Adobe Commerce stores, built to be fast

We’re an Adobe Commerce agency and Adobe Commerce Bronze Partner, building stores for B2C and B2B brands. Our lead developer is Adobe-certified, and design, UX and development sit in one team.

Adobe Commerce gives you advanced functionality out of the box. What it doesn’t give you is a fast site. That comes from how it’s built.

So we treat the frontend as part of the conversion job rather than a layer applied at the end, because that’s where the first conversion gains come from, and we stay on the store after launch.

Most projects start with an NNP Workshop.

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Frontend Development That Reflects Your Brand

We build custom storefronts in Adobe Commerce that look like your brand and behave like a shop. Browsing makes sense on a big catalogue, and the checkout gets out of the way.

Adobe’s default frontend is heavy. Most of the speed work on an Adobe Commerce build happens here, which is why we don’t leave it as the last job before launch.

Make my Magento store faster

Speed is phase one of CRO

A slow site loses sales before anyone has looked at a product. When we rebuilt Helmet City‘s Magento 2 frontend on Hyvä, we took four seconds off the load time and conversion went up 16% before we’d run a single test.

We tune Adobe Commerce with caching, image optimisation and code refinement so it holds up on a mid-range phone on mobile data, which is where most of your traffic actually sits.

Before any testing starts, the site has to be quick enough for the results to mean anything, so we do this first rather than after launch.

Long-Term Support That Moves With You

As your Adobe Commerce maintenance partner, we handle updates, security patching and performance checks, plus whatever new features the business needs.

Adobe ships security patches regularly. The sites that get compromised are the ones running six months behind.

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Reliant, rebuilt on Hyvä

Reliant, a UK technology retailer, came to us with a Magento 2 store whose frontend was holding back conversion. We rebuilt it on Hyvä, and turnover went up 141%, with conversion up 78%.

Every result on this page was built on Magento 2. Adobe Commerce runs on the same code with Adobe’s licence and tooling on top, so the build work carries straight across.

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Client Reliant

Sector Household Electricals & Technology

Platform Magento 2, Hyvä

Project Time 8-week build, then retained

Increase in Annual Turnover

In a market where competitors were racing each other to the bottom on price, Reliant grew by giving customers a better site.

141%

Increase in Average Order Value

A smarter product journey and improved functionality encouraged higher-value purchases across all sales channels.

17%

Increase in Conversion Rate

A fast Hyvä frontend replaced a bloated, badly built Magento store that was costing them sales.

78%

I like working with Actuate because they care about what they do, they clarify the detail to get the job done right.

Catherine Lund-Barker Elcometer

What our clients say

"What impressed us most was how quickly Actuate identified the root cause. Within the first call they'd spotted the metadata issue that had been tanking our traffic. Everything that followed has been just as sharp."

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I like working with Actuate because they care about what they do, they clarify the detail to get the job done right. They have worked incredibly hard with our complex needs and have been on hand for help and advice every step along the way...

Catherine Lund-Barker Elcometer

Without Actuate's help and support, our original website wouldn’t have succeeded. Time was of the essence, and Actuate stepped in to deliver a swift turnaround. The new site has performed exceptionally well ever since. We continue to grow thanks to Actuate. ❤️ Thanks guys!”

Chantelle Telford Robinsons of Bawtry

Their team leverages their expertise to provide sound opinions and advice to guide the project in the right direction.

Daniel Wright Reliant

I worked with Actuate on the redevelopment of the Pickett London website. Their team is an excellent asset for any company or team, it was a pleasure to work with them - easy to communicate with, easy to reach and always willing to help.

Oliver Moser Pickett

Working with Actuate is a pleasure — they are really trying to help, they listen and offer solutions to solve the problems. Thanks for all your help so far.

Rafael Bielinski Buller Ltd

We've worked with Actuate for several years and the results have been consistent. Conversion rate up 113%, AOV up, bounce rate down. They know our business inside out, and it shows.

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