# Lavine Web & AI Solutions

> Kent-based web & AI studio building fast, modern websites and practical AI tools for small businesses, startups and non-profits.

Lavine Web & AI Solutions is an Ashford, Kent (UK) web development and AI consultancy led by Steve Lavine, who has 30+ years of software engineering experience. The studio designs and builds modern websites, ecommerce, headless CMS builds, and custom AI tools and automation for SMEs, startups and non-profits across Kent and the wider UK. Work is delivered to a professional standard with clean code, solid architecture and a clear handover.

## Services
- [Workflow & Infrastructure Design](https://www.lavine.dev/services/workflow-infrastructure-design): Infrastructure and workflows designed for your stage of growth — CI/CD, cloud setup, monitoring, and documentation, without overengineering.
- [Legacy Modernisation](https://www.lavine.dev/services/legacy-modernisation): Running outdated frameworks or end-of-life software? We map your system, modernise the painful parts first, and give your team a clear path forward.
- [Forensic Audits & Diagnostics](https://www.lavine.dev/services/forensic-audits-diagnostics): A structured investigation into your site or app - covering performance, security, code quality, and dependencies, with a clear prioritised roadmap.
- [Full-Stack Development](https://www.lavine.dev/services/full-stack-development): Custom web applications built to a professional standard - clean code, solid architecture, and a handover that leaves you fully equipped to manage it.
- [Modern Web Architecture](https://www.lavine.dev/services/modern-web-architecture): Ready to move beyond your monolithic CMS? We build modern, headless architecture that's faster, easier to maintain, and built to scale properly.
- [AI-Assisted Tools & Automation](https://www.lavine.dev/services/ai-assisted-tools-automation): From document processing to chatbots and API integrations — practical AI automation that's maintainable and makes a real difference from day one.

## Areas we cover
- [Tunbridge Wells](https://www.lavine.dev/web-developer-tunbridge-wells-kent)
- [Folkestone](https://www.lavine.dev/web-developer-folkestone-kent)
- [Maidstone](https://www.lavine.dev/web-developer-maidstone-kent)
- [Canterbury](https://www.lavine.dev/web-developer-canterbury-kent)
- [Ashford](https://www.lavine.dev/web-developer-ashford-kent)

## Case studies
- [Pieces of Time — Antique Watch](https://www.lavine.dev/case-studies/pieces-of-time--antique-watch): A full redesign and rebuild for one of the world's leading antique watch dealers — Our first fully AI-agentic development project
- [Beautiful Baby Collection](https://www.lavine.dev/case-studies/beautiful-baby-collection): A bespoke WooCommerce build with a custom product configurator for a social commerce-driven personalised baby furniture brand
- [Skipper & Skipper](https://www.lavine.dev/case-studies/skipper-and-skipper): WordPress theme development for a Sydney-based creative strategy agency — version three of a long-standing collaboration
- [56 Books](https://www.lavine.dev/case-studies/56-books): A book tracking microsite celebrating the life of Suki Thompson — commissioned by Kitchen in collaboration with Macmillan Cancer Support
- [Wellness Traveller](https://www.lavine.dev/case-studies/wellness-traveller): A bespoke Next.js + Strapi build delivering fast, immersive wellness travel content. Crafted in 2020 to elevate discovery and user experience.
- [Big Picture Lab - Brand-Led Consultancy Website](https://www.lavine.dev/case-studies/big-picture-lab): How we built Big Picture Lab's website on Payload CMS, including a Claude-powered onboarding chatbot that turns visitors into qualified, ready-to-follow-up leads.
- [Lanzarote Villa Choice](https://www.lavine.dev/case-studies/lanzarote-villa-choice): A tailored WordPress website with a custom villa search and booking engine, featuring iCal syncing for centralised, real‑time availability management.

## Blog
- [Two frontier models, three days apart. Here's what actually changed.](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/claude-fable-5-1-vs-gpt-6-astra): Claude Fable 5.1 and GPT-6 Astra both list at about £7 per million tokens. Cache reads cost 4x more on Astra. Here is which one to run, and when.
- [Your business content now carries an invisible AI mark. Here's what that actually means.](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/your-business-content-now-carries-an-invisible-ai-mark): From 2 August 2026, every new Claude model invisibly watermarks its text. Here's what the mark proves, what it doesn't, and why your SEO is safe.
- [I rebuilt my business as a folder of markdown files](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/i-rebuilt-my-business-as-a-folder-of-markdown-files): Eleven clients and thirteen automated workflows, all running on plain markdown files. The structure that makes AI genuinely useful in a business.
- [Google's AI Mode users write paragraphs, not keywords. Here's what that means for your content.](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/google-ai-mode-data-keyword-content-gap): Google says AI Mode queries are 3x longer and just passed 1 billion users a month. Is your website still writing for keywords instead of questions?
- [Chatbots answer questions. Agents get things done. Here's why that matters.](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/chatbots-answer-questions-agents-get-things-done): Most UK businesses using AI see no revenue gains. AI agents change that - automating full workflows, not just one-off tasks.
- [Developers are ditching frameworks. Here's what that means for the web.](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/developers-are-ditching-frameworks): 40% of new web projects in 2026 skip frameworks entirely. Here's why vanilla JavaScript is back and what it means for how your website is built.
- [Anthropic and SpaceX just shook hands. Here's why that matters.](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/anthropic-and-spacex-just-shook-hands-heres-why-that-matters): Rival companies, one supercomputer. What the Anthropic and SpaceX compute deal actually means for Claude users.
- [The launch that went wrong: what I learned rebuilding a legacy platform on Next.js](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/the-launch-that-went-wrong-what-i-learned-rebuilding-a-legacy-platform-on-nextjs): A Next.js migration that went sideways: four weeks late, hit by a Google algorithm crisis, and broken GTM tracking that burned the entire ad budget.
- [Building Without a Mind's Eye](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/building-without-a-minds-eye): A personal exploration of aphantasia and what it means to create, design, and imagine without mental images. Creativity is different for everyone.
- [From solo coder to AI-assisted developer: what actually changed](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/from-solo-coder-to-ai-assisted-developer-what-actually-changed): I've been writing code for 30 years. I've built booking engines, OTA platforms, custom WordPress plugins, React microsites, and everything in between.
- [The Future of GEO - Generative Engine Optimisation](https://www.lavine.dev/blog/the-future-of-geo-generative-engine-optimisation): An in-depth look into the future of online search and the impact of Generative Engine Optimisation on existing SEO practices

## Contact
- Email: steve@lavine.dev
- Phone: +44 7572 792974
- Location: Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom
- Website: https://www.lavine.dev