Expert CFML development for the systems your business depends on.
Application development, systems architecture and workflow automation in ColdFusion and Lucee — for greenfield builds, and for existing CFML systems that need a safe, expert pair of hands.
Two ways we work
Whether you're starting fresh or you've inherited something that needs care, we work the same way: in CFML, for the long run.
Building something new
A new system, architected and built right from the first line. We design bespoke CFML applications around how your business actually works — and engineer them to scale as it grows.
Greenfield developmentInherited a CFML system?
Taken on, or outgrown, a ColdFusion or Lucee codebase? We adopt it, stabilise it, modernise it and keep it moving forward. We work exclusively in CFML — so if it's ColdFusion or Lucee, you're in exactly the right place.
Codebase takeoverBespoke CFML, end to end
From the day-to-day automation that keeps a business running to the systems your whole company depends on — designed and built bespoke.
Application Development
Bespoke web applications that run your operations — account management, job tracking, invoicing, reporting and stock. Built in CFML to last.
Workflow Automation
We thrive on automating the manual work — turning slow, repetitive processes into fast, reliable systems your team can trust.
E-Commerce & CMS
Sell online and manage your own content with fully bespoke stores and content systems — scaled to your products and your team.
Built for real businesses
Amplicon
Amplicon's new responsive website runs on a custom built CMS with deep integration with their ERP system
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We work with Heritage Parts Centre, building bespoke back-office workflows to help integrate various third party systems
Visit siteGreater London Locks
Greater London Locksmiths uses a bespoke back-office system to manage their workflow and invoicing.
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About Simian
A safe pair of hands since 1996
Simian Enterprises is a bespoke application development company founded by Gary Stanton, an experienced developer working by the sea in Brighton, UK.
Gary has been building database-driven websites and applications since 1996, and specialises in ColdFusion and Lucee (CFML). We build the systems businesses genuinely run on — new builds and inherited code alike — and we're still here to support them years later.
More about usGot a project in mind — new build or inherited system? Let's talk.
Tell us what you need and we'll be in touch. No hard sell — just a straight conversation about whether we can help.