EPM Solutions

What EPM Solutions does

EPM Solutions is an independent engineering and asset management consultancy headquartered in Paisley, Scotland, founded in 2002 by Gary Kerr. The firm serves asset-intensive organizations operating in hazardous and industrial environments — including oil & gas, petrochemicals, fuel storage and distribution, utilities, manufacturing, chemicals, drinks, waste management, and transport infrastructure — with named clients such as BP, Ciba, Enva, William Tracey, and DIAGEO. Its offering is organized into four core service areas: Asset Management (strategic consulting aligned to ISO55001, including Action Plan Audits and Business Reviews), Managing Assets (CMMS software selection, asset registers, equipment tagging, technical drawings, and maintenance planning using its proprietary Asset Matrix Process), Asset Integrity & Compliance (DSEAR/ATEX compliance, hazardous area classification, asset condition assessments, and legislative compliance assurance), and Small Projects (end-to-end project management from concept to handover). The company's stated differentiator is vendor independence — it is not aligned with any CMMS vendor — combined with deep regulatory expertise and a methodology aligned to ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, and ISO55001 standards.

EPM monetizes through project-based professional consulting, with engagement sizes ranging from short 2-day Action Plan Audits to multi-phase projects valued at seven figures (e.g., the £1.5 million Enva ash recycling plant in Paisley). Pricing is quote-driven and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise field sales targeting blue-chip organizations in the UK and overseas, supplemented by channel partnerships with CMMS vendors (e.g., Shire Systems) and a 2020 technology integration partnership with Yotta to deliver connected IOT asset management via the Alloy platform. The company operates with a small core team (11-50 employees) supplemented by partner network capacity, and in November 2024 transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust following the founder's exit and the appointment of Kevin McGinnigle as Managing Director. There is no institutional or venture capital backing disclosed.

Name

EPM Solutions

Legal name

EPM Solutions Ltd.

Website

https://epmsolutions.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPM Solutions is a UK-based independent engineering and asset management consultancy serving asset-intensive industrial and hazardous-environment clients (oil & gas, petrochemicals, fuels, utilities, manufacturing, waste, transport) with ISO55001-aligned strategic consulting, CMMS implementation, asset integrity, and DSEAR/ATEX compliance services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and Asset Management Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Advisory (BPAHAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Asset & Maintenance Management (EAM/CMMS) Platforms (HDAEAEAM)

Keywords

• Asset management consulting
• CMMS implementation
• Hazardous area classification
• ISO55001 compliance
• Engineering project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Paisley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: EPM generates revenue primarily through professional consulting and engineering services. Engagements include strategic asset management reviews, CMMS implementation, asset integrity studies, hazardous area classification, compliance assessments, maintenance planning, and small engineering projects. Revenue is project-based and service-oriented, with engagements ranging from short audits (2-day action plan audits) to comprehensive multi-phase projects.
2. CMMS Software Selection and Implementation: EPM provides CMMS software selection advisory services and implementation support. With access to and extensive experience with a wide variety of CMMS software solutions, the company helps clients specify and select the best software, then populates and implements the system. This combines advisory fees with implementation services.
3. Connected Asset Management Solutions (Yotta Partnership): Through the Yotta partnership, EPM delivers connected IOT asset management solutions based on Yotta's Alloy platform, incorporating EPM's asset identification, tagging, and integrity approach. This enables customers to monitor asset conditions through sensor devices, combining software advisory with implementation services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EPM Solutions is an independent engineering and asset management consultancy providing end-to-end services for asset-intensive, industrial, hazardous, and facilities management environments. The company delivers strategic asset management consulting aligned to ISO55001, CMMS software selection and population, asset registers and tagging, technical drawings and documentation, hazardous area classification with DSEAR/ATEX compliance, asset condition assessments, and small engineering project management from concept through to handover.

Product overview

EPM Solutions is an engineering and asset management consultancy offering a portfolio of interconnected services organized into four core service areas: Asset Management, Managing Assets, Asset Integrity & Compliance, and Small Projects. These services include strategic consulting aligned to ISO55001, CMMS software selection and population, asset registers and tagging, technical drawings and documentation, hazardous area classification and DSEAR/ATEX compliance, and end-to-end project management. The company operates as a service-based consultancy rather than a software product company, delivering these services throughout the UK and overseas to asset-intensive, industrial, hazardous, and facility management environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asset Management Strategic asset management consulting services aligned to ISO55001, including Business Review, Action Plan Audit, and CMMS Health Check Audit to help organizations structure practical processes and governance for asset management.
• Managing Assets End-to-end asset management services including CMMS software selection, asset registers, site surveys, equipment tagging, CMMS population, technical drawings, and maintenance planning.
• Asset Integrity & Compliance Technical integrity and compliance services including asset integrity management, legislative compliance assurance, DSEAR/ATEX compliance, hazardous area classification, and asset condition assessments.
• Small Projects End-to-end project management service for new build installations and modifications including concept development, FEED, design, procurement, HAZOP, CAD design, and site validation.
• Connected Asset Management Solutions (Yotta Alloy partnership) Connected IOT asset management solutions delivered through the Yotta Alloy platform partnership, incorporating EPM's asset identification, tagging, and integrity approach to enable monitoring of asset conditions through sensor devices in industrial and hazardous environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Enva's £1.5 million ash recycling plant treats up to 20,000 tonnes per year of fly ash, reducing demand for quarried materials by the same amount and offsetting 200-300kg of virgin material in every tonne of concrete manufactured
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• YottacoreTechnology or Integration · 22 June 2020EPM Solutions signed a partnership agreement with Yotta, a leading connected asset management software provider. The partnership enables EPM to deliver connected IOT asset management solutions to industrial and hazardous sector clients. Based on Yotta's Alloy platform, the solution incorporates EPM's asset identification, tagging, and integrity approach. Yotta traditionally targets local authority customers; the partnership allows Yotta to expand into industrial sectors while enabling EPM to enhance its offering to existing customers. The two companies work together to enable clients to build connected IOT networks, monitor asset conditions through sensor devices, and ensure compliance with industry regulations.
• Enva UK & IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPM Solutions played a key role in delivering Enva's £1.5 million Ash Recycling Plant in Paisley, providing input to concepts, layouts, process design, procurement, and project management through to handover. The project is a multi-year collaboration where EPM has helped deliver new technology and processes.
• Mabbett LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMabbett Ltd, an engineering and environmental consultancy, and Renfrewshire Chamber President Derek J McNab visited EPM Solutions. Both companies have indicated ongoing collaboration, with Mabbett looking forward to working with EPM in the asset management and engineering space.
• McKee Campbell MorrisonminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerColm Kerr of McKee Campbell Morrison provided legal advice for EPM's transition to Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) in November 2024.
• Ownership AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCarole Leslie and Alan Watt of Ownership Associates provided comprehensive specialist advice on EPM's transition to employee ownership, including business valuation, transaction structuring, HMRC clearance, and project management of the completion process. Ownership Associates is the leading provider of this type of advice with involvement in over 30 EOT deals in 2024.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: Global TIC company offering industrial asset integrity, inspection, and compliance services across energy, waste, and manufacturing sectors. Overlaps with EPM's asset integrity and COMAH/DSEAR advisory work, but operates at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Intertek: Global TIC provider with significant asset integrity management, hazardous area, and compliance services for industrial clients. Comparable on regulatory and integrity consulting, with substantially larger global delivery capability.
• Wood Group: Global engineering and consultancy firm with deep heritage in oil & gas, petrochemicals, and energy asset management. Competes for the same upstream/downstream industrial asset management contracts as EPM, but at far larger scale and with a broader engineering portfolio.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with a dedicated asset management and environment practice serving industrial, energy, and transport clients. Has the scale to deliver enterprise-wide asset management programmes that EPM cannot match alone, though EPM competes on specialist hazardous-environment expertise.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with a dedicated asset management practice serving industrial and infrastructure clients. Comparable asset management consulting overlap, but with a much wider remit including built environment and sustainability advisory.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification firm with a substantial asset integrity and compliance practice serving oil & gas, petrochemical, and industrial clients. Competes with EPM on asset integrity, hazardous area classification, and compliance assurance work, but as part of a much broader TIC portfolio rather than a focused asset management offering.
• RINA Consulting: Engineering consultancy offering asset integrity, risk management, and compliance services to energy and industrial clients. Overlaps with EPM's hazardous-environment and regulatory work, particularly in oil & gas and process industries, but with broader certification and inspection capabilities.

Direct peers

• EA Technology: UK-based specialist consultancy providing asset management, partial discharge diagnostics, and electrical infrastructure compliance services to industrial and utility clients. Comparable in scale and niche specialisation to EPM, with overlapping customer profiles in hazardous and regulated industrial environments.
• Mabbett Ltd: Scottish engineering and environmental consultancy headquartered near Glasgow, of comparable size and sector focus. Provides asset management, environmental compliance, and DSEAR/ATEX-related services to industrial and hazardous-environment clients in the UK, directly overlapping EPM's customer base and service portfolio.

Others

• Yotta (Software): Connected asset management software provider (Alloy platform) and EPM's primary technology integration partner. Not a direct competitor but a strategic ally whose IoT capabilities complement EPM's consulting; included as the most relevant ecosystem participant for comparable business model overlap on asset management software delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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