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Custom AI Software · Tameside (we're based here)
Custom software in Tameside, built for the way you work.
Small, useful tools for Tameside firms, from a team in Ashton-under-Lyne. Three have already been built for businesses in the borough.
Describe the job your team does by hand.
Tell us what the task is and what it uses now. We will say whether to buy a tool, build a small one or leave it alone for now, and quote a fixed price after discovery.
- Hyde
- PGT Repairs workshop app
- Mossley
- UK Workbenches bookings system
- Stalybridge
- Valley Upholstery foam calculator
The work in context · Illustrative scenes
Build something the team can use.
Demonstrate the workflow with the people doing the job, then check the awkward cases and hand over practical guidance.
Fit the system around the work.
An engineering team may need drawings, job details and approvals in one place, without rebuilding every tool it already uses.
Three tools we have built sit within a few miles of our base in Ashton-under-Lyne. PGT Repairs in Hyde has a repair-tracking app that follows each machine through the workshop. UK Workbenches in Mossley has a bookings and scheduling system for installations, surveys and deliveries. Valley Upholstery in Stalybridge has a foam calculator and a quote wizard on its site. Each solves one specific job.
A Tameside team with live industrial work in the borough.
Happy Webs is based in Ashton-under-Lyne. Local work can start with a visit to your premises for a briefing, photography or a workflow walk-through rather than a generic remote questionnaire.
In Mossley, we rebuilt the UK Workbenches e-commerce operation and continue to support the account. The published case records roughly 42% full-year revenue growth with the Shopify rebuild and paid search working together, plus higher average order value and mobile conversion.
Read the UK Workbenches case studyIf you searched for Custom Software Tameside.
These are the practical questions Tameside buyers usually need answered before they call or ask for a quote.
Sit with the people who use it.
We demonstrate the workflow with the team doing the job, check the awkward cases and hand over practical guidance.
Track the job from drop-off to collection.
For PGT Repairs, one app follows each repair through the workshop, behind secure sign-in.
Published client work
- Kingsland Fabrications. Connected production software, document handling and shop-floor workflows.
Everything we ship for Tameside clients.
01
Discovery workshop
We learn your workflows and pain points
02
Custom AI tools
Software built for your processes
03
Google Workspace AI
Integrations with Sheets, Docs and Gmail
04
Chatbots and assistants
Internal or customer-facing, trained on your data
05
API integrations
Connect AI tools to the software you use
06
Ongoing iteration
Refined as your team uses the tools
Not sure where to start?
Start with the work that takes your time.
Use our automation review to work out which repetitive task is worth tackling first. Compare the time involved with setup and running costs before committing to a build.
Based in Tameside, on your doorstep.
We are based in Ashton-under-Lyne, so a Tameside firm can have us come to the premises or meet on a video call.
What Tameside businesses actually get from us, in plain English.
The PGT Repairs app runs on Cloudflare behind secure sign-in, and helps Paul, who runs the workshop on his own, track repairs through the shop. The UK Workbenches bookings system connects to its Shopify store, so installations, site surveys and deliveries are managed in one place. Valley Upholstery's calculator gives customers an instant foam price, and its wizard takes sizes and photos for a quote, stored securely.
Each of those started as a plain problem: how do I keep track of this, how do I schedule that, how do I stop answering the same price question by phone. We scope the first useful version, agree the price and build it with your team. Support and further changes are optional and quoted separately.
We agree a fixed quote after discovery, excluding VAT, before any building starts. Because we are based in Ashton-under-Lyne, discovery can happen at your premises, with the people who will use the tool.
Custom AI Software in Tameside, FAQ.
01 What kind of AI software can you build?
Quoting tools, internal assistants, quality inspection and reporting dashboards, among others. If a process can be improved with AI, we can scope the software.
02 How much does custom AI software cost?
Focused builds start from £3,200 excluding VAT. Integrations, permissions and workflow complexity set the scope. We agree a fixed quote after discovery.
03 What software have you built for Tameside businesses?
A repair-tracking app for PGT Repairs in Hyde, a bookings and scheduling system for UK Workbenches in Mossley, and a foam calculator and quote wizard for Valley Upholstery in Stalybridge.
04 Should we buy an existing tool instead?
Often, yes. We will tell you when an off-the-shelf tool fits and only recommend a build when it does not.
05 Can a one-person business afford custom software?
PGT Repairs is a one-person workshop, and its app was one part of a wider rebuild. We start with one small tool and agree the price in writing before any work.
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