out, scaling up, and being the best in your space – so are we.

Directions
Allianz
NHS
Ecc
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Dantherm group
Gadsby wicks
Whitestores
Giles wilson
Generational
The Movement Base
Surfanic
Mersea homes
The Lining Company
Screedafloor
Gilbert and Rose
Df E 168x100

FAQs

How much does a website cost?

Websites designed and developed by Storm typically start from around £8,000, although every project is quoted individually based on its scope, functionality and objectives.

Unlike many agencies, our pricing includes far more than just design and development. Every project includes strategy, planning, UX, website architecture, content guidance, design, development, technical SEO, testing, launch and training as standard.

Whether you're looking for a brochure website, ecommerce platform, multilingual website or bespoke web application, we'll recommend the most appropriate solution for your business and provide a clear, transparent proposal from the outset.

Reach out to us directly to discuss the scope and nature of your project.

How long does it take to build a website?

Every website is different, so timelines vary depending on the scope, functionality and complexity of the project. Factors such as content requirements, integrations, ecommerce functionality and multilingual requirements can all influence delivery timescales.

As a guide, most brochure websites take around 4 weeks from discovery to launch, while larger ecommerce, multilingual and bespoke projects may take longer. At the start of every project, we'll provide a clear timeline and keep you updated throughout, so you'll always know exactly where things stand.

Do you only build websites with Craft CMS?

Craft CMS is our content management system of choice because, in our extensive experience, it offers the absolute best customisation options and delivers a clean, intuitive platform for users to manage their own content in the long term, without needing any technical knowledge or a developer to take care of this.

However, if required, we can be flexible with what software we use to build your website, depending on the language that’s right for your project requirements.

Can you redesign my existing website?

Yes – on numerous occasions we have taken over websites that were previously built by other agencies and redesigned them to fit their new identity, audiences or business goals.

When redesigning an existing website, we’ll work closely with you to understand what needs changing and collaborate with others involved in the initial build where necessary. We will also conduct a complete analysis to resolve issues relating to usability, page speed, security, SEO and more.

Are your website design and website development services available separately?

Yes. We can provide clear, detailed UX design and content to your existing development team to program and implement, or we can take an already green-lit design and bring it to reality through our in-house developers.

Most clients prefer us to take care of everything from start to finish, but we are always flexible to meet your specific needs and objectives.

Does Storm offer website development to businesses outside Essex?

Absolutely. While we are a website design and development agency based in Leigh-on-Sea and have worked with many local clients, our services are available to businesses across the UK and internationally.

Examples of nationwide and global brands that we have completed end-to-end website projects for include Allianz, Directions Hair, Generational Group, Dantherm Group, FedEx and the NHS.

The Storm difference.

We are a multi-award-winning web design and development agency in Essex, providing businesses worldwide with sites that look great, work fast and deliver measurable results.

Full-service capability:
Every marketing discipline under one roof: strategy, digital, creative, brand, print and OOH delivered by in-house experts.
Digital Landscape® experts:
We own and deliver the Digital Landscape® framework: a model we use to analyse, maintain and grow every aspect of your brand’s digital presence.
Content studios in-house:
With our own film, podcast and lifestyle studios, we produce everything from brand campaigns to podcasts and product shoots, all without leaving the building.
All in one place:
We don’t outsource or work remotely. Collaboration happens face-to-face, every day.
Open-door partnership:
Clients visit, meet, talk, and create with us. Access to our team is never limited or restricted.
ROI-driven focus:
We’re not about vanity metrics or empty lead-gen. We care about real outcomes – people through the door, calls booked, sales made.
Brand-agnostic:
We work across all sectors and scales, bringing the same strategic focus to every project.
Proven heritage:
Nearly 30 years of experience, delivering through recessions, technological change and new marketing eras.
Strategically located:
Based in Leigh-on-Sea, we’re right on the doorstep for Essex clients and just 50 minutes from London.

“ Storm continue to transform the way we reach our customers, delivering high-impact creative and digital campaigns that have significantly improved our monthly online revenue. From product and packaging design to model shoots, social content and ad campaigns, they take care of the lot. ”

Directions
Sam Mathews
Executive Manager, Directions Hair

“ We’ve partnered with Storm for many years on key NHS projects, from building our Talking Therapies website and infrastructure to managing social and paid campaigns. Our team have also worked in their Studio to film therapy courses, supporting clinicians with media training and script adaptations. Every project has been handled with professionalism and sensitivity, helping us reach tens of thousands of people in need. ”

NHS
Richard Black
Clinical Director, NHS

“ Storm helped us explain sensitive cases with empathy and precision. Their strategies balanced compassion with clarity, building trust and generating qualified enquiries in a highly competitive, delicate market. ”

Gadsby wicks
Gillian Gadsby
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Gadsby Wicks

“ Storm have been a trusted partner for years, helping us strengthen every part of our Digital Landscape. From our website and online visibility to paid campaigns, content and design, they deliver a truly full-service approach. Their Studio has also been instrumental in producing our #TVLawyer podcast series, handling filming, editing and distribution across YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. ”

Giles wilson
Melinda Giles
Managing Partner, Giles Wilson

More digital services.

Our digital services are designed to get you found and get your audience to act – from optimised, intuitive websites to click-worthy advertising campaigns.

Digital Strategy & Audits:
Evaluating your online presence and how to take it to the next level.
SEO & AI Search Optimisation:
Getting you ranked on search engines and sourced by AI search assistants.
Social Media Marketing:
Creative content and targeted paid campaigns that spark engagement on Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn and more.
Email Marketing:
Strategic, structured email campaigns that nurture relationships and drive sales.
Google Advertising:
Attention-grabbing, keyword-rich ads that put your brand in front of key prospects.
Analytics & Reporting:
Transparent tracking and reporting that refine and maintain your performance.

Ready to make things happen?

If you’re serious about long-term growth, scaling visibility and expanding your market reach, talk to us about your needs or project.

Tell us what you need