The build
A site written for a technical buyer
Specs, materials, tolerances and capacity laid out in the terms a buyer already searches with — so they can qualify you without an enquiry, and enquire already half-scoped.
Machinery & Equipment
Materials handling
Materials-handling buyers are solving a flow problem — moving product between two points at a rate, in a space, under a duty cycle their current setup can’t sustain.
They’re rarely buying a single machine; they’re buying capacity that has to integrate with what’s already on the floor. Most handling-equipment sites list product ranges without ever describing the throughput, load or environment those products are built for, so a technical buyer can’t tell if you fit their duty. I build sites that speak in the buyer’s terms — loads, rates, integration, reliability — so the enquiry arrives scoped, and I make the aftermarket support that keeps their line running easy to reach.
What I'd build you
A site that gets found, believed and quoted.
Found
Ranked for what you actually make
A page per process, material and sector instead of one “Services” page — every one its own door into the site, matched to how buyers search rather than how the business is organised.
Asked for
Named in the answer, not the results
Buyers ask an assistant before they ask a supplier, and it quotes whoever actually answered. Question-led content and structured data put your words in that answer.
Measured, not claimed
2.9s.
Time to main content on a phone, against 6.9s for the median of 5 comparable firms.
Reported
Numbers you can put in front of the MD
Speed, search visibility and enquiry volume measured on a regular cycle and reported back — so the site is answerable for something rather than just existing.
What I build for materials handling
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Application and capacity pages by load type and throughput (unit loads, bulk, pallet, layer) with duty ratings
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Integration content showing how your equipment ties into existing lines, WMS and upstream/downstream kit
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A reliability-and-uptime section (service intervals, response, spares availability) aimed at the maintenance buyer
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A project-enquiry flow capturing load, rate, environment and site constraints before the site visit
Frequently asked questions.
What manufacturers ask before they hire me. If yours is not here, ask it — the answer is usually short.
Will we be found for our specific handling applications and loads?
I build capability content around load type, throughput rate and duty cycle, so a buyer moving a specific product at a specific rate matches to you instead of a generalist who lists "handling equipment" and nothing more.
How do we show capacity and duty credibly?
Structured spec content — load ratings, rates, duty cycles, environment suitability — lets a technical buyer confirm the fit against their flow problem before they pick up the phone.
Buyers care whether it integrates with what they already run — can the site address that?
Integration content that shows how your equipment ties into existing lines, controls and warehouse systems answers the first question a serious buyer has, and separates you from a supplier selling standalone boxes.
How do project enquiries get captured with enough detail to respond?
A structured enquiry flow captures the load, rate, environment and site constraints up front, so you can scope realistically and turn up to the site visit already understanding the job.
A lot of our value is uptime and support — how do we make that visible?
I build reliability and service content aimed at the maintenance buyer — service intervals, response times, spares availability — because for handling kit that keeps a line moving, downtime cost dwarfs purchase price.
Can we reach specific industries like food, warehousing or heavy industry?
Application pages target each sector directly, so a cold-store buyer and a foundry buyer each find equipment described for their environment rather than one generic range.
Proof — recent manufacturer work
All case studies
Welding supplies & equipment — trade wholesale
Weldability-SIF
A trade portal for a welding wholesaler founded in 1925 — 3,400 pages, contract pricing, credit and reordering pulled live from the ERP.
Industrial distribution & engineering services
Tidyco
A rebuild for a Derby fluid-power and rail engineering group — seven divisions, one front door, and a 50-guide library that answers buyers before they enquire.
Precision CNC machining
Milltech Precision Engineering
A rebuild for a Norwich CNC subcontractor — four divisions, capability pages that state the tolerance, and a quote path that asks for the drawing.
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