Break Through Growth Barriers with Strategic AI Adoption.
For engineering SME leaders who recognise AI’s potential but refuse the hype. We diagnose what’s genuinely holding your business back, deploy AI where it works, and partner with you until growth is measurable.
Assist companies stay competitive in the AI era
A new breed of hands-on growth partner for engineering and manufacturing SMEs.
We help engineering SMEs break through growth barriers using AI-enabled
strategies.
Most companies know AI is important, but don’t know where to start, or they’ve tried a few tools that didn’t move the needle. We take a business-first approach: we diagnose what’s actually stopping your growth, create a strategic plan to fix it using AI where it matters, then partner with you to execute and deliver measurable results
Most Engineering SMEs Hit the Same Growth Barriers
If you’ve built a solid engineering business but growth has plateaued, you’re not alone.
Revenue Plateau
You've built a solid business, but revenue has stalled or contracted, and you're not sure why
Operational Inefficiency
Operations feel inefficient, but you don't have time to step back and fix the system
Knowledge Risk
Too much depends on a few key people, and that's becoming a risk
Sound familiar? We’ve worked with dozens of businesses facing these exact challenges. And we’ve got the engineering discipline and commercial track record to help you break through.
Our model
360° Performance Assessment
We benchmark your business against the best in your sector — strategy, R&D, operations, sales, finance, leadership, culture, and technology readiness. Deliverable: A clear, no-nonsense audit highlighting gaps, opportunities, and a realistic path to your goals.
Recommendations and strategic plan
We turn the audit into a practical, prioritised roadmap. Not a PowerPoint to shelve, but a Jira-style action tracker with owners, deadlines, and measurable KPIs. We help you define business goals first — then select the right tools, AI or otherwise, to get there.
Growth Partnership (up to 3 years)
We work alongside you to execute the plan. We focus on embedding change, accelerating results, and keeping people at the centre. We also guide you through the AI adoption journey until our work delivers tangible results and revenue and profit growth
“Leaders have an obligation to explore AI, not just to compete, but to prepare their people for the future.”
- Erwan Lhermitte
Founder of Ascentis AI
Our Values
We measure results, not reports
You don’t need long decks. You need growth you can see in your numbers. That’s what we focus on.
Integrity
We uphold the highest standards of integrity in all our actions. Our clients trust us to provide honest, transparent, and ethical consultancy services, and we take this responsibility seriously in every engagement.
People at the Centre
Technology matters, but people decide. We believe leaders have a responsibility to give their teams the tools and skills to grow. We keep culture, trust, and collaboration at the heart of every transformation.
Excellence
Striving for excellence is a fundamental part of our ethos. We are dedicated to delivering top-tier consultancy services that not only meet but exceed the expectations of our clients, ensuring their success in the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Engineering Discipline
We apply the rigour of aerospace, defence, and banking to the SME world: structured, process-driven, and precise — but never over-engineered.
Who we are
At Ascentis AI, we are engineers first. Our backgrounds span aerospace, defence, and banking — industries where precision, process discipline, and technology adoption are mission-critical. We’ve led technical teams in large corporates and then applied that experience to scale up SMEs, driving both revenue and profit growth.
What sets us apart is our ability to blend corporate-level rigour with the pragmatism SMEs need. We’ve embedded new processes, digital tools, and automation — including but not limited to AI — to unlock efficiency and competitiveness. Having walked in your shoes as managing directors and engineering leaders, we understand both the complexity of operations and the urgency of results.