IntelliAM: Yorkshire AI firm helping food and drink giants reveals move into building industry
A Yorkshire AI firm which specialises in helping major food and drink companies to improve the productivity of their machinery is expanding into the building sector.
Dinnington-based IntelliAM has established a new business division focused on the building products sector. It has already won new contracts and platform deployments with leading manufacturers including Tarmac, Marshalls, H+H Building Construction, and Knauf in the UK and Japan. Orders cover a total of 15 manufacturing sites.
The firm says the new division is expected to generate income of £250,000 in the current financial year and anticipates this figure will “grow materially in following years”.
Tom Clayton, Chief Executive Officer of IntelliAM, said: “This expansion into a new manufacturing vertical demonstrates significant progress for IntelliAM in diversifying beyond FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) and into a large new industrial market, which aligns with the company’s strategy to broaden vertical exposure and increase platform adoption.”
The company said: “These orders mark a strategic expansion into a new addressable market as our AI and machine learning platforms become more widely recognised for improving manufacturing productivity.
“IntelliAM has now begun transitioning these new customers onto the IntelliAM AI platform. These engagements span mortar, block, brick, plasterboard and related high-volume manufacturing environments where mechanical wear, abrasive operating conditions and engineering downtime present persistent operational challenges. Manufacturers in the building products sector are increasingly facing high mechanical stress environments requiring deeper predictive insight, and increased need for 24/7 visibility, workflow efficiency, and asset reliability.
“IntelliAM’s AI-driven connected maintenance platform provides this capability, enabling manufacturers to reduce unplanned downtime, improve reliability, and deploy engineering resources more efficiently.”
The firm also posted its latest half-year results for the six months to September 30 which showed revenue up 158 per cent to £2.4m, compared to £0.93m the year before.
EBITDA losses increased to £460,000 from a previous £36,000; a rise the company attributed to an “increase in headcount” as employee numbers rose from 46 to 64.
Mr Clayton said: "We are pleased with the strong progress made in the first half as we continue to execute against our strategic goals."