Three people who genuinely care about your high street.
We're not an agency. We're Andrew, Chris, and James - and we build websites that help local businesses get found.
How we got here
Between us, we've spent decades in digital - building platforms, auditing websites, selling to small businesses, writing code. The common thread? We kept seeing the same thing: local businesses getting a raw deal online.
Some had websites built by someone's nephew five years ago. Some had spent thousands on agencies that disappeared after launch. And almost none of them were ready for the biggest shift in how customers find businesses since Google itself - the rise of AI search.
So we started Local Foundry. Not to be another agency. To be three people who actually do the work, know your name, and pick up the phone when you ring.
What we actually believe
The way people find local businesses is changing - properly changing. AI doesn't just show a list of links any more. It reads your website, understands what you do, and decides whether to recommend you. That's a big deal if you're a plumber in Belper or a dentist in Derby.
We build websites for both audiences: the real humans who visit, and the AI agents that decide whether to send them your way. Beautiful for people. Structured for machines. That's the whole idea.
We also believe you shouldn't need a massive budget to have a brilliant web presence. Smart tools, honest pricing, no padding. We'd rather do good work for a fair price than mediocre work for an inflated one.
How we work
There are three of us. You'll talk to all three at some point, and you'll always know who's doing what. No account managers, no being passed between departments, no three-week wait for a reply to a simple question.
We get to know your business properly before we build anything. Your story, your customers, what makes you different - that's the stuff that turns into a website worth having. Not a template with your logo swapped in.
Most projects go from first chat to live site in days, not months. We don't faff about.
Meet the team
15 years in digital marketing. Built Insites. Now building websites for the businesses on his own doorstep. Cares about the high street more than is probably normal.
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Ex-Silktide, accessibility background. Believes good sales is about working out if something is genuinely right for you - and being honest if it isn't.
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10+ years building websites. Obsessed with AI, optimisation, and getting businesses found without blowing the budget. A natural tinkerer.
Read more →Why Derbyshire? Because we live here.
We're based right here - Belper, Ripley, the surrounding towns. We use the same local businesses you do. We eat at the same places, walk the same streets, and care about the same communities.
That's not marketing. It's just true. When we say we want local businesses to thrive, we mean the ones we can see from our front doors. From Derby and Chesterfield to Matlock, Bakewell, Ashbourne, and all the towns in between - these are the businesses we're here for.