What Asset Information Services does

Asset Information Services (AIS) is a UK-based digital business and wholly-owned subsidiary of James Fisher and Sons plc, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Aberdeen, with 51-100 employees. AIS builds and operates R2S, a proprietary digital twin platform that fuses 360° reality capture imagery with engineering and operational data into a unified visual workspace. The platform enables remote asset visualization, anomaly management, maintenance and shutdown/turnaround planning, and decommissioning coordination for energy operators, with secondary applications in defence and maritime infrastructure.

R2S differentiates through ease of deployment (weeks rather than months), unlimited-user remote collaboration, API integration with existing enterprise systems, and ISO/NIST-compliant cloud hosting. The platform has demonstrated quantifiable outcomes including a 25% reduction in information search time, 70% reduction in offshore travel, up to 30% reduction in unplanned downtime, 15-25% lower maintenance costs, and $10M+ savings in major turnarounds. AIS also provides expert-led 'We Capture It' data capture services using high-accuracy photogrammetry and laser scanning, alongside a self-service 'You Capture It' kit model for mid-market operators.

Revenue is generated through a mix of SaaS-style platform subscriptions, professional services (data capture, engineering, inspection), and asset management consulting, sold via a consultative enterprise field sales motion to oil and gas operators, defence agencies, and maritime infrastructure owners globally. BP serves as the flagship reference customer, having piloted R2S Mosaic on its Clair platform off Scotland. As a subsidiary within the publicly-listed James Fisher and Sons plc group (£377.2M FY2025 revenue), AIS benefits from established industrial relationships while operating with relative autonomy as a focused digital division.

Name

Asset Information Services

Legal name

James Fisher and Sons plc

Website

https://jf-ais.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1857

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Asset Information Services, a subsidiary of James Fisher and Sons plc, provides the R2S digital twin platform that combines 360° reality capture with engineering and operational data for remote asset visualization, integrity management, and shutdown planning, serving energy, defence, and maritime operators globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Asset Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Predictive Maintenance Analytics & APM Software (AI/ML, Digital Twins) (EUAEAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Asset Health Analytics & Digital Twins (AI/ML, risk/health indices, predictive maintenance) (EUADAJAB)

Keywords

• Digital asset management
• Digital twin platform
• Visual inspection planning
• Integrity management software
• Remote asset monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Aberdeen

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Digital Asset Management Platform (R2S): SaaS/digital platform revenue from R2S visual workspace platform. Provides reality capture, asset visualization, and remote collaboration capabilities to operators in energy, maritime, and defence sectors. Revenue derived from platform access, implementation services, and ongoing support.
2. Professional Services - Data Capture: Expert-led data capture services where company specialists conduct high-accuracy offshore-verified photogrammetry and laser scanning. 'We capture it' service model providing reality capture expertise to clients.
3. Specialist Engineering Services: Engineering and inspection services including underwater inspection (James Fisher Subtech), structural health monitoring, offshore monitoring systems, and decommissioning planning services across maritime and energy sectors.
4. Asset Management and Maintenance Services: Comprehensive asset management, inspection, and maintenance services for energy operators, including integrity management, turnaround planning, and operational optimization services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Asset Information Services provides the R2S digital twin platform, a visual workspace that consolidates 360° reality capture with engineering and operational data to support asset integrity management, maintenance planning, turnaround/shutdown coordination, and decommissioning for industrial operators. The company complements the platform with expert-led "We Capture It" photogrammetry and laser scanning services, a "You Capture It" self-capture kit program, and access to parent James Fisher's specialist engineering and inspection capabilities.

Product overview

Asset Information Services offers R2S, a unified digital asset management platform that integrates 360° imagery, engineering data, and operational information into a visual workspace. The platform serves integrity and maintenance teams, planners, and project engineers in the energy sector, providing capabilities for remote asset inspection, anomaly management, shutdown planning, and decommissioning coordination. R2S delivers measurable outcomes including reduced offshore travel, improved planning efficiency, and cost savings through its visual twin technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• R2S: Digital asset management platform providing 360° imagery, task tagging, and spatial context for integrity and maintenance teams to visualize facility assets remotely
• James Fisher Subtech
• James Fisher Renewables
• JF SME Testing
• Strainstall

Products and services

• R2S Digital Asset Management Platform Digital twin / visual workspace platform that brings 360° reality capture together with engineering and operational data, providing 360° imagery, task tagging, spatial context, visual anomaly management, deep-linking of work orders and documents, API integration, and unlimited-user remote collaboration. Used by integrity teams, maintenance leaders, planners, and project engineers in the energy sector for asset integrity management, anomaly management, shutdown/turnaround planning, and decommissioning coordination.
• We Capture It - Expert Data Capture Service Expert-led data capture service in which AIS specialists conduct high-accuracy offshore-verified photogrammetry and laser scanning to populate the R2S platform on behalf of operators that do not have internal reality capture capabilities.
• You Capture It - Self-Service Capture Kit Easy-to-use capture kit shipped to client operators enabling them to self-capture 360° imagery without special training, while still receiving a fully functional R2S visual workspace.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% reduction in information search time and improved spatial understanding for planning teams
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BPcoreTechnology or IntegrationBP has been the first oil major to pilot the use of R2S Mosaic technology on its Clair platform north of Scotland. This pilot deployment validates the R2S platform for major offshore operator use and represents a significant reference customer for the technology.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AVEVA Group: Industrial software vendor providing digital twin, asset integrity, and engineering data platforms for energy, marine, and process industries — directly overlapping with R2S's visual asset management and integrity workflows for operators.
• Bentley Systems: Infrastructure engineering software provider with iTwin and asset performance capabilities serving energy, utilities, and infrastructure operators — a close comparable in digital twin and asset lifecycle management for industrial operators.
• Hexagon AB: Provider of measurement, geospatial, and asset management solutions (HxGN SDx, Asset Lifecycle Intelligence) targeting industrial and energy operators — overlaps with AIS in reality capture, spatial context, and integrity management.

Broad incumbents

• IBM Maximo Application Suite: Enterprise asset management platform widely deployed across energy, utilities, and heavy industry — competes for the same maintenance and integrity budget but as a broader EAM suite rather than a visual/digital-twin specialist.
• Siemens Digital Industries (Xcelerator / MindSphere): Industrial software and IoT platform with digital twin and asset analytics capabilities bundled across a much broader automation portfolio — competes at the platform layer for operator digital transformation budgets.
• SAP Enterprise Asset Management (S/4HANA EAM): Enterprise asset management module within SAP S/4HANA used by large operators for maintenance and integrity — overlaps in functional scope but lacks AIS's visual twin focus.

Emerging players

• Matterport: Reality capture and 3D digital twin platform primarily serving real estate and construction; comparable technology layer (360°/spatial capture) but lighter industrial/operator workflow depth than R2S.
• HoloBuilder (by FARO): 360° reality capture and progress tracking platform used in construction and industrial settings — directly comparable in spatial capture UX but with narrower operator-grade integrity workflows.
• OpenSpace: AI-powered 360° reality capture and visual documentation platform for construction and facilities — comparable capture and visual-narrative capability, but predominantly AEC-focused rather than oil & gas asset integrity.

Others

• Esri (ArcGIS): Geographic information system platform with asset and infrastructure mapping used across energy and utilities — adjacent technology layer (spatial context, asset visualization) rather than a direct competitor in integrity planning workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/jamesfisherplc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/james-fisher-&-sons-plc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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