Ascensor

What they do

Ascensor designs, builds and markets digital products from their studio near Elland Road in Leeds. Founded in 2007, they have spent nearly two decades working across web design, custom software, ecommerce and performance marketing — all delivered by an in-house team rather than outsourced to a network of freelancers.

On the web side, they build on Shopify, Webflow and Craft CMS, and handle platform migrations — most commonly Magento to Shopify and WordPress to Webflow. They also take on bespoke software and app development for clients whose requirements sit outside off-the-shelf platforms. One named product, ProAstra, is described as asset management software built for practical field use: tap, log, done.

The marketing offer runs from PPC and SEO through to email, social, influencer and content. They are a HubSpot agency partner and offer LeadInfo integration for identifying anonymous website visitors. A newer addition to the service list is GEO — generative engine optimisation — aimed at improving visibility in AI-generated search results, which reflects where a chunk of the industry's attention has shifted.

Strategy sits alongside delivery: marketing audits, conversion rate optimisation and AI solutions round out what they describe as a six-stage process moving from data and insight through to ongoing reporting and refinement.

Clients named in case studies include YESSS Electrical, Magnet Kitchens, Delifresh, Melissa Salons, The Marlowes shopping centre, Luxe by She, Maritime Capital, PNC Legal, The Ice Co, Clocking Systems and Perfect Branded Gifts. Results cited range from a 267% revenue increase for Luxe by She to a 94.4% year-on-year uplift in organic traffic for Maritime Capital.

Where they sit in Leeds

Ascensor's office sits near Elland Road — close enough to the M1 and the White Rose centre that they make a point of mentioning the parking. That puts them in the south-west of the city, a little removed from the Digital Quarter around Munro House but well placed for clients coming in from the motorway network.

They describe active involvement in the Leeds district through CSR activity, apprenticeship programmes and community networking. Staff testimonials name roles including front-end web developer, paid media executive and finance assistant, giving a sense of a mixed-discipline team rather than a purely technical one.

The agency is ISO certified — the site references an information security management system — and trades as Ascensor Digital Ltd (Company No. 17223417). The main contact name given on the site is Andy, who handles new business enquiries by phone on 0113 831 4400.

With 18-plus years of trading and a client list that spans healthcare, manufacturing, SaaS, ecommerce, property and finance, Ascensor occupies the mid-market agency space: broad enough to cover the full digital lifecycle, specific enough to have sector-focused service pages and named case study results to back up the claims.

What they offer

• Shopify development — custom builds and Magento-to-Shopify migrations aimed at reducing platform costs and improving conversion rates.
• Webflow development — visually driven sites with CMS editing for in-house teams, including WordPress-to-Webflow migrations.
• Craft CMS development — flexible content management for complex publishing requirements.
• Bespoke software and app development — custom applications built around specific business processes; ProAstra (asset management) is a named example.
• Performance marketing — PPC, SEO, GEO, email, social, influencer and content marketing, with HubSpot and LeadInfo integrations available.