Case Studies

Real businesses. Real problems. Real results.

These case studies cover manufacturers and industrial businesses across metals, electronics, renewables, and logistics — all using digital tools and AI to remove manual drudgery, cut waste, and get more done with the same team.

From reinforcing steel suppliers using GoSmarter to automate mill certificate handling, to electronics manufacturers building a digitalisation roadmap, to logistics companies cutting carbon with data — every one of these engagements started with a specific problem that needed fixing.

Each case study covers the context, the specific challenge, the approach taken, and the measurable outcome. No vague claims. No anonymous “leading manufacturer”. Real businesses, named, with real results you can interrogate.

Browse by sector or challenge, or start with Midland Steel — the most directly relevant case study for metals manufacturers using GoSmarter today. A handful of older entries here predate the GoSmarter platform and cover Nightingale HQ’s broader consultancy work in other sectors — each one is labelled where that’s the case. For background reading on the problems these businesses solved, explore the GoSmarter blog or dig into the solutions pages to see which operational challenges GoSmarter tackles.

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Accelerating Digitalisation with Philtronics Limited

Accelerating digitalisation with electronics manufacturer Philtronics Limited

Midland Steel Manufacturing

Midland Steel is a market-leading reinforcing steel supplier in Ireland and the UK. They offer a diverse range of prefabricated rebar solutions. We completed a company-wide digital review looking at processes and technologies used across the business and delivered a comprehensive roadmap and action plan for implementation.

MAAS Case Study

MAAS are a leading Irish manufacturer of machined parts and components for an impressive range of customers including Apple, Stryker, Alcon, ESB, Abbott. A Digital Review with NHQ has helped them support future growth.

German research centre shares COVID-19 data globally

To support data sharing and knowledge dissemination, the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research partnered with NHQ to create a global COVID-19 study platform.

TMD Technologies Manufacturing Case Study

TMD Technologies Limited (TMD) is among the world’s leading manufacturers of microwave tubes, high voltage power supplies, and transmitters for radar and communications applications. We helped them improve their back-office operations by deploying no code digital tools and delivering technical training.

Accelerating digitalisation in pallet manufacturing

CJS Group are the largest manufacturer of timber packaging and pallets in Ireland, with 350 staff across 10 locations. The company has a history of M&A activity, which has resulted in different operational approaches and systems from site to site, which has lead to a need to optimise through consolidation in order to scale further.

Data sharing platforms for Influenza and RSV

As part of the ongoing work on the causes and spread of respiratory disease, the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Germany sought to build on the success of the open research platform collaborating on the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (serohub.net). We rapidly scaled two additional open research platforms supporting greater collaboration on the seroprevalence of Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).

Freight Logistics Green Mile Case Study

A technology and data driven approach reduces transport emissions. This tool is a practical approach to support FLS’ sustainability goals, reduce costs and help change commercial behaviours by using data and analytics to help customers understand their environmental footprint.

Galetech Group

Galetech Group is a leading player in the renewable energy sector, offering a comprehensive set of solutions throughout the renewable energy lifecycle.