About us
We were founded a decade ago, during which time our clients have grown ever more successful. We deliver on time, in budget and with complete transparency. We're fluent in technology, but speak Plain English.
How we began
SAV was founded by Stuart Valentine around the time the dotcom bubble went pop. Back then SAV was a bit of a novelty. We didn't have a pool table, retro arcade machines or even roller blades for the office. Luckily, what we did have was a company based on talented staff, great relationships with our clients and a belief in doing a good job even if nobody offered us a frosty macchiato.
These days we have more staff, less hair, slightly larger trousers, and pretty much the same ethos. We also still work with all of the clients we first started out with. Over the years, we're lucky to have attracted a great combination of business brains, marketing gurus and super-geeks, all cheerfully working together and occasionally arguing about whose turn it is to make the tea.
What's important to us
Great Coding - We take a lot of care over our sites, writing them to conform to all the latest and highest web standards. This brings all sorts of benefits: Search Engine Optimisation, compatibility and accessibility, to name but a few.
Being Upfront - We like to understand your requirements up front. That way we can give you an accurate price and timescale - and stick to them. We don't like sneaky expensive additions and charges. And we're quite sure you don't either.
Understanding Business Objectives - We believe a website should support the business it belongs to. That might sound obvious - but we consider the business behind the site before embarking on the design process.
Walking in the Visitors' Shoes - If everyone did this, the web would be a far better place. It is by considering everything from the audience's perspective that we deliver such consistently great results for our clients.
Honest Advice (even if it costs us) - We believe firmly that the best way grow our company is through happy clients, repeat business and recommendations. We do this by being passionate about your success and giving you the best possible advice - even if it costs us money in the short-term.
We fix any errors for free - We pride ourselves on the quality of our work and the fact that our websites almost never go wrong. In the unlikely event that they do we will fix any errors immediately and for free.
And we're lovely...
As part of our yearly charitable commitment we create free websites for small to medium-sized charities. If you represent a charity in need of a fantastic website, do get in touch.
