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Digital design, development and architecture

From the first idea to the system that runs it.

groves.digital designs and builds websites, business applications and the integrations, data and architecture behind them. We stay with a project from the first conversation to the day it goes live, and after.

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Six kinds of work we take on. Move across them, or switch to You get, to see what each one does for you. Each opens its own page.

  • Websites
  • Business applications
  • Integrations
  • Automation & AI
  • Connected systems
  • Technical delivery

Clients and partners

Selected work

A focused selection, each shown with what sits behind it. Reconstructions and concepts are labelled.

  • form fields
  • HTML signature template
  • Outlook classic · Outlook new
  • central copy on SharePoint

Your details

NameAlex Example

RoleOperations Manager

Phone+49 000 0000 000

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Alex Example

Operations Manager

T +49 000 0000 000

Northfield GmbH (fictional)

Illustrative reconstruction, not the client's original interface

Business tool · Client work, anonymised

A signature generator colleagues can run themselves

Hand-built signatures looked different on every email. We replaced the manual work with a simple tool anyone in the company can use, and supplied everything needed to roll it out.

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Screens from the network website

JOLT Energy · Website · Multi-year

A network website for an EV-charging company in five markets

One multi-regional, multilingual website network for Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, Ireland and Sweden. Each market team publishes its own content, kept on brand and on message everywhere.

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Screens from the repositioned website

Sundance Exclusive Artist Management · Website · Ongoing

Repositioning a talent management agency online

Website work that began with audiences and user stories and carried through content planning, build and launch, including a film and lookbook case-study experience.

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Architecture · Client work, anonymised

Architecture and delivery for a smart-city platform

System diagrams, data-hub planning and release coordination for a smart-city platform, with sensor-driven applications from parking and traffic to irrigation and street lighting. Delivered alongside several specialist providers.

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Conceptual diagram, not a client system

Client projects

Systems, applications, websites and research. Each one opens as a case.

All work and case studies

What we build

Six connected areas. Most projects touch more than one, so we offer them together. Every area has a technical view for those who want it.

Websites

Websites and web platforms that represent your brand properly and keep getting better after launch.

Scope and detail
  • Research before design
  • Design and development
  • Multilingual and regional sites
  • Continuing development
Code
HTML, CSS, JavaScript / TypeScript, PHP, Python; CMS-based delivery
Release
Changes implemented on staging, reviewed and approved before launch
Care
Hosting, DNS, backups and updates

Business applications

Internal applications and operating interfaces, designed around the roles, data and workflows of the people who use them.

Scope and detail
  • Functional UX and interface design
  • Data and workflow modelling
  • Web applications and internal tools
  • Roles and approval flows
Design
Functional UX, wireframes and clickable flows
Model
Linked entities, roles and permissions, approval and publishing lifecycles
Build
JavaScript / TypeScript, Node services, PHP, Python

Integrations

Connections between the systems you already run, so information moves without someone copying it.

Scope and detail
  • API and system integration
  • Data import and field mapping
  • Form-to-ticket and CRM routing
  • Tracking and attribution
Systems
CRM, ERP, ticketing and work-management platforms
Methods
REST APIs, import scripts, field mapping and checks
Platforms
No-code connectors where they fit the requirement

Automation & AI

Repetitive work taken over by reliable workflows, with AI used inside clear rules and a person checking what matters.

Scope and detail
  • Workflow automation
  • Self-service tools
  • Personalised assets and pages
  • AI pilots and proofs of concept
Approach
Structured data, validation and templates around selected AI tasks
Review
Approval steps before anything is published
Media
Automated rendering with browser tooling and ffmpeg

Connected systems

The software, data and control side of sensor-driven applications, from the first data flow to the dashboard people use.

Scope and detail
  • Sensor and device data integration
  • Data flows and aggregation
  • Dashboards and public displays
  • Pilots and feasibility studies
Data
Node-RED flows, InfluxDB queries, REST APIs
Networks
LoRaWAN and NB-IoT provider platforms
Scope
Software, data and control logic; hardware comes from specialist providers

Technical delivery

Clear architecture and technical leadership for projects that span several systems, suppliers or teams.

Scope and detail
  • System and solution architecture
  • Requirements and briefings
  • Coordination of provider teams
  • Release planning and handover
Domains
IoT, e-commerce and operational solutions
Artefacts
Current and target system diagrams, data-flow views, specifications
Working mode
Alongside specialist developers; states where a specialist is needed

The full range

Twelve capabilities, one line of responsibility

AI in business processes

AI where it earns its place.

We combine structured data, validation and templates with carefully chosen AI tasks, so every result can be checked before it goes anywhere. It starts with the process, the same as any other tool.

Where we have put it to work

  • Personalised campaign assets and landing pages
  • Page content drafted from structured data
  • Automated video production from weekly offers

Pilots, proofs of concept and product work. Where a simple rule does the job, we use the rule.

Approach

Strategy, technology and delivery in one line of responsibility.

Most projects cross the lines between website, tool and system. We work across all three, so the thinking behind a decision is still there when it gets built.

Process before tool.

We start with how the work is done today and what it needs to achieve. The tool, platform or code follows from that.

Build on what exists.

If your current software can be connected or extended, we look at that before recommending a replacement.

Part of your team.

We work alongside in-house teams, agencies and specialist developers, and say so when a specialist is the better choice.

Built to last beyond launch.

Documentation and setup instructions come with the work. Continuing development and support are agreed per project and stated plainly.

Ways to work together

Pick the one that fits where you are today. They combine well, and one often leads to the next.

Project

A defined project

A website, tool or integration with a clear scope, taken from brief to handover.

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Ongoing

Continuing development

An existing website or system, improved in regular steps with someone who knows it well.

Talk about what you have

Lead

Technical lead

Architecture and direction for your project, working with your teams and suppliers.

Discuss technical direction
Portrait of Mark Groves, to be supplied

About the business

Founded and run by Mark Groves.

Mark is in the first conversation, makes the architectural calls and stays hands-on through delivery.

Mark Groves works across business analysis, product design and technical delivery. His experience ranges from audience-led websites and internal applications to connected-data systems, automation and interactive products.

Through groves.digital and selected partnerships, he combines hands-on implementation with the ability to work across client teams and specialist providers.

  • Strategy and process
  • Design and development
  • Architecture and delivery lead

Before you get in touch

What size of project do you take on?

From a single focused tool to projects involving several systems and teams. A first conversation shows quickly whether it is a fit.

We don't have a clear brief yet. Is that a problem?

No. Turning a rough need into a clear scope is part of the work, and often the most valuable part.

Who will we actually work with?

Mark Groves, who leads groves.digital and is hands-on in every project. Where a project needs more capacity or a specialist skill, we work with your teams and other specialists, and say so up front.

Which technologies do you use?

The ones that suit the job. Custom code in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and Python, or no-code and low-code platforms where they get there faster.

Can you take over an existing website or system?

Yes. Continuing and improving what already exists is a regular part of the work.

How does a project start?

With a conversation about what you need. From there you receive a clear proposal for scope and next steps.

Products of our own

Alongside client work we build products, on our own and in partnership. They are where new ideas get tested first.

Multimedia creation and automation · In partnership

POS/GEN

POS/GEN brings multimedia ingestion, creation and distribution into one connected workflow, combining creative tools, brand controls, AI assistance and automation to turn existing content into finished, approved outputs.

Built in partnership by Mark Groves and Christoph Groß-Fengels through Insaine.

  • details + website
  • logo + photography
  • editor + templates
  • review + approval
  • screen · page · email · letter

Independent game

LatGuessr screenshot

LatGuessr

How good is your sense of north? A browser geography game exploring latitude through daily challenges and an interactive globe.

Browser extension · Beta

Podium screenshot

Podium

Captures your daily-game results automatically, keeps a queue of what to play next, and tracks streaks and personal bests.

All products and experiments

Tell us what you need.

A website, a tool, a technical question, or an idea that has not taken shape yet.

Start an enquirymark@groves.digital