AI Advisory for Manufacturing and Automotive SMEs
Mawsley Solutions gives SME leaders in manufacturing and automotive the clarity, knowledge and confidence to act on AI - without the jargon, the implementation risk or the wasted spend.
How we work with you
From a single focused session through to ongoing strategic guidance - all advisory, all plain English, all built around your business.
Half a day on site. We review your operations, identify your highest-impact AI opportunities and produce a clear written report with prioritised recommendations. You own it. You act on it at your own pace.
Book a review →Monthly strategic guidance that keeps your AI programme moving. A 90-minute session each month, written summary, tool recommendations and a quarterly strategy review. No technical liability. No dependency.
Find out more →Practical half or full-day sessions for leadership teams or operational staff. Sector-tailored, hands-on and action-oriented. Every attendee leaves with something they can act on the next day.
Book a workshop →A practical self-guided workbook for SME leaders who want to identify AI opportunities in their own time. Plain English, real manufacturing and automotive examples, immediate actions. Digital download.
Get the guide →Sound familiar?
If any of these sound like your business, AI can almost certainly help - and a conversation with us will tell you exactly where and how.
"Our weekly report takes half a day to compile manually - every single week."
"Every quote gets written from scratch. It takes our estimator over an hour each time."
"One person holds all the knowledge. If they left, we would be in serious trouble."
"Meeting actions get lost. Nobody has time to type up notes so things fall through the cracks."
"I have no real-time visibility of job status or margins. I find out about problems when it is too late."
"Customer updates are inconsistent. Different people handle them differently and things get missed."
"Our best people spend too much time on admin that really should not need them."
"We know we should be doing something about AI. We just do not know where to start or who to trust."
That is exactly what we are here for →Why Mawsley Solutions
AI is moving faster than most businesses can keep up with. The manufacturers and automotive suppliers who act now - even modestly - will have a meaningful advantage over those who wait. The question is not whether to engage with AI. It is where to start and how to avoid wasting time and money doing it.
Our background is manufacturing and automotive. We understand the pressures SME leaders face before you explain them - and we spot opportunities others miss because they have never been on a shop floor.
We do not build or implement. We advise. That means no technical liability, no dependency on us to keep things running, and recommendations you can act on independently or at your own pace.
We work with a small number of clients at a time. The person you meet in the initial call is the person who does the work. Not a junior, not a subcontractor - the same experienced advisor throughout.
How it works
Most clients start with an AI Readiness Review. Everything else follows naturally from there.
We learn about your business and you learn about us. No pitch, no pressure. If it is a good fit we will talk about next steps.
Half a day on site. We map your operations, identify your highest-impact AI opportunities and produce a clear written report.
The report is yours. Implement independently, bring in technical resource with our guidance, or engage us on a retainer to stay supported.
Monthly advisory retainer keeps the momentum going. New opportunities identified, progress reviewed, strategy updated quarterly.
Get in touch
Book a free 20-minute call. We will listen to where you are, tell you honestly whether we can help, and give you something useful regardless of whether you go further with us.
Book a free 20-minute callOr email us directly at hello@mawsleysolutions.com
Common questions
No. The review is designed for business leaders, not technical teams. We translate AI into operational language - what it means for your processes, your people and your profitability. No technical background required.
Our background is manufacturing and automotive operations - not technology. We understand your business pressures before you explain them. We are also advisory only - we do not implement, which means no technical risk and no dependency on us to keep things running.
Yes - and often more so than larger businesses. SMEs typically have more manual processes, greater reliance on individual knowledge and less administrative resource. AI can address all three. Most manufacturing SMEs we work with identify meaningful time savings within the first session.
Half a day on site with your leadership team. We review your current processes, software and admin burden - then identify your highest-impact AI opportunities. You receive a written report with prioritised recommendations in plain English and a one-hour debrief call to walk through the findings.
Our AI Readiness Review starts at £1,200 - a fixed fee with no hidden costs. Monthly advisory retainers start at £395. We also offer a £97 AI Opportunity Guide for businesses who want to start independently. All prices are transparent and agreed before any work begins.
Our primary focus is manufacturing, automotive and engineering - sectors where our operational background adds the most value. We also work with professional services businesses and logistics operators where the operational challenges are similar.