Software for Stratford businesses
Stratford, in the London Borough of Newham, has been transformed by the 2012 Olympic Games and the investment that followed. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park now holds the London Stadium, home to West Ham United, plus the London Aquatics Centre and the Copper Box Arena. Westfield Stratford City is one of the largest urban shopping centres in Europe, and Stratford station is among the busiest interchanges outside central London, served by the Elizabeth line, Central and Jubilee lines, the DLR, the Overground and high speed services from Stratford International.
The International Quarter London has become a major office district, housing large public bodies including the Financial Conduct Authority and Transport for London. Here East, the former Olympic press and broadcast centre, is a technology and innovation campus with Loughborough University London, start-ups and digital firms. The East Bank cultural quarter brings UCL East, UAL's London College of Fashion, V&A East, Sadler's Wells East and BBC music studios.
That combination of regulated organisations, retail, culture and early-stage tech creates varied software demand:
- MVPs and SaaS platforms for start-ups that need a production-ready product, not a prototype
- Compliance workflows, approvals and audit logs for firms working in regulated markets
- Ticketing, venue and events management for cultural and sports organisations
- Retail integrations linking stores, ecommerce, stock and loyalty data
Start-ups around Here East often need help turning a design or a no-code prototype into a maintainable Laravel or Node.js application with proper authentication, billing through Stripe and a deployment pipeline. Regulated businesses usually care most about permissions, traceability and data retention, which we design in from the first sprint rather than adding later.
Who we build for in Stratford
- Tech and SaaS start-ups
- Financial services and fintech firms
- Retailers and hospitality brands
- Cultural and arts organisations
- Sports and events operators
- Fashion and design businesses
- Construction and regeneration contractors
- Education and research groups
How we work with Stratford clients
We work remotely from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, using video calls, shared staging sites you can click around in and short build stages you can see. Every project gets a fixed-price quote after a free initial chat and a short scoping stage. You own the code and the data. We have been building software and integrations for UK businesses since 2006.
Free chat
Tell us the problem in plain English: what you do now, what goes wrong and what "better" looks like. No charge, no obligation.
Scoping
We map the processes, systems and data involved, agree what is in and out, and write it down so there are no surprises.
Fixed-price quote
You get a fixed price for the agreed scope, or a phased plan for bigger builds, so you can start small and prove it works.
Build and test
We build in short stages you can see and try, test against real data, then go live carefully with a rollback plan.
Hand over and look after
You own the code and the data. We can host it, support it and keep improving it, or hand it to your own team.
What we build in Stratford
Nearby
- City of London
- Westminster
- Camden
- Islington
- Hackney
- Tower Hamlets
- Southwark
- Lambeth
- Wandsworth
- Croydon
- Bromley
- Kingston upon Thames
- Richmond upon Thames
- Ealing
Frequently asked questions
Can you work with our Stratford team remotely?
Yes. dijitul works remotely from Mansfield. We run sprint reviews on video, share a staging environment and use a shared board for priorities, which suits start-up and office teams at Here East or the International Quarter who are used to remote collaboration.
Do you cover the rest of Newham and east London?
Yes. We work across Newham, including Stratford, Canning Town, East Ham, West Ham and the Royal Docks, and nearby Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Leyton and Walthamstow. The free chat, scoping stage and fixed-price quote are the same throughout.
Can you take over a prototype built by someone else?
Yes. We start with a code audit to check quality, security and dependencies, then give you a clear recommendation: continue with the existing code, refactor parts of it, or rebuild. Whichever route you choose, it is quoted at a fixed price.
Tell us what you need to build
Free chat, clear scope, fixed-price quote. You own everything we build.