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Smithfield

Who we are

A small team, proud of the studio we’ve built.

There are six of us. You’ll work with the same people from the first call through to launch, and for years after.

The team on the lawn in front of the red-brick studio

Our story

In 2012, co-founders Mike and Adam worked together, opposite London’s historic Smithfield Market. Supporting a newsroom of 50+ editors across multiple titles, shipping daily under relentless deadlines.

Learning two things that still guide us as a team today: collaboration beats heroics, and a solid CMS is everything.

Mike and Adam laughing under a beech tree in a sunlit field
  • 4+ years average partnership length
  • 90% of partners come back for more work
  • 24 hour typical response time
  • 150+ projects delivered

Meet the team

Our team

A close-knit team working together for five years. We play to our strengths, know the process inside out, and know when to step outside it.

  • Adam Hunt

    Creative Director & Co-founder

  • Mike Sheppard

    Technical Director & Co-founder

  • Chloe Kilgariff

    Designer

  • Sarah Wellings

    Studio Manager

  • Garry Reeve

    Senior Developer

  • Stephanie McLernon-Davies

    Growth and Marketing Manager

Our values

The web is full of sites built quickly for clients who weren’t asked the right questions by studios who didn’t really care. We think that’s a problem. These five are what we do about it.

  • Built to last

    What we make grows with an organisation, so they never have to start again from scratch.

  • Yours to keep

    Everything we make belongs to our partners. We’d rather earn their return than lock them in.

  • People and planet

    We only work with organisations whose values we share, and we’ll turn down work that harms people or the planet.

  • Honest relationships

    We’ll say when something isn’t working, and we walk away from work that isn’t right for either side.

  • People-led

    We use AI where it helps, but it never replaces human creativity.

Our values in action

We believe the web has the power to create positive change, and that how we run our business is part of that. We reduce our impact, pay people fairly, and choose work that aligns with our values.

Living wage employer

Everyone on our team is paid at least the Real Living Wage, because fair pay is the starting point for good work.

Positive clients

We work with charities, researchers, educators and cultural organisations whose work makes a positive difference.

Green hosting

The sites we host run on renewable energy, and we keep every page lean so it loads fast and uses less of it.

Local community

We give our time and expertise to local charities and community organisations, and offer internships to help launch new careers.

Support initiatives

We measure and offset our carbon through Ecologi, and we’ve signed Design Declares and Clean Creatives.