Build-3D — Bespoke Creativity

Made to fit, not off the shelf.

Home of RescueDB — our management system for animal rescues — plus made-to-order 3D printing and custom web design. Same idea every time: start with the job, not a template.

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The RescueDB app — animal list and sidebar

What we make

Three things we're known for: RescueDB, our management system for animal rescues; bespoke 3D printing, made to order; and custom web design. If what you need doesn't fit neatly into any of those, we still take on a handful of one-off software builds each year — get in touch and ask.

RescueDB

Our flagship product — a complete management system that runs an entire animal rescue from one place: care rounds, medications, medical records, adoptions and reporting. Self-hosted on the rescue's own hardware, with no cloud fees — and your data is never held hostage: if the plan ever ends, RescueDB keeps running with every record intact.

See what's inside →

3D printing

Physical parts and objects, printed to order — from one-off prototypes and replacement parts to custom pieces and small runs. Bring the design, a sketch, or just the idea, and we'll help turn it into something you can hold.

About 3D printing →

Web design

Custom-built websites and product pages, made to fit the brand rather than the other way round — from a single landing page to a full site. The same approach behind this site and RescueDB's.

About web design →

RescueDB

Built and refined inside a real, working rescue, then licensed simply: £240/month, 12-month minimum term, rolling monthly after that. If the plan ever ends, RescueDB doesn't lock up — it carries on as a free version, every record intact, just without updates and support.

Our software · RescueDB

A whole rescue, run from one system

The screen staff actually open every morning — who's due meds, who needs a weight check, what's flagged for review. Every animal's photo, history, medical notes and family details live on one profile, kept current by whoever's on shift, not just whoever set the system up.

Explore RescueDB →
A RescueDB animal profile — photo, family, dates and notes

Need something custom built? Alongside RescueDB we take on a small number of bespoke software projects each year — get in touch and tell us what you have in mind.

3D printing

Made-to-order 3D printing — practical kit designed for rescues, custom one-offs, and creative pieces. A few things we've designed:

Halo reader holder

A purpose-made holder for the Halo microchip reader — keeps it secure, charged and to hand where staff need it, instead of going missing in a drawer. Printable plain or branded to your organisation, both shown.

3D-printed Halo microchip reader holder, branded, with the reader docked Halo holder with the reader in place Green Halo holder with the reader docked

The Universal Name Plate

A modular, cage-mounted holder for a printed 6×4″ card — the animal's name, photo, medical flags and care notes, at a glance on the front of every pen. And it's built into RescueDB: export any animal and out comes a print-ready 6×4 that slots straight in. They screw on, rearrangeable, and printed to fit your cages.

Photos coming soon

Lithophane lantern

A backlit lithophane lantern wrapped in favourite book covers — flat and plain in daylight, glowing into life the moment it's lit. A bit of fun that shows what the printer can really do.

Lithophane lantern, unlit, in daylight Lithophane lantern from another angle Lithophane lantern, lit and glowing
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Get in touch

Software, a print, or just an idea you're not sure how to make real — drop us a line and we'll get back to you.

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James Scott
Build-3D