# Cogna

> Cogna builds AI-native applications for critical industries including utilities, logistics, manufacturing, and field services.

## Main Pages

- [Home](/): Enterprise AI applications for your most complex operational challenges. Value delivered in weeks with outcome-based pricing and enterprise-grade security.
- [Platform](/platform): Deploy AI across thousands of use cases legacy software never reached. One platform for AI-native applications, a connected knowledge model, and governance.
- [Customers](/customers): See how global enterprises use Cogna for their highest-value operational challenges. Real results including £11m saved in four weeks for a utilities company.
- [Blog](/blog): Guides, insights, and tools for operational leaders in critical industries.
- [Partnerships](/partnerships): Work with Cogna to bring enterprise-grade AI solutions to clients across private equity portfolios, consulting engagements, and technology partnerships.
- [Security](/security): ISO 27001, SOC 2, Cyber Essentials, and GDPR compliant. Data encryption, tenant isolation, local hosting, and a contractual guarantee against model training.
- [Use Cases](/use-cases): Deploy AI across workforce planning, dispatch, asset management, production planning, procurement, and billing. Built for your exact operational workflows.
- [Request a Demo](/request-demo)

## Pages

- [Mission](/mission): The most valuable knowledge in any organisation lives in people's heads. Cogna captures operational expertise and turns it into AI that compounds over time.
- [Careers](/careers): Join a team building AI for the industries that keep the world running. For people with agency, ambition, and a clear sense of purpose. See open roles.
- [Privacy Policy](/privacy-policy): How Cogna collects, uses, and protects your personal data. Read our full privacy policy.
- [T&Cs](/terms): Terms and conditions for using the Cogna website and platform. Last updated March 2026.

## Industries

- [Water and Wastewater](/industries/water-and-wastewater): Reduce leakage, hit compliance targets, and coordinate field teams across your water network. From leak detection and repair to asset inspection and reporting.
- [Field Services](/industries/field-services): Reduce windscreen time, cut permit delays, and protect margins across fixed-price contracts. 83% reduction in manual work for field services contractors.
- [Facilities Management](/industries/facilities-management): Validate invoices, schedule maintenance, triage reactive work, and maintain compliance across every site and contract. AI built for multi-site FM portfolios.
- [Gas Networks](/industries/gas-networks): Improve safety response, reduce procurement waste, and accelerate planned works delivery across gas networks. From emergency dispatch to permit approval.

## Case Studies

- [Cogna Enters New Partnership to Unlock Production Efficiency](/customers/cogna-enters-new-partnership-to-unlock-production-efficiency): Cogna partners with Tropicana Brands Group to transform production planning at its Zeebrugge facility, driving greater efficiency and flexibility across manufacturing.
- [Fuelling the future: how Cadent Gas is powering a digital revolution with Cogna](/customers/fuelling-the-future-how-cadent-gas-is-powering-a-digital-revolution-with-cogna): How Cadent Gas is digitising operations across the UK's largest gas distribution network, moving from paper-based processes to AI-powered decision-making with Cogna.
- [Cadent optimizes workforce planning and field decision-making with Cogna](/customers/cadent-optimizes-workforce-planning-and-field-decision-making-with-cogna): How Cadent Gas unified fragmented field data to optimise workforce planning and real-time decision-making across 1,500 frontline workers with Cogna.
- [OCU Group processes over 2,000 weekly site permits with Cogna](/customers/ocu-group-processes-over-2-000-weekly-site-permits-with-cogna): How OCU Group automated hazardous waste classification and site permitting, processing over 2,000 permits per week with Cogna's AI-powered compliance tools.
- [Network Plus manages their £50M asset portfolio with Cogna](/customers/network-plus-manages-their-50m-asset-portfolio-with-cogna): How Network Plus gained real-time visibility across 20,000 high-value assets — vehicles, equipment, and IT hardware — using Cogna's AI-powered asset management.
- [How Network Plus overhauled customer communications with Cogna's custom apps](/customers/how-network-plus-overhauled-customer-communications-with-cognas-custom-apps): How Network Plus built a custom AI app with Cogna to automate customer communications, exceeding service standards across thousands of weekly interactions.
- [Practical AI: how Cogna helped OCU reduce job pack processing times by 83%](/customers/practical-ai-how-cogna-helped-ocu-reduce-job-pack-processing-times-by-83): How Cogna helped OCU Group cut job pack processing time by 83%, automating the review of 50,000 annual field work packages with AI-powered document analysis.
- [How Cadent Gas found a strategic tech partner for their operational needs](/customers/how-cadent-gas-found-a-strategic-tech-partner-for-their-operational-needs): How Cadent Gas replaced manual coordination across gas escape management, procurement, and customer communications with Cogna's AI-powered custom applications.

## Articles

- [How Cogna connects and amplifies IT investments](/blog/how-cogna-connects-and-amplifies-it-investments): Enterprise systems capture data but add overhead. Cogna's orchestration layer connects existing IT investments to unlock compounding operational value.
- [Cogna appoints Ed Hill as VP Revenue](/blog/cogna-appoints-former-bazaarvoice-emea-leader-ed-hill-as-vp-revenue): Ed Hill joins Cogna as VP Revenue with 25 years across Bazaarvoice and SAP. He built EMEA into Bazaarvoice's primary growth engine over five and a half years.

- [How Cogna transforms critical industries with AI](/blog/how-cogna-transforms-critical-industries-with-ai): Critical industry teams rely on manual processes because available software rarely fits. Cogna builds AI solutions shaped around how they actually work.
- [Climate change is making water leakage worse](/blog/climate-change-is-making-water-leakage-worse): Hotter summers and colder winters are accelerating pipe failures. Climate change is making water leakage worse and traditional fixes can't keep up.
- [How Cogna builds smarter software without the sprawl](/blog/how-cogna-builds-smarter-software-without-the-sprawl): Shadow IT undermines governance and security. Cogna builds purpose-fit software that solves operational gaps without adding tech stack sprawl.
- [Cogna adds Ben Slater to leadership team to scale global go-to-market function](/blog/cogna-adds-ben-slater-to-leadership-team-to-scale-global-go-to-market-function): Cogna appoints Ben Slater to lead marketing, partnerships, and revenue operations as the company scales its global go-to-market function.
- [Cogna appoints former McKinsey Partner Ali Korotana as Managing Director, Strategic Industries](/blog/cogna-appoints-former-mckinsey-partner-ali-korotana-as-managing-director-strategic-industries): Former McKinsey Partner Ali Korotana joins Cogna as MD, Strategic Industries, bringing 20 years in energy, infrastructure, and logistics across 20 countries.
- [How Cogna drives higher ROI than in-house builds](/blog/how-cogna-drives-higher-roi-than-in-house-builds): In-house builds promise control but often deliver delays and cost overruns. See how Cogna delivers faster ROI without compromising IT governance.
- [While production is cheap, judgment isn't.](/blog/while-production-is-cheap-judgment-isnt): Cogna design engineer George Mackenzie on why, when production is cheap, human judgment is what decides whether you build the right thing.
- [Why modernizing gas operations in the U.K. can't wait](/blog/why-modernizing-gas-operations-in-the-uk-cant-wait): RIIO-3 is raising efficiency and CSAT targets for UK gas distributors. Legacy systems and paper-based processes can no longer meet the bar.
- [Why UK food & beverage manufacturers need to modernize now](/blog/why-uk-food-beverage-manufacturers-need-to-modernize-now): UK food and beverage manufacturers face surging costs and sustainability demands. Modernizing operations is the only path to sustainable margins.
- [The £104 Billion challenge for the UK's water sector](/blog/the-104-billion-challenge-for-the-uks-water-sector): AMP8 demands £104B in UK water investment over five years. See how AI-built software helps utilities turn fragmented data into faster operational decisions.
- [Unlocking productivity by moving beyond legacy systems](/blog/unlocking-productivity-by-moving-beyond-legacy-systems): Manual processes and outdated systems drain time and money in critical industries. Moving beyond legacy unlocks productivity at every level.
- [Why digital transformation is vital for the UK water sector](/blog/why-digital-transformation-is-vital-for-the-uk-water-sector): Ofwat's AMP8 targets leave no room for error. UK water companies must close the gap between regulatory ambition and operational capability.
- [From asphalt to algorithms: How RIS3 is driving a digital revolution in England's roads](/blog/from-asphalt-to-algorithms-how-ris3-is-driving-a-digital-revolution-in-englands-roads): RIS3 is transforming England's Strategic Road Network with data, sensors, and intelligent systems. The future of road management is digital.
- [UK logistics companies can't compete without modern systems](/blog/uk-logistics-companies-cant-compete-without-modern-systems): Rising costs, post-Brexit compliance, and fragmented data are squeezing UK logistics margins. Modern systems are now a competitive necessity.
- [How to successfully deploy AI in critical industries](/blog/how-to-successfully-deploy-ai-in-critical-industries): AI deployment in critical industries doesn't require perfect data or years of preparation. Learn the practical path to operational AI at scale.
- [Cogna appoints Amazon AI engineering leader Sam Ng as Chief Technology Officer to lead next phase of platform development](/blog/cogna-appoints-amazon-ai-engineering-leader-sam-ng-as-chief-technology-officer-to-lead-next-phase-of-platform-development): Cogna names Sam Ng as CTO. The former Amazon AI engineering leader brings two decades of experience shipping products at scale.
- [Why physical industries are choosing purpose-built, custom AI solutions](/blog/why-physical-industries-are-choosing-purpose-built-custom-ai-solutions): Generic software fails in physical industries where teams manage unstructured data under unpredictable conditions. Purpose-built AI is the answer.
- [Human-AI collaboration is the next advantage in physical industries](/blog/human-ai-collaboration-is-the-next-advantage-in-physical-industries): Scaling physical industries means keeping experts focused on high-stakes decisions. Human-AI collaboration automates the routine work.
- [Cogna: Building a new frontier in software](/blog/cogna-building-a-new-frontier-in-software): Physical industries generate 70% of global output yet remain underserved by software. Cogna is building AI-powered solutions purpose-built for them.
- [How Environmental Product Declarations automation unlocks competitive advantage in the US](/blog/how-environmental-product-declarations-automation-unlocks-competitive-advantage-in-the-us): US construction firms now face mandatory EPD requirements. Automating Environmental Product Declarations turns compliance into competitive advantage.
- [Cogna strengthens leadership team with key appointments to support next phase of growth](/blog/cogna-strengthens-leadership-team-with-key-appointments-to-support-next-phase-of-growth): Cogna announces Luke Rogers as Go-to-Market Advisor and James Dickinson as UK Solution Strategy lead to support international scaling.
- [How AI automation streamlines compliance at scale in the energy sector](/blog/how-ai-automation-streamlines-compliance-at-scale-in-the-energy-sector): Rising regulatory complexity is slowing energy operators. AI automation streamlines compliance documentation to keep projects on track at scale.
- [New hazardous material rules for street works: What utilities must do by October 2025](/blog/new-hazardous-material-rules-for-street-works-what-utilities-must-do-by-october-2025): New UK hazardous material rules take effect October 2025. Utilities must update compliance processes before the RPS 298/299 regulatory position ends.
- [The Unreasonable Power of Identifiers](/blog/the-unreasonable-power-of-identifiers): Why identifier design shapes performance, security, and ergonomics — and how Cogna built CUULID, a custom time-ordered, type-encoding ID scheme.
- [Eliminating manual drag and operational risks in utilities](/blog/eliminating-manual-drag-and-operational-risks-in-utilities): Spreadsheets and legacy dashboards create hidden operational risk in utilities. See how to eliminate manual drag without multi-year IT roadmaps.
- [The 2026 DER interconnection playbook for LDCs](/blog/the-2026-der-interconnection-playbook-for-ldcs): Surging DER applications are overwhelming LDC interconnection teams. A practical playbook for managing the backlog with AI-powered automation.
- [From manual to high-efficiency in record time with Cogna](/blog/from-manual-to-high-efficiency-in-record-time-with-cogna): Purpose-built AI software that fits frontline realities, delivered in weeks not months. See how Cogna drives rapid operational efficiency gains.
- [The critical moment in time for North American water utilities to unlock operational efficiencies](/blog/the-critical-moment-in-time-for-north-american-water-utilities-to-unlock-operational-efficiencies): North American water utilities face a hundreds-of-billions funding gap. Streamlining operations with AI frees budget for critical infrastructure upgrades.
- [How precision software scales operational decision-making](/blog/how-precision-software-scales-operational-decision-making): Critical industries run on fragmented systems and manual workarounds. Precision software closes the gap between data capture and operational action.
- [Encoding frontline expertise into resilient systems for LDCs](/blog/encoding-frontline-expertise-into-resilient-systems-for-ldcs): With 25% of U.S. utility workers nearing retirement, LDCs must encode frontline expertise into systems before critical knowledge walks out the door.
- [Experimenting with an opinionated design language for AI-generated apps](/blog/experimenting-with-an-opinionated-design-language-for-ai-generated-apps): Cogna built CDL to solve inconsistent UI and duplication in AI-generated apps — encoding intent in a structured language to render coherent interfaces.
- [Building a precision compiler in the face of ambiguous source code and ill-defined semantics](/blog/building-a-precision-compiler-in-the-face-of-ambiguous-source-code-and-ill-defined-semantics): Cogna engineering intern Zac Garby spent his summer building a tool to detect, analyse, and resolve ambiguity in Cogna's AI synthesis pipeline