Understand the process
We map the work as it happens today, including the people, systems, delays and repeated manual effort involved.
York-based, implementation-led
AI consultancy in York
Birdcage Tech helps businesses work out where AI can make a genuine difference, then builds the software, automation and integrations needed to put it into practice.
You do not need an AI strategy or a technical specification. Bring us a slow process, a recurring problem or an idea you want to test. We will help you find the simplest useful route from opportunity to working solution.
From advice to delivery
Practical consultancy that does not end with a slide deck
Our job is to understand the business problem, challenge assumptions and identify an approach that is worth implementing. If the case is sound, the same team can take it through design, development, testing and integration.
Find the useful opportunities
We identify where AI, automation or better integration can create a measurable improvement, and where it cannot.
Build the right solution
Advice can move directly into implementation, with bespoke software and integrations built around your existing operation.
Measure and improve
We test the result with your team, keep people in control and expand only when the first change is delivering value.
A useful starting point
When an AI consultancy can help
Most good projects start with an operational problem rather than a chosen AI product. We look at the whole workflow so the recommendation fits the systems, people and constraints already in the business.
Sometimes AI is the right answer. Sometimes reliable automation, a small integration or a bespoke internal tool will deliver more value with less risk. We will say so.
- Your team spends too much time moving information between systems
- You can see possible uses for AI but need independent, practical advice
- A manual process is slowing growth, service or reporting
- Off-the-shelf software does not fit the way your business operates
- You need someone who can implement the recommendation, not just write a report
- You want to introduce AI with sensible data handling and human oversight
York client result
Turning an inefficient process into working software
Pro-Development, a York business, had duplicated data and a time-consuming survey analysis and reporting process. Birdcage Tech understood the workflow and built a bespoke solution that automated the complex data work.
“Before working with Birdcage Tech, we struggled with inefficient manual processes and data duplication. They understood our challenges and delivered a bespoke solution that automated complex data tasks, which has saved us significant time, improved efficiency, and will positively impact our profitability.”
Michelle MookManaging Director, Pro-Development UKLocal and established
York-based experience, covered by the local press
Founder Craig Duffy brings more than 20 years in technology across enterprise software, quality engineering and systems integration. York Press has featured Birdcage Tech's practical approach to AI and automation.
Read the York Press featureCommon questions
AI consultancy questions, answered
What does an AI consultant do?
An AI consultant examines how your business works, identifies where AI or automation could produce a useful result, and recommends a practical route forward. Birdcage Tech can also design, build, integrate and support the resulting solution.
Is Birdcage Tech based in York?
Yes. Birdcage Tech is based in York and works with businesses in York, across Yorkshire and throughout the UK, both in person and remotely.
Do we need to know which AI technology we want?
No. The starting point is the operational problem or opportunity. The right answer may be AI, conventional automation, systems integration, bespoke software or a combination of them.
Can you implement the recommendations?
Yes. Birdcage Tech is an implementation-led consultancy. We can move from discovery and planning into building, testing, integrating and supporting the solution.
How do you handle business data and AI risk?
We agree what information a solution may use, where it is processed, what needs human review and what happens when an AI system is uncertain. Data handling and operational safeguards are considered before implementation, not added afterwards.
Start with the business problem
The first conversation and a walkthrough of the process cost nothing. We will help you decide whether there is a worthwhile next step before you commit to a project.