Magento Speed Optimisation · Durham
Magento Speed Optimisation in Durham
Speeding up Magento stores for Durham retailers, where the question is what is preventing the cache from working. Full page caching makes Magento fast, and a single badly built extension marking pages as uncacheable removes that entirely — so the store runs the full application on every request while appearing correctly configured.
Why this comes up
The problem
Full page cache is enabled and hit rates are near zero because something is marking pages private.
What you get
What we deliver
- Cache hit rates measured, since a configured cache is not necessarily a working one
- Extensions identified that mark pages uncacheable or invalidate too broadly
- Private content handled through the intended mechanism rather than by disabling cache
- Varnish configured correctly, as this is where the platform expects to be fast
- Indexers set to update on schedule rather than on save
- Database and Elasticsearch tuned for the catalogue's actual size
Want this scoped for your business in Durham?
Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what magento speed optimisation would actually involve — whether or not you use us.
Working in Durham
North East
Durham's economy is dominated by its university and cathedral, so the commercial base is small and much of the local demand comes from spinouts and suppliers attached to the institutions rather than from independent industry.
Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones.
Sectors we work with in Durham
- Higher Education
- Tourism & Heritage
- Public Sector
- Retail
- Research
What we work with
Technologies and platforms
- Magento 2
- Varnish
- Redis
- Elasticsearch
Who we work with
Industries we serve
- Wholesale
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Fashion and apparel
Why us
Why Durham businesses choose Asionis
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise
How we work
- Step 1
Free consultation
A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.
- Step 2
Proposal
Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.
- Step 3
Build
Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.
- Step 4
Launch and support
We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.
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Magento Speed Optimisation in Durham — common questions
- Why is the cache not working?
- Usually because something opted out of it. Extensions that inject customer-specific content can mark whole pages private rather than using the mechanism designed for that, so the cache is enabled, correctly configured and serving almost nothing.
- How is that diagnosed?
- By measuring hit rates and then finding the responsible module. The measurement is straightforward and the attribution takes longer, but it is the single most valuable piece of performance work available on most Magento stores.
- Should indexers update on save?
- Almost never on a live store. Updating on save means every catalogue change triggers reindexing immediately, which is why bulk price updates can bring a store to a halt — scheduled updates batch that work and keep the site responsive.
- Is faster hosting the answer?
- Rarely on its own. A store with a broken cache runs the full application for every visitor, and more hardware makes that cheaper to survive rather than fixing it — so establishing why the cache is not being used comes first, and often removes the need entirely.
- Do you work with businesses across County Durham?
- Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout North East, including Durham and the surrounding County Durham area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
- What kind of Durham businesses do you usually work with?
- Research spinout software and visitor systems, usually on institutional procurement timelines rather than commercial ones. Beyond that we work across Higher Education, Tourism & Heritage, Public Sector, Retail and Research.
- Do you cover the areas around Durham?
- Yes — we work throughout North East, including Newcastle, Sunderland, York. Durham is an urban area of roughly 70,000+, and we take on work across the wider County Durham region rather than the city boundary alone.
Talk to us about Magento Speed Optimisation in Durham
A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.
- Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
- No long-term contracts required
- All team members UK-based
- Dedicated account manager and development team
- Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
- Scalable from startup to enterprise