You own your tools.
Do you own your website?
Plumbers, electricians, builders, roofers, fabricators — most trades businesses are paying a monthly platform fee for a website they'll never own. One extra job more than pays for a site you keep forever.
"We needed a site as solid as our work. Cardiff Media built it in a week — it's faster, it ranks higher, and we own every file. No more monthly platform fees." — Lloyds Fabrications, South Wales
Your website platform is working against you.
Most trades businesses built their first website on a page builder or had an agency set one up on WordPress. The result: a monthly bill that never ends, a site that loads slowly, and a digital asset you don't actually own.
You're renting, not owning
Stop paying and the site disappears. After 5 years you've spent £1,500–4,000+ and own nothing independently hostable.
Slow site = lower Google ranking
A slow website costs you enquiries every single day. Competing trades businesses with faster sites rank above you — and get the call.
Generic sites don't rank locally
Most platform-built sites have weak local SEO foundations. A hand-built site with proper schema, structure, and speed has a significant ranking advantage.
🏗️ Lloyds Fabrications — Real Results
Cardiff Media rebuilt Lloyds Fabrications on Cloudflare Pages — clean HTML, zero platform fees, and built to rank for local fabrication and metalwork searches in South Wales.
"A trades site that's as solid as the work it represents — fast, credible, and fully owned by the client."
lloydsfabrications.co.ukEverything a trades business
needs from a website.
Built fast, built to rank, and owned by you — not a platform.
Ranks Locally
Schema markup, Google Business Profile, and local keyword structure built in from day one. Your site is engineered to rank in your area.
Lightning Fast
Sub-second load on Cloudflare's global edge. Speed is a Google ranking factor — and slow sites lose jobs to faster ones every day.
Built to Convert
Click-to-call, clear service areas, trust signals, and an easy contact form. Every visitor knows what you do, where you work, and how to reach you.
You Own Everything
Full code and domain ownership handed to you. Take it anywhere. No lock-in to any agency or platform — ever.
Zero Platform Fees
Hosting on Cloudflare is free. No monthly subscription. One fixed build fee — then it costs you nothing to run.
Secure by Design
No database. No login page. No plugins to patch. Nothing to hack. Enterprise DDoS protection included on every site.
What trades businesses actually pay
for their website.
* One-off build fee applies. Cloudflare hosting is free forever. Optional managed support from £65/mo.
One job more than pays for it.
A single new booking or contract from your website covers the build cost. Then it costs you nothing to run — forever.
- Custom fast trades site
- Zero monthly fees
- Free Cloudflare hosting
- 100% code ownership
- Local SEO foundations
- Click-to-call & contact form
- Full handover & training
- GDPR compliance checklist
- Everything in Plan 1
- Technical monitoring 24/7
- Security monitoring & response
- Up to 3 content updates/month
- Cookie-free GDPR analytics included
- Monthly performance report
- Annual SEO health check
- Priority support — 24hr response
- Site stays yours if you cancel
- Everything in Plan 2
- Active local SEO management
- Google Business Profile
- Local keyword targeting
- Monthly content & links
- Competitor analysis
- Quarterly strategy call
- RepGro reviews — discounted add-on
Any trade. Any size.
UK-wide.
Plumbers
Emergency call-outs, installations, gas work
Electricians
Domestic, commercial, EV chargers
Builders
Extensions, new builds, renovations
Roofers
Repairs, replacements, guttering
Landscapers
Gardens, driveways, groundworks
Decorators
Interior, exterior, commercial
Heating Engineers
Boilers, central heating, heat pumps
Fabricators
Metal, steel, bespoke manufacturing
Straight answers for trades.
How much does the build cost?+
The build fee depends on what you need — number of pages, whether you want a quote calculator, how many service areas, and so on. We give you a fixed price after a free 20-minute discovery call. No surprises, no hourly rates. Start with the free website audit and we'll follow up with a clear number.
What if I already have a website?+
We migrate all your existing content — service descriptions, testimonials, images, contact details — into the new site. You won't lose anything you've already built up. Your existing domain stays yours throughout.
How long does it take?+
Most trades sites are live within 5–10 working days of signing off the brief and providing your content. If you're in a rush, say so — we can often turn it around faster.
Do I need to do anything technical?+
On Plan 1 we train you on how to make simple updates — changing your number, adding a new service, uploading a photo. On Plans 2 and 3, we handle everything. You just run your business.
What happens if I want to cancel?+
You keep your site. Always. If you cancel any monthly plan we hand you all the files and your domain stays registered in your name. No exit fees, no leverage, no lock-in — ever.
Will it actually rank on Google?+
A fast, well-structured site with correct local schema and proper keyword targeting will rank significantly better than a slow, generic platform site. We build in all the local SEO foundations as standard. Plan 3 adds active ongoing SEO management to push rankings further and keep them there.
Tell us about your trade.
We'll give you a fixed price.
Start with the free audit or send us a message — we'll come back to you within one business day with a clear proposal.
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See what your current site is really costing you
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Direct contact
📞 +44 29 2277 2353 ✉️ chris@cardiffmedia.co.ukCardiff Media Ltd · Newport, Wales · Est. 2010
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