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Havenswift Hosting is a small friendly web development & hosting company who specialise in E-Commerce and CMS systems

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Havenswift Hosting are a UK based provider of shared web site hosting, VPS and dedicated server solutions mainly dealing with SME businesses but also providing solutions for larger organisations as well. We also specialise in providing advanced E-Commerce solutions (a large range but specialising in CubeCart, OpenCart, Magento), content management systems (WordPress and Joomla) and professional websites built to your requirements.

Clients and Projects

Industry Sectors:
Sports & Leisure, Retail

Tends to work with:
Private Companies, SMEs

General location of clients: Worldwide

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Latest Project

Expert Garden Tools

Expert Garden Tools
Expert Garden Tools are a specialist online retailer of high end garden tools currently focusing on Spear and Jackson

 

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What We Have Achieved

Latest Review

7 February 2012 Chris Allen at ADC Internet Deals Ltd (Power4Laptops)
Had excellent service from Ian at Havenswift. We have been with them for over 2 years now. At the previous host we had major problems with my store, partly due to the database being set up wrong by them... read more

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WWDC: Describe your company in 5 words.
Havenswift Hosting: Dedicated, Professional, Friendly, Reliable, Supportive

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What We Do?

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Technologies Used:
(X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP

CMS Used:
Open Source, Paid (Branded) Service
Specialist E-Commerce solutions provider and hosting company. Work mainly with CubeCart and OpenCart but also experienced with Magento and VirtuMart and most other php / MySQL based E-Commerce systems. CMS based websites using WordPress and Joomla

Company Overview

Languages Spoken:
English & some Spanish

No. of Employees: 1-5

Established: 2007

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PO Box 1142
HP10 8WX High Wycombe

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Ian
0843 289 8051

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www.havenswift-hosting.co.uk

Joined WWDC: 31 May 2009

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Accountant:
Bowyer & Co

Lawyer:
Browns Solicitors

Printer:
Pageone Printing

SEO expert:
Havenswift Hosting

Hosting company:
Havenswift Hosting

Expert Garden Tools

Expert Garden Tools

www.expert-garden-tools.co.uk

Services provided:
  • Branding
  • Content and Copy
  • Design
  • Development
  • Hosting
  • Online Marketing
  • Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

Expert Garden Tools are a specialist online retailer of high end garden tools currently focusing on Spear and Jackson

Languages: N/A
Project type: E-commerce
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Retail
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: CubeCart E-Commerce
Online Payment System: Nochex
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP
Completion date: October 2011

Belvedere Store

Belvedere Store

www.belvederestore.co.uk

Services provided:
  • Branding
  • Development
  • Hosting
  • Online Marketing
  • Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

Belvedere Store were a very successful EBay store selling a large range of products but specialising in Kids Toys, Pet Accessories and items for the Home and Garden

Languages: N/A
Project type: E-commerce
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Sports & Leisure
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: CubeCart E-Commerce
Online Payment System: PayPal and SagePay
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP
Completion date: May 2009 (on-going)


Reviews total: 15 | Accepted: 15 | Declined: 0

Reviews

by Chris Allen at ADC Internet Deals Ltd (Power4Laptops)
www.power4laptops.co.uk

7 February 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

Had excellent service from Ian at Havenswift. We have been with them for over 2 years now. At the previous host we had major problems with my store, partly due to the database being set up wrong by them and partly down to errors in the CubeCart search engine. Ian worked directly with Alistair at CubeCart and got the problems sorted. Ever since them everytime we have had a problem (even when he’s been on holiday) he has always helped us out and he usually gets it sorted the same day. I would recommend Havenswift to anyone who needs a host with good CubeCart support.

by Maria Morris at Maria Morris Studio
www.mariamorrisstudio.co.uk

2 February 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

I cant praise Havenswift highly enough!

Ian always explains in clear English rather than jargon. He's polite, patient and very good humoured when dealing with even my wooliest and least well thought out plans and has been great in helping bring our ideas to life. He's never patronised or tried to minimise my concerns.

Most importantly though, when we had problems with a site that was with another supplier Ian responded instantly to the crisis. He worked long hours fixing the problems and the site was transferred to Havenswift and back up and running without our customers even noticing.

by Staci at The Initial Impression
www.theINITIALimpression.com

26 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Havenswift = heaven sent!
My original web designer (and host) provided zero support for my website. She wouldn't even return an email (and I sent about 100...pleading for help and offering to pay whatever she wanted to just answer my questions). I felt completely lost and hopeless for 2 years. I was unsure how my site was structured and didn't understand how hard (or easy) it would be to move it to another host.
I searched cubecartforum.com looking for CubeCart developers to help me out and saw many posts by Ian at Havenswift. After checking out their website, I sent Ian a message about my situation. Ian was amazing!!! He answered my 100 nervous questions and he assured me it was super easy to move my website and that Havenswift would provide full CubeCart support!!! what? someone would answer my emails on an ongoing basis? YES!
Ian held my hand through the migration process. Well actually, he did everything! Took care of every little detail!!! The site was migrated overnight. I woke up the next morning and everything was running smoothly- zero interuption to my business.

And the ongoing support he provides is amazing. He responds to trouble tickets in a timely manner and is very knowledgeable as well as personable.

I strongly recommend Havenswift hosting for CubeCart sites. I'm 100% satisfied. There are not many CubeCart experts out there....actually Ian is the only one I've ever found! Thank you, Ian!

Please message me if you have any questions about Havenswift. I'm happy to answer.

by Terry at TRS Supplies
www.trssupplies.co.uk

26 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

I asked the team at Havenswift Hosting to migrate my OSCommerce system across to CubeCart and also design a new skin based on the original OSC one I had and liked. They did a fantastic job and since then they have written a large number of mods for us, dealt with our SEO and also now do the whole technical day to day running of the site for us which leaves us to concentrate on running the business. I have a dedicated server with them and the service and support has been first class - definitely recommend

by Alison Griffiths at Alirat Limited
www.partsplanet.co.nz

24 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

Ian has worked with me on a couple of projects now and I value his expertise enormously. He has in depth knowledge of the e-commerce software CubeCart and OpenCart and I know I can depend on Ian for support when sticky situations arise as they do in the website industry.

Havenswift-Hosting is always quick to answer my support questions and they are also very available, even though they are busy. I appreciate the great communication, as in this industry clear, precise and fast communication is vital to resolving issues.

This most recent project was complex in that a third party had not provided an element that they said they had but together we were able to deal with it swiftly and the job was completed in a surprisingly short time. I am extremely happy with the service I receive from Havenswift-Hosting.

by Cathy Hutchison at Parts Planet
www.partsplanet.co.nz

23 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

Ian from Havenswift-Hosting was brilliant and helped out in a real crisis. I had to change my website domain name urgently and as it is a large online store with 1,600+ products I was very worried. Ian took care of everything and there were no dramas.

Running a big website is a complex business and downtime costs money in lost sales and so I was very relieved at how quickly the job was completed. Ian also communicated very well, and did not talk 'over my head' as some IT people can do.

Quick efficient and friendly service. I highly recommend Havenswift-Hosting.

by Ron Stiegler at Offshore Marine
www.offshoremarineparts.com

23 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

Around 8 months ago I switched from my previous host to havenswift hosting. Ian made this process so simple and streamlined the whole process so my site had little or no downtime. The hosting service Ian provides coupled with his vast technical knowledge of Cubecart really sets me at ease knowing there is someone behind the scenes if anything should go wrong. I simply cannot express enough about how greatful I am to have found Havenswift and Ian!

by Robyn Young at Cherished Books
www.cherishedbooks.com.au

21 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

I transferred my online store (cubecart) to Havenswift Hosting approximately twelve months ago, mainly because of Ian's background with Cubecart and the support he is able to provide. I an was able to transfer my site over from my previous host with minimal disruption. Since then I have found Ian to be friendly and very helpful and willing to go out of his way to provide excellent customer service.

Ian has spent a lot of time answering my questions, particularly in the area of search engine optimisation, where my knowledge is limited. I would definitely recommend Havenswift Hosting.

by David Bromfield at 634652BC Ltd
www.path-with-heart.com

20 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

I hosted my site at several other locations before discovering Havenswift hosting. Since then, I have never looked back. The communications with Ian have always been prompt, to the point, clear and thoughtful.
For example, during the initial move to Havenswift, a problem with a second domain I was also transferring there arose. Ian spend a number of hours solving the issue, all of which was over and above the call of duty, and did not charge me a cent for doing so.

On another occasion I purchased a cubecart enhancement mod from him, including install. Once again, he went the extra mile by adjusting another, already existing 3rd party mod in order for it to work with his.
I have absolutely every confidence in recommending Havenswift hosting to anyone looking for honesty, solid reliability, value and dependability.

Finally, I have a peace of mind which eluded me before moving to Havenswift hosting.

I will shortly be making enhancements to my site, and need look no further than Havenswift for all the resources needed for the project. Put plainly: They know what they are doing.
My only regret is that I did not find them years ago!

by Barry at qualitas Life Ltd
www.qualitasfoodanddrink.co.uk

20 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

Outstanding Customer Service and Technical Support!

Havenswift have made it extremely easy for us to get up and running from scratch, I would not hesitate to recommend them.

Communication is first class, any questions or queries have been answered swiftly and efficiently leaving me with a feeling of complete confidence in them.

by maggie van veen at richard syme ltd
boxershortsuk.co.uk

20 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

All our dealings with Havenswift have been handled very quickly and professionally. They have cooperated and kept us informed all the way. Highly recommended.
They set up an ebay shop and look after and host more than one website for us.
A breath of fresh air in the unregulated website industry.
We are extremely happy with the services they provide.

by Alison at Support A WAHM
supportawahm.com.au

19 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

I have two websites with Havenswift Hosting (information based website and an online store - cubecart). I have found their customer service to be first class and have always been able to contact them with a prompt reply when needed.

I have also used their web development service on my online store which was excellent. The work was done quickly and would receive regular emails informing me of what has been done, etc.

I have had only had dealings with Ian from Havenswift Hosting. He has always been very honest and very customer service focused.

I would highly recommend to Havenswift Hosting to others looking for a high quality Hosting company. I will definitely continue to use Havenswifts services in the future.

by Colin Mortimer at ClassyCrafts.co.uk
classycrafts.co.uk

19 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

As a small start-up web based retail business, we had initially used low price/cheap deal ISP's, but soon we grew to a size where being on a shared web server with lots and lots of other domains was proving a problem in terms of download speed, available bandwidth and so-on.

We were (and still are!) using CubeCart as our cart software. When we ran into problems our ISP didn't have the expertise to help.

As the Havenswift team write software add-ons to CubeCart, we decided to make the jump to a more professional ISP.... and aren't we glad we did!

Because the Havenswift team are familiar with CubeCart and all it's back-end demands, they are in an excellent position to configure the webserver we are on so that the integration between our webserver and cart software is excellent.

They held our hand during the transfer from our old ISP to Havenswift, and gave us lots of personal attention.

On the odd occasion when there have been problems, the contact has been excellent and the response is rapid.

Would I recommend them? Our reputation as a business is largely in their hands, so a good ISP is very important to us - and we have just signed up for our third year with them.

by Russell Nicholls at Evolution Slimming
www.evolution-slimming.com

19 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

Havenswift Hosting have provided us with impeccable service and quality products for the past 2-3 years. We would not consider outsourcing from anywhere else. Havenswift's dedication to happy customers is what sets them apart from the rest! Each request has felt personal and well understood, and we are confident that Havenswift have the knowledge to answer and help with any support questions we may have.

by John at Expert Garden Tools
www.expert-garden-tools.co.uk

19 January 2012
Company recommended by reviewer

i approached the guys at Havenswift Hosting based on several reviews I had read about their expertise in providing E-Commerce websites plus also being able to provide quality hosting and support the whole package. They put together my site quickly and without fuss and explain it all clearly to me and I was soon trading and starting earn money. They really know their stuff but can also explain it to non-IT people like me

 

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WWDC: What's your name and position in the company?
Havenswift Hosting: Ian - Managing Director

WWDC: Describe your company in 5 words.
Havenswift Hosting: Dedicated, Professional, Friendly, Reliable, Supportive

WWDC: How do you get the majority of your business?
Havenswift Hosting: Word of mouth from current clients and also from helping to answer questions on various E-Commerce forums

WWDC: What do you think is the most crucial element of creating a good client relationship?
Havenswift Hosting: Being able to understand a clien's requirements and talk to them in their language rather than in computer speak and then translate that into a working website. Also when the site is completed continue to be there to support them - even more important when dealing in our specialist area of E-Commerce websites

WWDC: What computers do you have use in your offices, PCs or Macs?
Havenswift Hosting: PC

WWDC: If you were to give your clients one tip on how to get the most from their website what would it be?
Havenswift Hosting: Make your content relevant, update it regularly and ensure that on-site SEO is always done