Ballard Chalmers

At Ballard Chalmers we bring best practice to all that we do. Working with our clients to scope requirements and determine what resources and skill sets are necessary for the best possible outcome, our four core services give us great flexibility to work with you across any point of the development lifecycle.

Our services cover: Projects, Consultancy, Team Augmentation and Support.

What we do:

- Analysis & Design
- Software Development
- Mobile App Development
- Business Automation
- Application Modernization
- System Integration
- Business Intelligence
- Azure Migration
- Azure DevOps
- Project Rescue
- System Health Checks

Ballard Chalmers is one of the UK’s leading custom software development companies, specialising in enterprise applications on the Microsoft Platform.

We are principally dedicated to custom software development and integration for the Microsoft Cloud, as well as on-premises and hybrid systems. Our expertise is in Microsoft .NET and Azure, SQL Server, BizTalk Server, SharePoint Server and Xamarin. With over 30 years’ industry experience and as a Microsoft Gold Partner, we have a well-earned reputation for delivering our expert service in these technologies, and for doing so at sensible rates.

Our partnerships:

Microsoft Partners:

- Gold data platform
- Gold application integration
- Silver application development
- Silver cloud platform
- Silver ISV

Crown Commercial Service Supplier
Certified ISO 9001:2008

Our Approach

With a heritage of over 30 years, the company is driven by its founders Geoff Ballard and Andrew Chalmers who have distinct backgrounds in technology and business, yet share the same desire to simply make software work better.

We deliver a flexible and mature approach to application development and have adapted methodologies and terms of business to suit the requirements of our clients. Our real-world business and technical expertise mean we are able to work with clients to find the best possible way of interpreting briefs commercially to deliver projects in scope, on time and in budget.

In the main, we provide IT executives and managers of large organisations with expertise and skills on an outsource service and technical partnership basis to help to achieve programme objectives. Our commitment to our clients is that we will bring the best possible expertise and skill sets to the partnership and deliver, on time and in budget.

We work with UK institutions and enterprises on a broad and varied range of projects. From designing and developing new applications that support business innovation and business process streamlining; to existing application modernisation, and systems integrations – particularly today with hybrid cloud systems, integrating online and offline enterprise systems securely and efficiently.

Our core services give us great flexibility to work with clients across any point of the development life cycle. 

We are proud to work with a range of leading companies and non-profits in their field. Whether it is the public or private sector, non-profits or SAAS Startups we know we can provide valuable partnership which can serve you for years to come. 

Some of our clients include: 

- Electrolux
- Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Investec
- American Express
- OVO Energy

- HM Land Registry
- Hackney Council
- Transport for London
- NHS
- Civil Aviation Authority

- British Heart Foundation
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- BBC Media Action
- Royal Mencap
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- The Royal Geographical Society 

Full list available here