Bespoke Software for Dorset Businesses

SWF Consultancy provides custom software development services across Dorset. With over 20 years of experience building enterprise-grade applications, I help businesses replace spreadsheets, legacy systems, and manual processes with modern, cloud-backed software that works exactly the way you need it to.

What I Build for Dorset Clients

  • Custom Desktop Applications — Built with C# and WPF, connected to Azure SQL databases.
  • Data Integration — Connect your existing systems, automate data flows, and build APIs.
  • AI-Powered Automation — Intelligent document processing, automated reporting, and predictive analytics.
  • Legacy Modernisation — Migrate from Access databases, Excel spreadsheets, and outdated systems.

How I Work

I work directly with you — no project managers, no account handlers, no agency overhead. You speak to the developer writing your code. Based in Devon, I work remotely with clients across Dorset and the rest of Southern England.

Industries I Serve in Dorset

My clients span manufacturing, construction, professional services, retail, aviation, and more. Whether you are a 5-person team or a £74M+ turnover company, the approach is the same: understand your workflow, build software that fits it, and support you long-term.

App Development in Dorset

Most Dorset businesses that ask for an app want software their staff can use wherever the work happens: in the workshop, in the yard, on site or at home. That is what I build. Business web applications run in the browser on phones, tablets and laptops, with nothing to install. Windows desktop applications suit long days of data entry. APIs and integrations join them to your online shop, your accounts and your payroll. I don't build native iPhone or Android apps for the App Store; if that is the right answer for your project, I'll say so in the first call.

A Dorset Example: Colehill Customs

Colehill Customs fabricates and fits accessories for camper van conversions, and ran the business on one Excel workbook with a read-only copy on an iPad for the workshop. I replaced it with a web application on Azure. The office and the workshop see the same jobs on different screens, and the workshop's iPad view cannot reach the office's financial data. Shopify orders arrive without re-keying and invoices go straight to Xero. It went live a little over three weeks after I first looked at the workbook.

What Dorset Businesses Usually Need

  • Bournemouth financial services and agencies: client portals, reporting dashboards and internal tools, with sign-in through your Microsoft accounts.
  • Poole marine and manufacturing: production tracking, parts and service scheduling, with a tablet view for the yard or the shop floor.
  • Coastal hospitality: a simple booking and reporting web app that replaces the spreadsheet and email chain at peak season.

Which kind of app does your business need? sets out where the line falls between a web app, a desktop app, an integration and a mobile specialist, and the custom applications page lists what I build.

Towns in Dorset

I provide software development services to businesses throughout Dorset, including:

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