COUNTY COVERAGE / STAFFORDSHIRE
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Staffordshire's industrial identity runs deep. Stoke-on-Trent, the Potteries, is still the centre of British ceramics, and the city is also home to bet365, one of its largest private employers. Burton upon Trent has been Britain's brewing capital for centuries, with Molson Coors and Marston's there alongside other food and drink producers, and the national football centre at St George's Park nearby. JCB's headquarters at Rocester makes construction machinery, and Stafford has a long history of electrical and power engineering. The M6 runs north to south, the A38 and A5 serve the south-east around Lichfield, Burton and Tamworth, and the West Coast Main Line passes through Stafford.
ACROSS STAFFORDSHIRE
The five places we cover pull in different directions. Stoke-on-Trent, a city of six towns, combines ceramics, gambling technology, distribution and two universities within reach, Staffordshire and Keele. Stafford, the county town, mixes power engineering, public administration and distribution. Lichfield is a small cathedral city with heritage tourism, retail and professional services. Burton upon Trent is brewing, food and logistics. Tamworth sits beside the M42 and A5 with distribution, retail and leisure, including the Snowdome. That produces very different briefs, from production and stock systems for manufacturers to booking and member tools for leisure and hospitality businesses.
Staffordshire is within easy reach. Tamworth, Lichfield and Burton are around an hour and a quarter from Wellingborough, via the A14, M6 and A38 or across by the A5. Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent are a little further up the M6. That lets us meet on site for discovery and training without it becoming a major undertaking. The build itself is remote, with a weekly call, a shared board and staging sites. For manufacturers especially, we like to see the factory floor before designing anything.
LOCATIONS IN STAFFORDSHIRE
Brewing & beverages · Food manufacturing
02 / CITYTourism & heritage · Retail
03 / TOWNPower & electrical engineering · Advanced manufacturing
04 / CITYCeramics & pottery · Online gambling & digital
05 / TOWNLogistics & distribution · Manufacturing & engineering
SECTORS / STAFFORDSHIRE
Potteries manufacturers, from long-established factories to small studios, manage glazes, kiln schedules, batches, seconds and a mix of trade and consumer sales. Production planning, batch traceability, online shops that sync with stock and trade ordering portals are typical projects. We respect the craft and build around how the work actually happens.
Burton's brewers, maltsters and food producers deal with recipes, batches, duty and demanding retail customers. Production scheduling, traceability from ingredients to pallets, trade ordering portals and reporting on sales by channel help smaller producers compete. We integrate with brewing, stock and accounts systems rather than replacing them.
Warehouses and hauliers around Stoke, Stafford, Burton and Tamworth serve national networks from a central position. Dock scheduling, labour planning, driver and vehicle compliance tracking, and customer portals for order status are common needs. Dashboards that show performance by shift or customer help managers act before problems escalate.
Staffordshire's theme parks, the Snowdome, Lichfield Cathedral, pottery museums and the National Memorial Arboretum draw visitors from across the country. Ticketing and booking systems, group and school visit management, membership tools and websites that load quickly on mobile are where digital work makes the most difference for attractions and the hospitality around them.
QUESTIONS / STAFFORDSHIRE
Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth are around an hour and a quarter from Wellingborough, and Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent are a little further up the M6. That makes in-person discovery and training sessions straightforward. The development work happens remotely, with a weekly call and a staging site you can test at any time.
Yes. We might build a tool to plan brews and track batches, a portal for trade customers to place repeat orders, and reporting that shows sales by product and channel. Everything connects to your existing accounts and stock systems, so your team works in fewer places rather than more.
We do. Typical projects include online shops that sync with real stock, including seconds and limited runs, trade ordering portals and production tracking. We start by understanding how pieces move through your factory or studio, then design software that fits that process, rather than bending you to a generic system.