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Web design for trades & construction · Teesside
Websites that win work for trades and contractors.
Your work is solid. Your website should be too. I build fast, mobile-first websites for trade and construction firms across Teesside and the North East: sites that look the part, load in a blink, and make it easy for the right customers to get in touch.
- Fixed, published prices
- You own your site and domain
- Everything by email, no sales calls
The problem
Good firms are losing enquiries to bad websites.
Most customers check you out online before they ever pick up the phone. When I look through local trade websites, the same problems keep coming up, and each one quietly costs work.
Hard to use on a phone
Tiny text, and phone numbers you can't tap to call. Most people looking for a trade are on their mobile.
No easy way to enquire
No quote form, or just a personal webmail address. Customers who can't get in touch easily go to the next firm on Google.
Slow to load
If a page takes several seconds to appear on mobile data, plenty of people give up and hit back.
Your best work is hidden
No projects page and no photos. Years of finished jobs that would win the next one, nowhere to be seen.
It looks out of date
An old copyright year in the footer and a dated design make people wonder if you're still trading.
You wouldn't turn up to price a job in a battered van with no name on it. Your website is the first impression for every new customer, so it should look as professional as your work.
Services & prices
Clear packages. Fixed prices. No surprises.
Everything's priced up front so you know exactly what you're paying before anything starts.
Contractor Site
A professional website that makes your firm look established and turns visitors into enquiries.
£1,195one-off
Founding clients: £795 (see below)
- 5 to 8 pages, designed mobile-first
- Projects gallery with up to 12 jobs
- Quote form that lands straight in your inbox
- Tap-to-call and click-to-email on every page
- Capability statement PDF and a careers page
- Google Analytics and Search Console set up, with basic local SEO
- Two rounds of changes before launch
Lead System
Everything in the Contractor Site, plus simple automation so no enquiry slips through the cracks.
£1,995setup
+ £129/month to run and look after it
- Everything in the Contractor Site
- Every enquiry logged in one simple list
- An instant alert to you when an enquiry comes in
- An automatic “thanks, we'll be in touch” reply to the customer
- A follow-up reminder after 48 hours, so nobody's forgotten
- Monitored, with an alert if anything stops working
Optional care plans
Keep your site secure, backed up and up to date without lifting a finger. Optional, and never a condition of keeping your site.
Care
£39/month
Hosting, SSL security certificate, backups, uptime monitoring and up to 30 minutes of changes each month.
Care Plus
£69/month
Everything in Care, plus up to an hour of changes, a monthly enquiries and visitors summary, and a Google Business Profile check.
Care plans run month to month after a three-month minimum. You own your domain and your website once it's paid for.
Why Doddsworks
I know the trade, not just the tech.
I'm Curtis, and I'm based in Teesside. My background is in construction, in tunnelling and shaft sinking, so I know how firms like yours win work: by reputation, by turning up when you say you will, and by doing the job properly.
I started Doddsworks because too many good local firms are let down by websites that don't do them justice. I build each site by hand to work hard for your business, and I explain everything in plain English.
Speaks your languageNo jargon. I know what a main contractor or a homeowner wants to see before they call.
Built for enquiriesEvery page has one job: getting the right people to get in touch with you.
Fast and secureLightweight sites on modern hosting, with security certificates as standard.
Local and straight-talkingBased in Teesside, working with firms across the North East and the UK.
How it works
See it before you spend a penny.
Three simple steps, all done by email so it fits around your working day.
01
Free homepage mock-up
Tell me about your business and I'll design a mock-up of your new homepage, so you can see exactly how it would look.
02
The build
Like it? I build the full site using your photos, services and projects, and you get two rounds of changes to get it just right.
03
Go live
Once you're happy, your site goes live on your own domain, with enquiries coming straight to your inbox. A care plan can keep it running smoothly if you want one.
Founding offer
Three founding clients. One honest deal.
Doddsworks is a new business, and I'd rather earn trust by showing real work than by making claims. So the first three firms to sign up get the full Contractor Site at a founding price. In return, you let me write up your project as a case study and give an honest review once it's live.
Contractor Site £1,195
£795
- The full Contractor Site, nothing cut back
- For the first three clients only
- In exchange for a case study and an honest review
Is the homepage mock-up really free?
Yes. You'll get a design of your new homepage with no cost and no obligation. If it's not for you, just say so and that's the end of it.
Do I own the website?
Yes. Once it's paid for, the site is yours, and your domain is registered in your name. You're never locked in, and a care plan is never a condition of keeping your site.
Do I have to take a care plan?
No, it's optional. Most firms find it easier to let me handle hosting, security, backups and small changes, but you can manage the site yourself or move it elsewhere.
Why do you only work by email?
It keeps everything in writing, so prices, changes and decisions are all on record, and you can reply when it suits you rather than being chased by sales calls. Send whatever you like, photos and voice-note transcripts included, and I'll reply properly.
What do I need to provide?
Photos of your work, a list of your services and the areas you cover, plus any accreditations. If writing isn't your thing, I'll help turn your notes into clear, professional wording.
What's the “automation” in the Lead System?
Nothing complicated. When someone fills in your quote form, the enquiry is logged, you get an instant alert, the customer gets a polite acknowledgement, and you get a reminder if nobody's followed it up within 48 hours. Less admin, fewer missed jobs.
Do you only work with firms in Teesside?
I'm based in Teesside and work with firms in Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool, Darlington, Redcar and across the North East. Because everything is done by email, I can work with firms anywhere in the UK.
You're a new business. Why should I trust you?
Fair question. Doddsworks is new, so I won't pretend to have a wall of reviews. That's exactly why the mock-up is free: you see the quality before you commit a penny, and you only pay a deposit once you're happy with the direction.
Get started
Let's see what your new homepage could look like.
Send me a quick email with your company name and current website. I'll come back with a free mock-up of your new homepage, with no obligation.
Email for your free mock-up- Your company name
- Your current website, if you have one
- What you do and where
- The kind of work you want more of