New Welding Supplier Website for Mellis Welding Supplies

Mellis Welding Supplies is a family-run welding supplier in Mellis, near Eye in Suffolk. Trevor Bennett worked as a welder, then sold welding equipment, and started the business in 1981. His son Matt runs it today, with Matt's wife Chantelle looking after the accounts since 2021. They supply welders, gas, consumables, PPE and workshop tools to trade and public across East Anglia and post orders across the UK mainland. Now Mellis Welding Supplies has a new website with the whole range in an online shop.

Here is what we built, with screenshots from the live site, and why each part is there.

Built like the workshop

The design starts from the MWS badge: deep navy, warm charcoal and the badge's bright green, with tall, condensed capitals and hard corners. Green is used only for things you can press, so Speak to an expert and Shop online always stand out. The home page says who MWS are in one line, "Suffolk's trusted welding supplier since 1981", beside their green MWS artwork, with the opening hours and where to find them underneath.

Who they are, how long they've been doing it, and two ways in.

Everything under one roof

Trade buyers want to know the stock is there before they ring. So the home page shows the whole range straight away: MIG, TIG and multi-process welders, welding gas and cylinder exchange, consumables and abrasives, PPE, tools and workshop essentials, and servicing. Each card leads to that part of the shop.

Six parts of the range, each one click from the shop.

"What are you welding?"

The question MWS hear most is "which machine do I need?". The home page answers it with a guide. Pick the job, from car bodywork and thin sheet to fabrication and farm repairs, stainless and aluminium, gas and cylinder swaps or safety and PPE, and it says where to start, with a button to the right part of the shop. If you're still not sure, it suggests talking it through with Matt before you buy.

Five jobs, each with a plain answer and the right shelf.

An online shop with 265 products

The old website had a shop of about 105 products. The new one has all 265, from Migatronic, Jasic, Stealth and Böhler welders to TIG torches, gas regulators, helmets, gloves, abrasives and welding tables, in 22 categories. Every category has a photo tile, there's a search box, and prices are shown excluding VAT, as trade customers expect. Orders can be collected from Mellis or delivered.

The whole range, a tile per category, and search.

The home page also shows the most popular machines from the shop, with their prices and an Add to basket button.

The machines people ask about most, on the first page.

MWS manage the shop themselves in the Portal: products, prices, stock, photos and the categories, without waiting for anyone.

Gas, with every price on the page

Welding gas is a big reason people come back. MWS charge no monthly rental: you pay a refundable deposit for a bottle once, then swap it for a full one. The welding gas page lists every size, from 10 to 50 litres, with the argon/CO2 mix, pure argon and the deposit, and explains which gas suits which job.

No need to ring for a price.

Call, bring your empty, leave with a full one.

Help after you buy

Buying from a local supplier means there's someone to call when the machine plays up. The servicing page covers welder servicing and repairs, in Mellis or on site, Migatronic warranty work as an authorised dealer, CP7 and CP47 gas equipment inspections, and help with set-up and settings.

Four ways MWS keep your kit working.

The family story

The about page tells the story as a timeline: Trevor starting MWS in 1981, quality, honesty and service from day one, Matt taking the reins, and Chantelle joining in 2021. It's the reason people choose a family supplier over a website with no one behind it.

Three generations of the same promise.

An enquiry that gets straight to the point

The contact page lists the office number, Matt's mobile, the email and the opening hours, then a form that asks what the enquiry is about, whether you're buying for a business or yourself, and your postcode for delivery. Matt can reply with the right answer first time.

Every way to reach MWS, and a form that asks the right questions.

On a phone, Contact us stays at the bottom of every screen. Behind the scenes, every page has its own title and description, and the site tells Google that this is a welding supplier in Mellis and what it sells. Rankings take time, and we won't promise a position.

What suppliers can take from this

If you sell to the trade and the public, Mellis Welding Supplies shows what a good website needs:

• Show the whole range on the first page, and link each part to the shop.
• Answer "which one do I need?" before people have to ask.
• Put prices online, including the ones people usually ring for.
• Make it easy to buy online and still easy to call.
• Say who's behind the counter and how long they've been there.

Read the Mellis Welding Supplies case study for the full project, or visit the Mellis Welding Supplies website and shop the range.

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