ABOUT FORTHLINE
About Forthline.
Built on a solid foundation.
Forthline is a digital services studio helping growing businesses and product teams build websites and apps, automate manual work, and improve software reliability.
01 / WHAT WE DO
Four disciplines.
One connected approach.
Quality connects every step, so what we build, automate or grow keeps working after launch.
01 / BUILD
Build
An idea becomes a product.
- Website & web app development
- Mobile app development
02 / AUTOMATE
Automate
Less friction. More flow.
- Business & AI workflow automation
03 / ASSURE
Assure
Confidence in every release.
- QA & software testing
- AI-built app audit & repair
04 / GROW
Grow
Measure. Refine. Repeat.
- SEO, analytics & landing pages
02 / WHO WE HELP
Growing businesses. Product teams.
We work with teams that need a website or app built, a manual process automated, or existing software improved. Work is remote, with clients internationally.
01
Growing businesses
Replacing a dated website or giving visitors a clearer route to an inquiry.
02
Product teams
Building an MVP, a mobile app or a web application around a real user task.
03
Operations teams
Needing a tool or an automation that fits the process they already run.
04
Teams with existing software
Improving reliability, test coverage or an AI-built app that needs repair.
03 / OUR APPROACH TO QUALITY
Quality is built in, not bolted on.
Software quality is the discipline the rest of the work is built on, so what we build, automate or grow keeps working after launch.
01
Web, mobile and API testing
Manual, exploratory and automated testing using Playwright, Selenium, Appium and JMeter with JavaScript and TypeScript.
02
Maintainable automation
Page Object Model frameworks, with CI/CD integration using GitHub Actions and Bitbucket Pipelines.
03
Quality through every step
Design, development, testing, release and the improvements after are treated as one connected sequence.
04
Findings you can act on
Reproducible bug reports, prioritized findings and known limitations, so you know what you are shipping.
04 / HOW WE WORK
Direct contact.
Reviewable progress.
Responsibilities and scope are agreed before delivery begins.
01
A written starting point
We define the scope, priorities, timeline and success criteria so you can review what the engagement includes.
02
Progress you can review
Delivery is organised around reviewable milestones. Each stage produces a concrete deliverable, such as a document, design, working build or report.
03
Direct conversations
You discuss scope, progress and technical trade-offs directly with the person leading your engagement.
04
Specialist involvement agreed
Where specialist involvement is relevant, we agree the responsibilities and scope before delivery begins.
05 / PROJECT EVIDENCE
Selected work.
Practical delivery.
A client website and an in-house mobile product, each with its real scope described.
THE NEXT STEP
Something to build.
Something to make better.
Tell us where your business is today and what you want to improve. We’ll help you find a practical next step.
Speak directly with the person planning your engagement.