Hi, it’s nice to meet you
We, or should it be me and my two Spaniels, are Digital Essence.
Digital Essence started in 2009 with the aim to provide high quality websites for small & medium businesses. We pride ourselves on our attention to detail and continue to produce stunning websites.



Hedley Phillips BSc (Hons)
Hedley has worked in IT for over 25 years. Starting his career back in the days of dial-up before moving to London to work for a web design & hosting company.
Other roles have included working for the BBC on their Bitesize website, creating interactive touch based front end displays for Mobile Phone EPOS terminals forĀ Hutchison 3G, building interactive Maths Flash games for theĀ Cambridge University NRICH Project and various server and hardware support roles.
Digital Essence
is a small Web Design & Hosting company based in Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders. Born in 2009 with the aim to produce good quality websites, provide excellent website hosting & build a great relationship with our customers.
That relationship with our customers is so important to us and drives the way we do business. Honesty and integrity are our core values.
We specialise in designing and developing WordPress websites, Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimisation for small to medium sized businesses and have built up a varied portfolio over the years.