AI-powered technology for UK SMEs

Technology built around
your business.

AI-powered websites and e-commerce, direct ordering, bespoke software, automation and digital growth—scoped around how your business works.AI capabilities and integrations are included only where they are agreed in your project scope.

5 service areas
Web · ordering · software · automation · growth
AI, where it helps
Capabilities scoped to the work
Built around your process
Requirements agreed before the build
AI-powered services

The digital systems behind your business.

Websites, ordering, software, automation and growth—planned around your business. The capabilities below are scope options, not automatic inclusions; AI features and integrations are included only when agreed for your project.

AI-Powered Websites & E-Commerce

Custom React and Shopify sites shaped around your catalogue, customers and chosen markets.

Possible scope

  • Catalogue setup and market/language support
  • Checkout and analytics, scoped to the build

Optional AI capabilities

Product enrichment, shopping support and customer insights.

AI-Powered Direct Ordering

A branded direct-ordering experience configured around your menu and operation.

Possible scope

  • Ordering website, menus and kitchen dashboard
  • Collection/delivery options and payment integration

Optional AI capabilities

Menu discovery, customer support, demand insights and promotions.

AI-Powered Software & Integrations

Bespoke software designed around the way your team works and the systems it already uses.

Possible scope

  • Web and mobile apps, portals and dashboards
  • APIs and integrations between your systems

Optional AI capabilities

Document/data extraction, classification, summaries and predictions.

AI Services & Automation

Connected workflows that reduce repetitive work while keeping people involved where judgement matters.

Possible scope

  • API workflow automation, reconciliation and reporting
  • Alerts, chat/phone agents and human-in-the-loop processes

Optional AI capabilities

AI steps and agent behaviour are defined and scoped around the workflow.

AI-Powered Digital Marketing & Growth

A connected growth service spanning how you reach customers, measure activity and follow up.

Possible scope

  • Social strategy/content and campaign planning
  • Paid ads, conversion tracking and SEO
  • CRM and email automation

Optional AI capabilities

Any AI use is optional and included only when agreed for a defined task.

Optional AI features · scoped separately. The examples above are not an all-inclusive package; your proposal sets out the features and integrations agreed for your project.

AI-powered business launch & growth

Practical support from first plan to store growth.

Choose a discovery session, a focused launch tier or ongoing store support. Every package is scoped around your needs; the inclusions and price are confirmed in a written proposal before work begins.

Tier 1

AI-Powered Discovery Session

A 90-minute, one-to-one session to shape an informed starting point for your business launch.

Scope

  • Assess your business idea, proposed location and working budget.
  • Create a launch roadmap with practical next steps.
  • Identify potential pitfalls and opportunities to investigate.

AI-powered service option

Optional AI-assisted desk research or session-note synthesis, only where useful, agreed in advance and checked by a person.

One-off session · quote after discovery

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Tier 2

AI-Powered Business Setup

Practical setup support for the early decisions and administration involved in starting a business.

Scope

  • Brand-name consultation and business positioning discussion.
  • Administrative assistance with limited-company formation.
  • Introductions to commercial-lease solicitors and help preparing business-bank-account setup steps.

AI-powered service option

Optional AI-supported name ideation and setup checklists; legal, banking and financial decisions remain with you and your chosen professionals or providers.

One-off project · quote after discovery

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Tier 3

AI-Powered Physical Store Launch

Planning and sourcing support for opening a customer-facing retail location.

Scope

  • Equipment advice and sourcing support for items such as refrigeration, shelving and EPOS.
  • Access to six established Eastern European food suppliers, with account-opening assistance subject to supplier terms and approval.
  • Store-layout consultation focused on customer flow and the agreed space.

AI-powered service option

Optional AI-assisted equipment comparisons or layout-planning materials, based on available information and reviewed with you.

One-off project · quote after discovery

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Tier 4

AI-Powered Shopify Store Build

A complete Shopify storefront build with the catalogue, configuration and launch foundations agreed for your project.

Scope

  • Shopify theme setup and branding to the agreed brief.
  • Upload and categorisation of 200+ products using the product data you provide; volume, variants and data preparation are confirmed in the proposal.
  • Payment, shipping and tax settings configured from your approved instructions.
  • SEO and AI-assisted product/metadata optimisation, plus digital-marketing setup for Instagram and Meta/Google Ads.

AI-powered service option

AI-supported product copy and metadata suggestions are optional, based on approved product facts and reviewed by a person before use.

One-off project · quote after discovery

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Monthly retainer

AI-Powered Basic Monthly Retainer

Ongoing support for the agreed upkeep of your online store.

Scope

  • Store maintenance within the agreed service scope.
  • Product uploads and inventory updates at agreed volumes.
  • Seasonal adjustments planned with you.

AI-powered service option

Optional AI-assisted product enrichment or inventory-reporting workflows, defined in advance and human-reviewed.

Monthly retainer · quote after discovery

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Monthly retainer

AI-Powered Growth Monthly Retainer

The Basic retainer scope plus agreed support for paid advertising and Instagram planning.

Scope

  • Everything included in the agreed Basic retainer.
  • Advertising campaign management, including Meta Ads and Google Ads.
  • Instagram content strategy.

AI-powered service option

Optional AI-assisted content planning or campaign analysis, subject to human approval; no ad spend or publishing changes are made without agreed authority.

Monthly retainer · quote after discovery

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AI is optional. AI-assisted work is not included by default; any tools, tasks and human-review steps are agreed before use. No traffic, search-ranking, sales or revenue outcomes are guaranteed.

Advice and referrals. Company-formation and bank-account help is administrative and advisory support only. CodeForged does not provide legal advice, banking advice or regulated financial advice. Solicitor referrals are introductions only, not legal work, recommendations or endorsements. You choose and engage independent professionals and providers; their terms and fees are separate. Shopify, app, domain, payment-processing, shipping, equipment, stock, supplier, formation, professional and advertising/media costs are also separate where applicable unless a written proposal expressly says otherwise. Tax settings are configured to your approved instructions; this is not tax or accounting advice.

Supplier access and account opening are subject to each supplier’s availability, approval and terms. Product data, upload volumes, maintenance levels, retainer deliverables and response times are agreed in the proposal.

Selected live projects

Work you can inspect.

These examples show what we built and where to see it. We avoid publishing customer quotes or performance numbers unless they are approved and substantiated.

E-Commerce

MAK Eastern European Delicatessen

A Shopify storefront for an Eastern European deli, with a product catalogue, multi-market pricing and Google Shopping integration.

MAK needed an online storefront for customers who wanted to browse its specialist product range online.

We built a Shopify storefront with a product catalogue, multi-market pricing and supporting e-commerce integrations.

Visit the published storefront to inspect the customer-facing experience. We do not publish unverified traffic or sales figures.

Platform
Shopify
Project
E-commerce
Focus
Multi-market catalogue
ShopifyLiquidMulti-marketSEOGoogle ShoppingMobile-first
Online Ordering Platform

Primo's Kitchen

A branded direct-ordering website for a local kitchen, with a custom menu, order management and online checkout.

Primo's needed a branded online channel for customers who prefer ordering directly from the business.

We built a custom ordering website with menu management, order handling and an integrated payment flow.

CodeForged does not charge a per-order commission on direct orders. Payment-provider processing and delivery costs may still apply.

Channel
Direct web ordering
Payments
Stripe checkout
Model
No CodeForged order commission
ReactNode.jsStripeReal-time OrdersCustom Menu
How we work

A clear path from first conversation to launch.

Scope, responsibilities, fees and review points are agreed before development starts.

01

Understand & scope

We clarify your business, menu, fulfilment, payment needs and constraints, then document the proposed scope and price.

02

Design & Build

We design and build against the agreed scope, with review points set out before work begins.

03

Launch & handover

We prepare the launch and hand over the agreed access and documentation. Ongoing support and changes are defined in your proposal.

Our story

Built by founders, for founders.

We're a full-service AI and technology agency for UK small and medium businesses.

We scope websites and e-commerce, direct ordering, software, integrations, automation and digital growth around the needs of each business.

Our public examples include a Shopify storefront and a custom direct-ordering website. Other services are discussed and scoped individually; optional AI features are not assumed to be part of a standard package.

  • Direct & honest. If an idea won't work, we tell you why — no agency jargon.
  • Custom, never templated. Everything is engineered for your business specifically.
  • Built around the operation. We agree the requirements, hand-offs and integrations for each project.
Transparent pricing

Scope first. Clear terms before you commit.

The direct-ordering offer below is the only fixed price published here. Business-launch tiers and monthly retainers are quoted after discovery. Other work is priced after discovery. Capability examples are not automatic inclusions; your written proposal defines the agreed scope.

AI-Powered Websites & E-Commerce

Custom React and Shopify sites, catalogues, checkout and market support.

Scoped to project
Proposal follows the requirements and integrations agreed.
  • Scope and inclusions confirmed in writing
Discuss a website

AI-Powered Software & Integrations

Bespoke apps, portals, dashboards and APIs for your workflows.

Scoped to project
Proposal follows the requirements and integrations agreed.
  • Scope and inclusions confirmed in writing
Discuss software

AI Services & Automation

API-connected workflows, reporting, alerts and AI agents.

Scoped to project
Proposal follows the requirements and integrations agreed.
  • Scope and inclusions confirmed in writing
Discuss automation

AI-Powered Digital Marketing & Growth

Social, campaigns, paid media, SEO, conversion tracking and CRM.

Scoped to project
Proposal follows the requirements and integrations agreed.
  • Scope and inclusions confirmed in writing
Discuss growth

Direct-ordering offer: £1,000 setup + £99/month for the first 12 months (£2,188 total). Third-party payment and delivery fees are separate. No year-two rate has been set; any renewal price and terms will be stated in your written proposal before you commit.

Discuss a project

Get in touch.

Tell us what you want to build or improve. We’ll discuss fit, scope and costs without obligation.

  • Start with the problem or opportunity
  • Scope and inclusions agreed before work begins
  • Third-party costs identified in the proposal

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Start with the work

Talk through the technology your business needs.

Tell us what you want to build or improve. We’ll discuss the options, scope and costs before you decide.

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No obligation · Project scope and inclusions agreed before work begins