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Zero layout shift
Nothing on the page jumps, ever. Fonts, images and animations are engineered so the layout is stable from first paint, a CLS of zero is the spec, not a stretch goal.
Web design & development studio · North West England
Websitesengineeredto perform.
KnS Web Works is a bespoke web design & development studio for local businesses in Manchester, Salford and Liverpool. No templates. No page builders. Hand-built sites that load fast, rank locally and turn visitors into enquiries.
Bespoke designNext.js engineeringTechnical SEOZero layout shiftManchesterSalfordLiverpoolPerformance first
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What we build
Four disciplines, one standard: bespoke work, engineered properly.
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Web Design
No themes, no page builders. Every interface is designed from a blank canvas and built into a managed Tailwind CSS system, complete with the design tokens and layout foundations that keep a brand consistent as the site grows.
- Bespoke UI
- Tailwind systems
- Design tokens
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Web Development
We hand-code every build on a Next.js frontend with headless component deployments, no legacy platforms or bloated builders involved. Depending on how the engagement is structured, you end up owning the full codebase outright, either at handover or once the agreed contract term completes.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Headless deployments
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Performance & SEO
Every site we ship is warranted against zero Cumulative Layout Shift and hits target scores across Google's Core Web Vitals before we call it done. Production-ready, built on industry best practice, and structured for local search from day one.
- Core Web Vitals
- Zero CLS
- Local search
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Care & Iteration
Launch is the start, not the finish. Our Care Plan covers enterprise hosting, automated SSL, weekly backups and unlimited content updates, with uncapped revisions on request. Every build also carries a 30-day warranty: critical bugs found after launch are fixed at no extra charge.
- Care Plan
- Uncapped revisions
- 30-day warranty
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The standard
Every build ships against the same non-negotiables. This site is held to them too. Audit it.
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Built to 100
Google Lighthouse is our acceptance test, not an afterthought. Performance, accessibility, best practices, SEO. Run this page through it and see for yourself.
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Accessible by default
WCAG-AA contrast, full keyboard navigation, visible focus states and respected motion preferences. Good access is good business.
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SEO in the foundations
Semantic HTML, correct heading hierarchy, structured data and local signals, built into the markup from day one, not bolted on afterwards.
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Bespoke, always
No themes, no templates, no page builders. Every interface is designed and hand-coded for the business it serves.
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Yours, outright
You own the code, the content and the domain. No proprietary platforms, no lock in, no hostage fees.
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Featured work
A real build for a real local business, not a template dressed up as a case study.
Design & buildIndependent diner & chippy · Salford
Yum Yums Diner
A full website for a Salford diner, hand-coded from scratch with no template. We took the colour palette from the diner's own interior and transcribed the entire menu off the board in the shop.
- Bespoke design, no template
- Hand-coded in Next.js and TypeScript
- Works properly on a phone
- Local SEO built in
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contact@knswebworks.co.ukServing Manchester (M7) · Salford · Liverpool