Made in Hest.

What we do

Seven services.
One standard.

  1. 01 — Custom software development
  2. 02 — Web application development
  3. 03 — UI/UX and product design
  4. 04 — API development and third-party integrations
  5. 05 — Cloud solutions
  6. 06 — Software maintenance and technical improvement
  7. 07 — Quality assurance and testing

01

Custom software development

Circuit board macro with glowing traces

Problems it addresses

Generic tools that don't fit your processes, manual work spread across spreadsheets, or systems that cannot grow with the business.

Our approach

We model your domain carefully, agree on core workflows first, and build in iterations with tests around business rules.

Typical deliverables

  • +Requirements and user journey map
  • +Application source code and documentation
  • +Automated tests for core logic
  • +Deployment setup and handover

02

Web application development

Abstract green data wireframe

Problems it addresses

Customer portals, dashboards or platforms that are slow, hard to use, or difficult to change safely.

Our approach

Modern frameworks with server rendering where useful, accessible components, and performance checked continuously.

Typical deliverables

  • +Responsive web application
  • +Reusable component library
  • +Accessibility and performance review
  • +Search-friendly page metadata

03

UI/UX and product design

Tablet showing an abstract wireframe layout

Problems it addresses

Products that confuse users, inconsistent interfaces, or ideas that have not yet been shaped into usable flows.

Our approach

Discovery with stakeholders and users, flow mapping, prototyping and iterative review before and during engineering.

Typical deliverables

  • +User flows and information architecture
  • +Wireframes and interactive prototypes
  • +Visual design and design system
  • +Developer-ready specifications

04

API development and third-party integrations

Developer workstation with code on several monitors

Problems it addresses

Data entered twice, systems that don't communicate, or a product that needs a reliable API for partners or apps.

Our approach

Clear contracts first, versioned endpoints, careful error handling and retries, and logging for every external call.

Typical deliverables

  • +API design and documentation
  • +Integration services and connectors
  • +Authentication and rate-limit handling
  • +Monitoring for integration health

05

Cloud solutions

Server racks in a data centre with green lights

Problems it addresses

Manual deployments, environments that drift apart, unclear costs, or limited visibility into production.

Our approach

Infrastructure as code, automated pipelines, sensible defaults for security, and observability built in.

Typical deliverables

  • +Cloud architecture outline
  • +CI/CD pipelines
  • +Infrastructure-as-code configuration
  • +Logging, metrics and alerting

06

Software maintenance and technical improvement

Team collaborating at a shared table

Problems it addresses

Ageing codebases, outdated dependencies, recurring bugs or performance issues that slow the business down.

Our approach

A technical review to find risks and quick wins, followed by a prioritised, incremental improvement plan.

Typical deliverables

  • +Codebase health assessment
  • +Dependency and security updates
  • +Refactoring and performance work
  • +Ongoing bug fixing and small features

07

Quality assurance and testing

Detailed circuit board representing precise engineering

Problems it addresses

Releases that break existing features, no automated tests, or uncertainty about whether software behaves as intended.

Our approach

A test strategy matched to risk: unit and integration tests for logic, end-to-end tests for critical paths, plus exploratory testing.

Typical deliverables

  • +Test strategy document
  • +Automated test suites
  • +Exploratory test reports
  • +Release checklists