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Zero layout shift
Nothing on the page jumps, ever. Fonts, images and animations are engineered so the layout is stable from first paint, a CLS of zero is the spec, not a stretch goal.
Web design & development studio · North West England
Websitesengineeredto perform.
KnS Web Works is a bespoke web design & development studio for local businesses in Manchester, Salford and Liverpool. No templates. No page builders. Hand-built sites that load fast, rank locally and turn visitors into enquiries.
Bespoke designNext.js engineeringTechnical SEOZero layout shiftManchesterSalfordLiverpoolPerformance first
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What we build
Four disciplines, one standard: bespoke work, engineered properly.
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Web Design
We reject standard templates in favour of deep discovery and precise creative direction. Every interface is a bespoke, high fidelity system engineered to command attention and physically drive user conversions.
- Bespoke UI
- Brand systems
- Design tokens
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Web Development
We strictly hand code our architecture using a modern Next.js stack, entirely eliminating bloated page builders and legacy platforms. This guarantees a secure, infinitely scalable application that performs flawlessly under heavy traffic.
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- Vercel
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Performance & SEO
We engineer for perfect Lighthouse performance metrics, guaranteeing instantaneous load times and zero cumulative layout shift. By deploying rigorous local schema markup, we position your business to capture high intent search traffic across Manchester and Liverpool.
- Core Web Vitals
- Structured data
- Local search
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Care & Iteration
Deployment is simply the baseline of our partnership. We provide continuous infrastructure monitoring and proactive maintenance, relentlessly iterating on real visitor analytics to maximise your conversion rates over time.
- Maintenance
- Analytics
- Improvement
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The standard
Every build ships against the same non-negotiables. This site is held to them too. Audit it.
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Built to 100
Google Lighthouse is our acceptance test, not an afterthought. Performance, accessibility, best practices, SEO. Run this page through it and see for yourself.
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Accessible by default
WCAG-AA contrast, full keyboard navigation, visible focus states and respected motion preferences. Good access is good business.
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SEO in the foundations
Semantic HTML, correct heading hierarchy, structured data and local signals, built into the markup from day one, not bolted on afterwards.
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Bespoke, always
No themes, no templates, no page builders. Every interface is designed and hand-coded for the business it serves.
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Yours, outright
You own the code, the content and the domain. No proprietary platforms, no lock in, no hostage fees.
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Featured work
Real projects, real numbers. No stock case studies, no borrowed portfolios.
In development
First client build
Our first client site is in production right now, a real local business, real constraints, real deadlines. The full case study, with launch metrics, lands here when it ships. Until then, this page is the portfolio: view the source, run Lighthouse, kick the tyres.
Case study coming 2026
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Tell us what you're building. A couple of sentences is plenty. Your enquiry lands straight in our inbox, and we'll reply with straight answers and a clear plan.
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contact@knswebworks.co.ukServing Manchester (M7) · Salford · Liverpool