UK Field Force Automation Market 2026: The £127M Figure Nobody Agrees On
Nine research houses price the UK field force automation market between £127M and £216M, disagreeing by 76% on size. Why the gap exists, and what to do.
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Job Sheet Parsing: Turning Paper and PDFs into ERP Data
What document extraction actually costs (£1.13 per 1,000 pages for plain OCR), what accuracy to expect by document type, and why no vendor publishes one.
34 min read
The EU Delayed the AI Act. Five Things Still Land on Sunday.
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 moved the AI Act's high-risk regime to December 2027. The transparency regime did not move — it applies from 2 August 2026.
22 min read
Why 70% of AI Projects Fail — And What the 30% Do Differently
Bain 2025: without process redesign, companies automate inefficiencies instead of removing them. If your quoting process is broken, AI quotes broken faster. Why 70% of AI projects fail and the five patterns that explain it.
23 min read
AI for Distribution Companies: A Practical Guide for UK Wholesalers
Same trucks. Same drivers. 25% more deliveries. That's what SIG Plc got from AI-driven route optimisation. A practical guide to the three highest-value AI applications for UK distribution and wholesale companies with 50-250 staff.
23 min read
Ghost Workflows: The Hidden Manual Tasks Costing UK Sales Teams Thousands of Hours
Somewhere in your company there's a spreadsheet that shouldn't exist. It was created because two systems don't talk to each other. That's a Ghost Workflow. How to find them, count the cost, and eliminate them.
25 min read
CRM for UK Field Sales: Dynamics 365 vs Sage 200 vs SAP Business One
Your CRM choice dictates your AI ceiling. How the three platforms UK manufacturers actually use — Dynamics 365, Sage 200, and SAP Business One — compare for field sales mobile experience, ERP integration, and AI readiness.
23 min read
Made Smarter Funding for AI: The Complete Guide for UK Manufacturers
Most UK manufacturers don't know the government will pay half the cost of their AI adoption. Made Smarter offers 50% match funding, NPIF II has £150M allocated, and R&D Tax Credits can reclaim 27%. Every funding option mapped out.
24 min read
AI Adoption in UK Manufacturing: The 2026 Benchmark Report
81% of sales teams globally use AI. UK manufacturing sits at 19%. UK construction at 11%. This benchmark report maps the adoption gap, what it costs, who's moving, where the funding is, and where the opportunity sits for mid-market companies.
23 min read