Summary
This is a full audit of JPR Combustions' current digital infrastructure — domain, hosting and email — followed by a clear migration plan. The hosting situation is broken and not worth rescuing. The path forward is straightforward, but domain access is the critical gate. Everything in this plan depends on JPR controlling its own domain.
The site was completely unreachable on the evening of 15 June 2026. It has since come back up, but an unplanned outage with no explanation is not a one-off — it is a symptom of an unreliable hosting setup. Every time this happens, potential customers hit a dead end. The right response is not to wait and see if it happens again; it is to move to a platform that does not do this.
Domain Registration (jprcombustions.co.uk)
| Domain Details | |
|---|---|
| Domain name | jprcombustions.co.uk |
| First registered | 10 January 2011 — this domain is 15 years old |
| Expiry date | Expires 10 January 2027 — about 7 months away, but renew now. See below. |
| Domain registrar | GoDaddy — this is where the domain is registered and controlled from |
| Who controls it | Whoever holds the GoDaddy login. This could be James directly, or it may be held by the web company. This is a critical question for tomorrow. |
Your domain name is your most important digital asset. If your web company holds the GoDaddy login rather than you, they effectively control your online identity. You need your own access — this is non-negotiable when working with any web provider.
The domain expires 10 January 2027. With the site currently down and changes happening, now is exactly the wrong time to have a domain expiry risk in the background. Once you confirm GoDaddy access, renew for 2–3 years immediately. Cost is typically £10–£15 per year. This removes the expiry risk entirely while everything else is in motion.
Website Hosting
| Hosting Details | |
|---|---|
| Hosting provider | Hostinger International Ltd (UK-based hosting company) |
| Server IP | 194.36.185.149 |
| Hosting type | Shared hosting — your site runs alongside other customers on the same server |
| Current status | Intermittent — went down 15 June 2026, recovered overnight |
Hostinger is a budget shared-hosting provider. The site went down on the evening of 15 June 2026 without warning and came back up overnight — no explanation, no notification. That kind of unplanned outage is not acceptable for a trading business. There is nothing to fix here; this is a clean signal to move. The only thing needed from Hostinger at this point is a full backup of the old site files before the account lapses.
Email Setup
| Email Details | |
|---|---|
| Email provider | Microsoft 365 (Outlook) — confirmed active |
| Status | Working — email is unaffected by the website being down |
| Critical question | Who set up and holds the M365 account — JPR directly, or the web agency? This determines what you can do and how fast. See below. |
The critical question is who set up and holds the M365 account — JPR directly, or the web agency. This determines the timescale for any changes and whether email can be managed immediately.
| Scenario | Timescale | Impact on email |
|---|---|---|
| JPR holds M365 directly (you pay Microsoft, you have the admin login) |
Immediate | No disruption. Email changes and the new website can go live independently, at your pace. No agency involvement required. |
| Web agency holds M365 (they set it up, they are the admin) |
5–15 days | Transfer needs to be requested and managed. We handle the technical side of this — email will not go down during the process. Allow for the transfer window before any other changes go live. |
Does JPR pay Microsoft directly each month, and does James have a login at admin.microsoft.com? If yes to both, you are in full control. If not, let us know and we'll manage the transfer process from there — it's straightforward and email stays live throughout.
Action Plan
Four steps, in order. Step 1 is urgent and gates everything else.
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1Confirm you hold the GoDaddy login — today. Urgent
The domain is registered at GoDaddy. Without direct access to that account, you cannot point the domain to a new site, cannot fix the outage, and cannot renew the domain when it expires. If the login is held by your current web company rather than you personally, contact them today and demand the transfer. This is your domain — a reputable provider will transfer it without argument. Until this is confirmed, nothing else can progress at full speed. -
2Request a full backup of the old site. Contact the current web company and ask for all files and the database exported as a zip. Even if the old site isn't being used again, having the backup is good practice and may contain useful content (copy, photos, certificates). Do this before any accounts lapse.
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3Do not renew Hostinger. Let the hosting lapse — there is nothing worth keeping there. Check what's being paid and when it's due so it can be cancelled cleanly. Do not pay for another term.
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4Renew jprcombustions.co.uk immediately once GoDaddy access is confirmed. Do not wait until January 2027 — with the site down and changes in motion, this is not the time to have a domain expiry risk in the background. Renew for 2–3 years at GoDaddy the moment you have the login. Cost is £10–£15/year.
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5Confirm who holds the M365 email account. Check admin.microsoft.com — if JPR has admin access, you are in control and can act now. If the web agency holds it, request the transfer at the same time as the domain. Do not leave email in a third party's hands.
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6Register the four additional domains. Once GoDaddy access is confirmed, add keepingyouwarm.uk, jprheating.co.uk, jprheating.uk and jprcombustions.com. Total cost around £40/year for all four. Set each as a simple forward to jprcombustions.co.uk — nothing else changes. Protects the brand and opens the van-livery strategy when ready.
Realistic Timescales
| Action | How long it takes |
|---|---|
| Confirm GoDaddy login is in JPR's name | Immediate if already in your name. If held by web agency: request today — a cooperative agency transfers within 24–48 hours. An uncooperative one can delay up to 30 days (Nominet's process), though this is rare and can be escalated. |
| Renew jprcombustions.co.uk | Instant once GoDaddy login confirmed. |
| Register additional domains | Minutes at GoDaddy once logged in. Live immediately. |
| Confirm M365 email ownership | Immediate to check. Transfer (if needed): 5–15 days with agency cooperation. |
| Point domain to new site (DNS update) | 5 minutes to make the change at GoDaddy. DNS propagation: typically 15 minutes to 4 hours globally, fully settled within 24–48 hours. Email is not affected by this change. |
| Site back online | As soon as GoDaddy access confirmed + new site ready + DNS updated. If domain access is in hand today, this could be days not weeks. |
New Platform — Where the Site Is Going
The new JPR Combustions website will be hosted on Cloudflare Pages — a professional-grade platform used by thousands of businesses. It is faster, more reliable, and more secure than shared hosting like Hostinger. There are no monthly hosting bills. The domain (jprcombustions.co.uk) stays at GoDaddy and simply points to the new site via a DNS update — a five-minute change once the new site is ready.
| New Infrastructure at a Glance | |
|---|---|
| Domain | jprcombustions.co.uk — stays at GoDaddy. No move needed. |
| Website hosting | Cloudflare Pages — replaces Hostinger. Fast, free tier, global CDN. |
| Microsoft 365 — unchanged. No action needed. | |
| Monthly hosting cost | £0 — Cloudflare Pages free tier covers JPR's requirements. |
| Cutover process | New site built and tested → DNS record at GoDaddy updated → live. Email unaffected throughout. |
Where You End Up
- Site back online — new build on Cloudflare Pages, customers can find you again, no more downtime from a shared-hosting provider.
- Domain owned outright by JPR — GoDaddy login in James's hands, renewed annually, no dependency on a third party.
- No hosting bill — Cloudflare Pages replaces Hostinger at zero monthly cost.
- Email unchanged — M365 continues, no disruption to @jprcombustions.co.uk addresses.
- Old site backup archived — content preserved in case anything useful needs recovering.
- New site live on a reliable platform — no more downtime from a budget shared-hosting provider.
Technical Reference (for the call)
| If You Need the Technical Details | |
|---|---|
| Domain registrar | GoDaddy — nameservers ns71/ns72.domaincontrol.com |
| Hosting provider | Hostinger International Ltd — server IP 194.36.185.149 |
| Email provider | Microsoft 365 — fully separate, not affected by any changes |
| Domain expiry | 10 January 2027 — renew well before this date |
| Site status today | Down / not responding — checked 15 June 2026 |
Optional — Additional Domains to Register
The following domains have been identified through JPR's branding work as worth registering — all confirmed available at the time of writing, all under £12/year each. Together they protect the JPR name and open up the consumer-facing options explored in the branding report.
| Domain | Purpose | Cost |
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| keepingyouwarm.uk | Primary consumer-facing handle — van livery, workwear, signage. Forwards straight to jprcombustions.co.uk. The slogan and the web address are the same words — nothing to remember separately. | ~£10/yr |
| keepmewarm.uk | Defensive hold — the customer-facing alternative phrasing. Pair with keepingyouwarm.uk to cover both directions. Forwards to the main site. | ~£10/yr |
| jprheating.co.uk | Defensive hold — keeps the JPR name, says clearly what the business does. Valuable to own before anyone else does. Forwards to the main site. | ~£10/yr |
| jprheating.uk | Defensive hold — .uk companion to jprheating.co.uk. Costs almost nothing and closes off the space cleanly. | ~£8/yr |
| jprcombustions.com | Defensive hold on the .com equivalent of the main domain. Prevents a third party registering it. Forwards to the main site. | ~£12/yr |
None of these replace jprcombustions.co.uk. The main domain, the email, the Google listing and the website all stay exactly where they are. Each additional domain is set up as a simple 301 redirect — anyone who types or clicks the address lands on the JPR site automatically, with no second website to maintain. Once GoDaddy access is confirmed, all four can be registered in a few minutes. Total cost for all five: around £50 a year.