SH Studios

SH Studios: custom web development for UK trades and businesses

SH Studios is a web development studio based in Southampton, Hampshire, formed by two founders, Salvo Della Gana and Harry Taylor. The company presents itself as a studio that codes every site from scratch, without templates, and works directly with clients without intermediaries or account managers. Its stated scope covers trade businesses and local companies across the UK, with clients from Southampton to Cheshire or Maidstone.

A method based on building first and paying later

SH Studios' working model consists of developing the website before the client pays anything. The interested party fills in a form explaining their activity, location and the features they need — receiving calls, managing bookings, selling online or giving customers access — and the studio responds within 24 hours, usually the same day. The team then codes a custom site and delivers a private link to a live preview within 48 hours, without asking for a card or deposit. If the client decides to go ahead, the site is published and the agreed price is paid; if not, no invoice is generated.

Build plans and published prices

The company structures its services into three build tiers, all coded from scratch and owned by the client once paid for. The Starter plan, at £395, is aimed at trade or local businesses that need a presence and to receive calls: it includes between one and four pages, mobile-friendly design, a contact form and SEO basics. The Business plan, at £650, is recommended for businesses that manage bookings or several services, with around eight written pages, online booking, Google Business setup and professional email with full SEO. The Premium plan, at £1,200, adds advanced booking systems, more pages and a design with animations. Any of the plans can be split into three payments at the same price, within a twelve-month period.

Maintenance and care plans

In addition to building, SH Studios offers monthly no-contract plans to keep the site active and competitive. The Looked After plan, at £45 per month, includes continuous site monitoring, unlimited changes with no per-change fee, a written monthly report, priority support direct with one of the founders and up-to-date maintenance of the Google listing. The Found plan, at £85 per month, adds a proactive monthly improvement, monthly publication of a recent job as its own page, a review link and a QR code card to make leaving reviews easier, as well as responding to all reviews. The Found and Growing plan, at £150 per month, incorporates a new service or area page each month, a new feature each quarter, a full annual refresh, updated photos on the Google listing, a quarterly review of the Google profile and emailing past customers if the client requests it. Cancellation is done with a single message and the site remains the client's property.

Projects and clients

The studio shows several active client sites on their own domains. These include Rinse Revive Detailing, a mobile vehicle cleaning service in Falkirk that generated £1,700 in bookings on its first day live; Direct Landscaping & Tree Care, from Southampton, with a page per service; Kent Chemistry Tutor, from Maidstone, a multi-page site for a PhD chemist and exam board examiner; Shakeshaft Jones, from Middlewich (Cheshire), dedicated to home improvements; Thelwall Carpentry, from Cheshire, with a flow to start carpentry projects; and Pure Luxe Cleaning, with landing pages for Newport, Cwmbran and Cardiff. The company states that all the sites shown are coded from scratch and hosted on the client's own domain.

Advanced features and custom quotes

For projects that require an online shop, customer login or booking systems tailored to how each business works, SH Studios prepares a custom quote. The interested party must indicate the necessary features on the same form and the studio responds within 24 hours with the proposal and cost. The company also develops web apps and custom software, in addition to custom design and ecommerce sites.

Team and direct support

SH Studios defines itself as a two-person studio without account managers. The founders themselves code every site and personally handle calls and messages, with same-day response. The company is based in Southampton and works with clients in various parts of the UK.

Location and contact

Phone: 07850 646585 · Email: hello@shstudios.uk