Mark Development

Based in East Kilbride, near Glasgow, Mark Development is a small, one-person web design and development practice run by Mark Downie, working with clients across Scotland. The business focuses specifically on the Umbraco content management system, building websites for organisations and small businesses that range from heritage and community history projects to catering and production companies, based on the portfolio examples described on the site. The core service is website design and development built on Umbraco CMS, with an emphasis on giving clients control over their own site content once it has been built. Sites are described as responsive, mobile-friendly and clean in design, structured so that content can be managed and updated by the client without ongoing developer involvement. A recurring part of the described work is converting existing HTML template themes into fully functional Umbraco websites, migrating static or template-based designs into a content-managed platform. Recent examples mentioned include converting an HTML beauty salon theme and other HTML-based templates into complete Umbraco sites. Alongside CMS-based builds, the site lists SEO among its declared services, offered as part of the general web design and development work. Enquiries are handled directly by Mark Downie through a contact form or email, reflecting the sole-practitioner scale of the operation.