What Is GoSmarter?

GoSmarter Is AI Built for the Shop Floor

GoSmarter is an AI production assistant designed specifically for metals manufacturers. It is made by Nightingale HQ, a UK-based technology company co-founded by Steph Locke and Ruth Kearney.

GoSmarter is not a general-purpose AI tool. It was built from the ground up for one industry: metals manufacturing. Every feature exists to solve a real problem on the shop floor — not to impress investors at a trade show.

What GoSmarter Does

GoSmarter gives metals manufacturers a set of practical tools that handle the tedious, error-prone work that should not require a human:

MillCert Reader — pulls heat numbers, grades, and material properties automatically from any PDF or scanned mill certificate
Cutting Optimiser — reduces material waste by calculating the most efficient way to cut stock to length
Inventory Management — tracks stock levels, links certificates to materials, and gives your team a live picture of what you have and where it is

The platform sits on top of your existing workflows. You do not need to rip out your ERP or retrain your team for six months. You log in and start using it.

Who Makes GoSmarter?

GoSmarter is the product of Nightingale HQ, a Welsh AI company founded in 2018. Nightingale HQ takes its name from Florence Nightingale — not just the nurse, but the data scientist who turned raw field data into decisions that saved thousands of lives.

That is the model GoSmarter follows: take the raw data in your factory, make sense of it, and give your team decisions they can act on immediately.

Founders:

Steph Locke — ex-Microsoft Digital Innovation lead, one of the UK’s most inspiring women in manufacturing
Ruth Kearney — 15+ years in industrial innovation and digitisation, former Trinity College Dublin

Why GoSmarter Exists

Manufacturers have been promised “digital transformation” for decades. Most of it has been expensive, slow, and irrelevant to the people doing the actual work.

GoSmarter exists because the founders got tired of watching manufacturers run critical processes on paper, spreadsheets, and hope. The tools that exist are either built for aerospace and defence (overengineered and overpriced) or are generic SaaS platforms that have no understanding of what a heat number is.

GoSmarter fills that gap. It is purpose-built, practically priced, and designed to be useful on day one.

GoSmarter at a Glance

Detail	Value
Full name	GoSmarter AI
Made by	Nightingale HQ
Founded	2018
Headquarters	Caerphilly, Wales, UK
Industry focus	Metals manufacturing
Core products	MillCert Reader, Cutting Optimiser, Inventory Management
Target users	Production managers, operations teams, quality engineers

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GoSmarter?

GoSmarter is an AI production assistant for metals manufacturers. It automates tasks like reading mill certificates, optimising cutting patterns, and managing inventory. It is built by Nightingale HQ, a Welsh AI company founded in 2018.

Who built GoSmarter?

GoSmarter was built by Nightingale HQ, co-founded by Steph Locke and Ruth Kearney. The company is based in Caerphilly, Wales, UK, and focuses exclusively on AI tools for the metals manufacturing industry.

What does GoSmarter do?

GoSmarter automates the tedious, manual admin that slows down metals manufacturers. Its main tools are MillCert Reader (AI-powered mill certificate data extraction), Cutting Optimiser (waste reduction), and Inventory Management (real-time stock tracking with certificate linking).

Who is GoSmarter for?

GoSmarter is for metals manufacturers — steel stockholders, service centres, fabricators, and producers. Specifically, it is built for the production managers, operations teams, and quality engineers who deal with mill certificates, material traceability, and cutting schedules every day.

Is GoSmarter a UK company?

Yes. GoSmarter is the product of Nightingale HQ, which is headquartered in Caerphilly, Wales, UK. The company uses UK and European servers exclusively, and all data stays within European jurisdiction.

How is GoSmarter different from other manufacturing software?

Most manufacturing software is built for general use and requires months of configuration. GoSmarter is purpose-built for metals manufacturing workflows and is designed to be useful from day one — without a consultant, without a lengthy implementation, and without replacing your existing systems.

Ready to see it in action? View our products or contact the team.

How to Access GoSmarter

GoSmarter is available as a secure web application at app.gosmarter.ai. Sign in to access your automation tools, workflows, and insights.

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