AI transformation consultancy · UK, US and beyond
We help small and mid-sized firms in the physical economy find where time, money and data leak, then build the AI and automation that pays for itself. Any industry, from accountants to manufacturers, food brands to tree surgeons.
The physical economy is any business with a real product, site or visit behind the work. That work creates admin, data and messy handoffs between systems. That's where we look.
30-minute call with Rudy, at no charge. Times on the booking page are shown in UK time.
Six signs of drag we see in almost every business, whatever it makes or sells. Each one matches a job AI is already good at.
The same details keyed into two or three systems.
AI job that fitsRead and extract
Following up people, paperwork and payments by hand.
AI job that fitsRemind and follow up
Digging through inboxes, drives and folders for the right file.
AI job that fitsSearch your own files
Comparing orders, invoices, timesheets or results line by line.
AI job that fitsCompare and flag
Enquiries and requests waiting because everyone is busy.
AI job that fitsDraft and reply
The business stalls when one key person is off.
AI job that fitsCapture and share
Discovery & Diagnosis finds which of these are costing you most, with evidence, before you spend anything on tools.
Each step stands on its own. Nothing starts until you agree, and we will tell you plainly if the answer is “not now”.
We map how work actually moves through your business, from first enquiry to final invoice or report. We talk to the people who do the work, look at your systems and documents, and rank where time, money and data are lost. You get a written report with scored recommendations and a roadmap, or an honest “not now”.
More about Discovery & DiagnosisWhat you get
We take the top recommendation and build it for one team, process or site, inside the systems you already use. It usually runs alongside the old way first, so you can compare. We measure before and after, and a person signs off anything that matters.
More about Pilot SprintWhat you get
If the pilot earns its keep and you want more, we extend it to other teams, sites or processes and join it up with the next steps in the chain. Larger projects, such as connecting systems that don't talk or building a single view of your numbers, run in phases with a check before each one.
More about RolloutWhat you get
Each month we check the numbers we agreed, fix what drifts, keep things up to date as tools and AI models change, and rank the next small improvements. You get a short report and a plain recommendation to carry on, adjust or stop.
More about Managed OptimisationWhat you get
An AI operational audit of your business, from $1,999. We work out where AI will actually pay, and where it won't.
AI Operational Audit · Your business
Results from recent client work, across very different businesses. Same method every time: find the drag, put a number on it, build only what pays. Clients are kept anonymous.
£10K+ a month
saved on wastage and breakage
Supermarket chain
We audited the procurement function and found where it was losing efficiency. Then we built a forecast and pre-order system, so the stores order closer to what they actually need.
£200K+
in savings identified
Geological laboratory firm
A full Discovery & Diagnosis. We traced the firm's data from first enquiry to final report, reviewed each system and how they connect, and ranked the problems by impact and evidence. Every recommended fix was scored on impact, feasibility, time to value and risk, then set into a phased roadmap with costs, governance rules and a list of what we were not recommending.
$40K
additional revenue from prompt follow-ups, and zero missed calls
Tree service franchise
We built a system that answers calls, creates proposals, follows up leads and drafts work orders for a person to approve. It connects to the tools the business already uses.
15+ hours a week
saved for the directors
Civil engineering firm
We found the directors were spending their time on RAMS (risk assessments and method statements) and approval gates. Now voice AI captures the site data and combines it with site photos to build the RAMS automatically, which cuts the back-and-forth on approvals.
Double-digit
efficiency improvement
Accountancy group
We ran AI audits across the group, built new processes, and set up AI-led and AI-assist systems to run them.
70
AI opportunities mapped, across 10 process areas and 77 stages
Apprenticeship training provider
One page showing how the whole business runs, from winning employers and building courses to enrolment, teaching, assessment, compliance and board reporting. We marked each of the 77 stages by how well it works today and where the information came from, and flagged 70 places where AI could help.
Owner-led and growing businesses, usually 20 to 200 people, where the work has a physical side. Across all industries, in the UK, US and the wider English-speaking world.
If you already have your own data or AI team, we're probably not the right fit.
Not sure if you fit? A 30-minute call will tell you.
Ready-made software you can switch on without a consultancy project. Answer a few questions to see which fits.
SteelcapFor trades and field-service firms
If you nodded, Steelcap was built for you: an AI back office that answers the phone, books jobs and handles the admin. From £99 / $119 per module a month.
See SteelcapManifest OSFor teams building software with AI
Then Manifest OS is your control tower: the agents write, a person approves what ships.
See Manifest OS
“Running a business is half work you love and half work you hate. My job is to take away the part you hate.”
Most businesses I meet don't have an AI problem. They have a visibility problem: nobody can see the whole job from start to finish. So we start with the work, not the tool, and only build what earns its keep.
We find the parts of your operation where AI and automation would save real time or money, prove one of them works, then help you roll it out and keep it working. At Abjak that starts with Discovery & Diagnosis, an AI audit of how your business actually runs.
Businesses where there is a real product, site, delivery or visit behind the work: manufacturers, builders, wholesalers, food and drink brands, field service firms, labs, accountants handling piles of documents. That real-world work creates admin, data and handoffs between systems, which is where AI tends to pay.
A structured look at how work moves through your business, where it drags, and which fixes are worth doing first. Ours ends in a written report with a process map, ranked findings, scored recommendations and a roadmap. It can also end with “not now”.
Discovery & Diagnosis is from $1,999 (USD) for one business, plus VAT where applicable. Multiple sites, larger teams or on-site visits cost more, and we tell you the price before any work starts.
No. Most of our recommendations work with the systems you already use. We only suggest replacing something if the evidence says it is holding you back, and we will tell you why.
We ask for read-only access wherever possible, use your data only for the work you hired us for, and don't put your customer data into outside AI tools without your agreement. Anything customer-facing, financial or compliance-related keeps a person signing it off. See our Privacy notice.
Yes. We work with businesses in the UK, the US and across the English-speaking world, mostly remotely. Prices are in US dollars, and the booking page shows UK time.
Recent examples include over £10K a month saved on wastage and breakage for a supermarket chain, over £200K in savings identified for a geological laboratory firm, $40K of additional revenue and zero missed calls for a tree service franchise, over 15 hours a week saved for the directors of a civil engineering firm, and a double-digit efficiency improvement for an accountancy group. Clients are kept anonymous. See our work.
No. Steelcap is our ready-made software for trades and field-service firms, sold by monthly subscription. The consultancy is for businesses that want their own operation looked at and the right fixes built. You don't need an audit to use Steelcap.
Start with Discovery & Diagnosis, or book a call and we'll tell you honestly whether it makes sense.
30-minute call with Rudy, our founder, at no charge. Times on the booking page are shown in UK time. Booking from the US or elsewhere? Please convert the time before you pick a slot. Can't find a time? Send us a note
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