
28 September 2026
Introducing Universal Till, Our Own Point of Sale
Universal Till is a free, open-source, offline-first point of sale for small shops, cafés and restaurants, built and operated by Task Runner Tech.
Read articleTechnical consultancy and product engineering
We help organisations modernise platforms, improve engineering operations, and deliver digital programmes with the technical structure needed for serious commercial work.
Platform
Architecture, modernisation, and delivery foundations for durable growth.
Operations
Release workflows, DevOps, and visibility that reduce friction.
Execution
Focused delivery leadership and specialist support when programmes need to scale.
Where we add value
We work best where technology decisions have become commercially important: platform rewrites, delivery slowdowns, integration bottlenecks, operational fragility, or a growth initiative that needs stronger technical leadership.
Our role is to reduce uncertainty, structure the work, and help teams move forward with a delivery model that can support larger, more demanding programmes.
How we work
We focus on the systems, workflows, and delivery habits that determine whether digital products stay maintainable after the initial push.
We start by identifying what is actually slowing delivery down: brittle architecture, opaque operations, fragmented content workflows, or unclear ownership across teams.
That early diagnosis gives stakeholders a grounded plan instead of another generic transformation deck.
We shape the architecture, workflows, and delivery cadence around the teams who need to run the platform after launch.
That means choosing pragmatic technology, defining service boundaries, and creating the visibility needed to support confident change.
Execution is paired with testing, observability, and release discipline so product teams can move faster without increasing operational risk.
The outcome is a delivery environment that improves after each release rather than becoming more fragile.
What clients usually need
Legacy platform modernisation without disrupting ongoing delivery.
DevOps and release improvements that reduce avoidable operational friction.
CMS and e-commerce platforms that internal teams can actually manage.
Technical delivery partnerships that can expand with specialist contributors when projects get larger.
Capabilities
Editorial platforms with governance and flexibility
We design content platforms that help teams publish faster, govern better, and stop depending on developers for routine updates.
Explore serviceDelivery systems, release confidence, and reliability
We improve delivery flow, deployment confidence, and operational visibility so engineering teams can move faster with less avoidable risk.
Explore serviceReal-time platforms, controls, and operational confidence
We support complex financial and data-intensive systems where performance, reliability, and control matter at the same time.
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Universal Till
A free, open-source, offline-first point of sale for small shops, cafés and restaurants. It runs on hardware a shop already owns, speaks the shop's language, and extends through a signed plugin marketplace.
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28 September 2026
Universal Till is a free, open-source, offline-first point of sale for small shops, cafés and restaurants, built and operated by Task Runner Tech.
Read article7 July 2026
A practical view of how architecture, delivery discipline, and operational visibility combine to support long-term product growth.
Read articleWe can help define the technical plan, lead focused execution, and bring in the right specialist support when the scope demands more than a single contributor.
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