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№ 01 / AreaPortsmouth · Tameside studio, working UK-wide

AI & Digital Solutions in Portsmouth

Specialist AI and web work for Portsmouth's defence, maritime, and engineering businesses — straight-talking, fixed price.

№ 02How we work

How we work

6 hours 5 minutesfrom our Tameside studio
208kpeople served
2founders · one direct line
UK-wideclients from King's Lynn to Rotherham
№ 03About Portsmouth

About Portsmouth

Local context, not stock copy.

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Portsmouth's business base is shaped almost entirely by defence and the sea. BAE Systems Naval Ships is the largest private employer in the city; beyond the shipyard there's a dense cluster of defence sub-contractors, marine engineers, maintenance firms, and MoD-adjacent services companies — many of them quietly running on spreadsheets, email chains, and manual processes that haven't changed in a decade. That's precisely where AI workflow automation earns its keep. We've built shop-floor assistants, PO matching tools, and document extraction systems for manufacturers and fabricators; the underlying problems are the same whether you're building ships or sheet metal.

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Portsmouth is roughly six hours from Tameside via the M6, M25, and A3(M). That's a committed drive, and we don't pretend otherwise — remote delivery is how we work day-to-day, and it suits most projects perfectly well. What you get in return is an agency that specialises in AI and manufacturing rather than a generalist Portsmouth web shop that's never looked inside a CAD file. Chris runs AI Ops at enterprise scale for a major tech company; that experience translates directly when you're talking about automating procurement, managing document flows, or connecting systems that don't currently talk to each other. We make the trip when it's worth making.

№ 05Questions

Questions

Working with Portsmouth businesses.

01 How far is Portsmouth from your base — is the distance a problem?

Portsmouth is around six hours from Tameside via the M6, M25, and A3(M). We're a remote-first agency by design, so the distance doesn't affect day-to-day project work. We travel down for site visits and briefings when the work calls for it.

02 What are your prices for Portsmouth businesses?

Websites from £2,500, AI projects from £2,000, monthly support from £175. All fixed price — we scope the work, agree a number, and stick to it. No retainers required, no surprise invoices.

03 Why pick a Manchester agency when there are agencies in Portsmouth?

Specialism. The defence and marine supply chain in Portsmouth is full of businesses that need real AI tooling — not just a new website. We've shipped AI automation into manufacturers and engineering firms; local generalist agencies typically haven't. We bring cross-sector experience that a single-market agency can't match.

04 We're a defence sub-contractor with a lot of compliance documents and technical drawings — can you help automate that?

That's one of our core use cases. We've built AI document processing tools that extract data from engineering drawings, match purchase orders to invoices, and handle structured document workflows automatically. If your team is spending hours on manual document handling, there's almost always a faster way.

Let's see if we can help.

A 15-minute chat with Chris & Kay. No slides. No pitch deck. You tell us what's on your plate; we follow up by email with real thinking.

Studio81 Penny Meadow, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6EL
HoursMon–Fri · 09:00–17:00 GMT