Selected work

Builds that had to work.

A sample of recent projects - the briefs that land with me when they’re too gnarly, too bespoke, or too important to risk.

WastePrime · SaaS Platform

The operating system for UK waste brokers.

Built solo, end to end - a multi-tenant SaaS that helps brokers match every job to the right supplier and disposal site.
app.wasteprime.co.uk/dashboard
WastePrime dashboard - cashflow, invoice timeline and job ownership
// Dashboard - cashflow, invoice timeline & job ownership at a glance

WastePrime runs the whole job lifecycle: lead → quote → customer acceptance → job → supplier PO → waste transfer note → sign-off → invoice → Xero. Brokers match each job to the right supplier (skip hire, RoRo, grab hire, man-with-van, sweepers) and the right disposal site, and every company runs on one codebase with row-level tenancy. Platform admins can step into any tenant to support them without impersonating a user.

PHPMySQLjQueryDEFRA APIXero APICloudflare R2Multi-tenant
Lead → Xero
Whole job lifecycle, one system
DEFRA-ready
Built ahead of the Oct 2026 mandate
No framework
Custom PHP & MySQL, fast to ship
Solo build
Architecture to production
…/bookings
WastePrime bookings view
// Jobs & bookings
…/customers/new
WastePrime new customer form
// Customer & supplier records
Inside WastePrime

What makes it tick.

DEFRA-ready

Built for the 2026 regulation change.

DEFRA’s Digital Waste Tracking mandate landed in October 2026, and WastePrime was ready before it did. Waste data is captured at sign-off, pre-filled from history, validated locally and dry-run against DEFRA’s sandbox before anything is submitted.

  • OAuth (Cognito)
  • Mirrored EWC & hazard codes
  • Weekly reference sync
  • Phase 2 broker API

Compliance

Compliance built in, not bolted on.

Saving a supplier triggers a live Waste Carrier Licence check against the EA and SEPA registers, then Companies House to confirm they’re still trading. Every quote, PO, invoice and waste transfer note is generated on the fly and logged against the job.

  • EA & SEPA lookups
  • Multi-Quotes
  • Supplier matching map
  • Xero sync

The build

Boring tech, deliberately.

Custom PHP and MySQL, with jQuery and Bootstrap on the front end. No framework to fight and almost nothing to break, so when the team asks for something on a Monday, it’s often live by Tuesday.

  • Row-level multi-tenancy
  • Custom migrations
  • Cloudflare R2, no AWS SDK
  • Nominatim + Mapbox
More projects

A few others.

From WooCommerce stores and headless WordPress to native iOS apps - a few more projects where the brief was anything but standard.

Local Trade Supplies website - homepage, category and product pages
// WooCommerce · Trade counter

Local Trade Supplies

Online store for a Glenrothes trade counter: 10,000+ products across tools, fixings and building supplies, with trade accounts, click & collect and brand filtering.

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HiF Kitchens website homepage
// WooCommerce · Kitchen supplier

HiF Kitchens

Online store for a Fife kitchen supplier, selling hardware, sinks, taps and appliances UK-wide - with finish and variant options, inc/ex VAT pricing and detailed product specs.

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LOLVE Gift website - eCard range, product page and card editor
// WooCommerce · Digital eCards

LOLVE Gift

A custom in-browser eCard editor I built from scratch - text, photos, music and backgrounds on every page - inside a WooCommerce shop of hand-drawn designs, with subscriptions and instant or scheduled delivery.

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Ink and Toner Recycling website - homepage, contact and collection booking pages
// WordPress · Collection bookings

Ink & Toner Recycling

Site for a nationwide printer cartridge recycling company: an online collection booking form with photo uploads, plus brand and location landing pages built to win local search.

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Caledonian road sweeper hire website - homepage, about and Glasgow location pages
// WordPress · Local SEO

Caledonian Road Sweeper Hire

Site for a Scottish road sweeper hire fleet: service pages plus hundreds of town-by-town location pages, built to rank for road sweeper hire right across Scotland.

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The Gifford Hotel website - homepage, about and room pages
// WordPress · Hotel bookings

The Gifford Hotel

Direct-booking site for an independent, self-service Edinburgh hotel: room pages with galleries and amenities, an availability search on every page, and guest reviews.

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Bothy website - homepage, WordPress guide and pricing pages
// SwiftUI · PHP tooling

Bothy

My own local PHP development app for Mac: per-site PHP versions, MySQL and MariaDB, trusted HTTPS on .test and live logs, plus a CLI and MCP server so AI assistants can run it too.

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Stackifo - dashboard, channel events and sign-in screens
// PHP · Event tracking

Stackifo

My own event tracking platform: apps post events to a PHP and MySQL API, organised into projects and channels, with a live web dashboard and an iOS app to follow them.

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Reviews

What clients say.

★★★★★

“Eight of every ten agencies in Edinburgh send their WordPress work to him. There’s a reason for that.”

McGregor Design
★★★★★

“Really pleased with our new website. Paul listened to what we needed, explained everything clearly and was happy to make changes along the way. Would happily recommend him to others.”

★★★★★

“Our old website was looking tired and needed a refresh. Paul gave it a fresh look and made it much easier to use on mobile. The whole thing feels much more like our business now.”

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