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About Nightingale HQ

Nightingale HQ is a female-founder led startup focused on transforming the metals industry with AI. We’ve built GoSmarter, the end-to-end traceability and compliance platform for metals manufacturers that helps people save time and reduce waste.

Quick Facts

  • Founded: Late 2018
  • Headquarters: Caerphilly, Wales, UK
  • Industry: AI & Manufacturing Technology
  • Product: GoSmarter - end-to-end traceability and compliance platform for metals
  • Leadership: Co-founded by Ruth Kearney and Steph Locke

Company Description

Short Version (50 words)

Nightingale HQ develops GoSmarter, the end-to-end traceability and compliance platform for metals manufacturers. Founded in 2018 by Ruth Kearney and Steph Locke, the company turns certificates and cutting plans into audit-ready workflows. This cuts waste and manual admin for metals manufacturers.

Long Version (150 words)

Nightingale HQ is a female-founder led AI startup transforming the metals manufacturing industry. Founded in late 2018 by Ruth Kearney and Steph Locke, the company built GoSmarter: the end-to-end traceability and compliance platform for metals manufacturers.

GoSmarter turns mill certificates into verified, searchable data and keeps every heat code traceable from goods-in to despatch. It also optimises cutting plans to cut scrap, keeping manufacturing teams audit-ready without the manual paperwork. The platform combines AI capabilities with human expertise, focusing on practical solutions that deliver real value quickly and effectively.

Named after Florence Nightingale, one of the world’s first data scientists who turned complex data into actionable insights, the company follows the same principle: making AI simple, practical, and immediately useful for manufacturers. Nightingale HQ partners with world-leading organisations to advance research and development, and has received multiple innovation awards including the Wales Technology Awards Best Greentech Application 2025.

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Leadership

Co-Founders

Steph Locke - Co-Founder

  • Ex-Microsoft leader in Digital Innovation and AI
  • Named one of the UK’s most Inspiring Women in Manufacturing
  • Former Chair of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance AI Focus Group’s Steering Committee
  • Expert in AI implementation and change management
  • Regular keynote speaker on AI, Data Science, and business integration

Ruth Kearney - Co-Founder

  • 15+ years’ experience in innovation and digitalisation with industry
  • Former work with Trinity College Dublin and Talent Garden
  • Track record in building cross-sector collaborations
  • Secured millions in exchequer and EU funding for innovation projects

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Awards & Recognition

  • Best Greentech Application - Wales Technology Awards 2025
  • Innovate UK Innovation Awardee
  • The Vanguard Initiative VInnovate Awardee
  • EIT Manufacturing Innovation Awardee
  • EIT Manufacturing Education Awardee

Key Partnerships

Nightingale HQ partners with world-leading organisations to advance research and development in AI for manufacturing.

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Product Information

GoSmarter Platform

GoSmarter is the end-to-end traceability and compliance platform for metals manufacturers. The platform helps teams:

  • Turn mill certificates into verified, searchable data in seconds
  • Keep every heat code, grade, and test value traceable from goods-in to despatch
  • Reduce material waste and optimise cutting patterns
  • Stay audit-ready without the manual paperwork

Key Features:

  • MillCert Reader — extracts and verifies EN 10204 3.1 and 3.2 certificates automatically
  • Metals Manager — live stock control with full heat-code traceability
  • Cutting Optimiser — reduces scrap through optimised cutting plans
  • Purpose-built for metals industry workflows, with minimal training required

Learn more about GoSmarter →

Company Mission

To free metals manufacturers from manual admin: turning certificates, records, and spreadsheets into audit-ready, traceable workflows for everyone on the shop floor.

Core Values

  • We believe the best results come from combining smart tools with human expertise
  • We believe in building long-term partnerships based on trust, transparency, and shared success
  • We believe in continuous learning and improvement
  • We believe in making a positive impact on the environment and society

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Last Updated: August 2026