A remote technology company which has trebled in size in the past two years has raised a further 拢480,000 to help it expand into new markets.
Plexus Innovation, which is based in Durham, has secured 拢300,000 investment from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia; and 拢180,000 from the Finance Durham Fund, managed by Maven Capital Partners, established by Durham County Council and overseen by 老九品茶 Durham.
Plexus Innovation鈥檚 GUARDIAN technology remotely monitors and measures temperature, CO2, humidity and water systems, enabling insight-driven decisions, reduction of energy use and provision of real-time data for use in compliance reporting. The system also provides automated alerts to highlight potential health risks or failing assets that otherwise may be overlooked.
GUARDIAN is being used by clients in sectors such as social housing, education, health and care, with clients including believe housing, North Star Housing Group and Careline Lifestyles.聽
The funding will enable co-founders Ian Murray and Steve Todd to accelerate product development and boost market penetration in other sectors including manufacturing, leisure and hospitality.
The latest investment follows a 拢400,000 funding round in 2020. Since then the company has tripled to employ an eight-strong team and is planning to create 2 new jobs in the coming months.
Alex Simpson, investment manager at Mercia, said: 鈥淧lexus Innovation is on a mission to replace manual measurements and make remote monitoring the norm. The initial funding round enabled Steve and Ian to build their team and establish their presence within the social housing and care sectors. The latest investment will enable them to roll it out to a much wider range of clients.鈥�
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Murray added: 鈥淲e are successfully rolling out our innovative GUARDIAN technology across a range of sectors and our current clients have uninterrupted compliance management delivered remotely.聽
鈥淧roviding a digital alternative to manual checks, GUARDIAN is proven to be cost effective, reliable and accurate. It provides real-time data with a full audit trail, reduces risk and detects a range of key issues not possible via manual measurement.
鈥淭his investment means we can now roll out GUARDIAN even further, helping more finance, environment, compliance, healthcare, facilities managers and maintenance teams to do their job better. We will also enable an instant and significant improvement for those on the road to Net Zero.鈥�
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