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Leads, CRM and sales operations
Capture every enquiry with its source, enrich it, assign it to the right person and trigger follow-up. Your CRM becomes a reliable system of record instead of a spreadsheet people forget to update.
Service
Business process automation that removes the manual work.
Your team should not spend its week copying data, chasing routine updates or repairing disconnected tools. We design reliable n8n, Make and Zapier automations that move work forward, keep an audit trail and alert a human when something needs judgement.
Automation platforms
The right platform for the workflow, not the fashionable one.
We build with n8n, Make and Zapier, then add custom API code where a no-code connector stops being enough.
01 / What we offer
What can we automate in your business?
We start with the bottleneck your team can describe, then connect the systems around it.
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Client onboarding and delivery
Create folders, projects, contracts, tasks and welcome messages from one approved deal. Everyone gets the right information without a coordinator copying it five times.
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Finance and back-office workflows
Generate documents, reconcile records, route approvals, prepare invoices and move data between systems with validation at every step.
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AI-assisted operations
Classify enquiries, extract structured data from documents, draft responses and summarise activity, with human approval wherever accuracy or risk demands it.
02 / The details
From repetitive task to production workflow.
Anyone can connect two apps. Business-critical automation needs ownership, error handling and a clean handover.
1 · Audit and map the real process
We speak to the person doing the work, document inputs, decisions, exceptions and ownership, then identify the first workflow with a clear return. Broken steps get fixed before they are automated.
2 · Build, test and handle the edge cases
We choose n8n, Make, Zapier or custom code based on volume, complexity, security and ownership. Every production workflow includes validation, retries, alerts, logs and a safe path for manual review.
3 · Launch with documentation and monitoring
Your team receives a workflow map, access ownership, operating notes and a clear support route. We can monitor and improve the automation, or hand it over without locking you into Umbra.
03 / Why it works
Automation you can trust without babysitting it.
A workflow is only valuable when the team knows it ran, knows what failed and can recover without starting again.
Human approval where it matters
Payments, sensitive messages and ambiguous AI outputs stop for review instead of making an irreversible decision.
Errors become visible
Retries, alerts and structured logs replace silent failures. The right person knows what happened and what needs attention.
Security by design
Least-privilege credentials, controlled data flows and documented access reduce the risk created by connecting business systems.
Built for change
Modular workflows and clear documentation make it possible to replace an app, update a rule or add a new branch without rebuilding everything.
04 / Proof
Built from real operational work.
Not template demos: live workflows moving leads, documents and business data between production systems.
500+
automations delivered
Across n8n, Make and Zapier: lead routing, invoicing, reporting, onboarding, integrations between dozens of tools.
Full-attribution enquiry pipeline
Our own lead pipeline tracks source, campaign and referrer end-to-end into Airtable, the exact system we install for clients.
Custom integrations
When no connector exists, we write it: custom API integrations and n8n nodes built to order.
05 / Frequently asked questions
Business automation questions, answered.
The practical questions we resolve before a workflow goes into production.
Should we use n8n, Make or Zapier?
Zapier is often the quickest fit for straightforward app-to-app workflows. Make gives teams a visual way to manage more branching and data transformation. n8n suits complex logic, custom APIs, higher volumes and businesses that want greater hosting or data control. We choose after mapping the workflow, not before.
Can you automate tools that do not have a connector?
Usually, yes. If the tool exposes an API, webhook, database or reliable export, we can connect it with custom requests or code. We confirm feasibility during the initial audit before proposing the build.
What happens when an automation fails?
Production workflows include validation, retries, alerts and logs. High-risk actions can be routed to a person for approval, and failed items can be replayed without duplicating completed work.
Can you improve automations we already have?
Yes. We audit existing n8n, Make and Zapier workflows for duplicated operations, fragile credentials, missing error handling, unnecessary cost and undocumented dependencies, then stabilise or migrate them.
How quickly can the first workflow go live?
A focused workflow can often be mapped, built and tested within one to three weeks. Complex projects with several systems, approval paths or sensitive data are scoped in phases so the first useful automation ships early.
Start here
Bring us the bottleneck. Leave with a clear next move.
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