FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about how we work, what it costs to start, what happens to your data, and each of our three workstreams.
Working with PAVRtech
What size of business do you work with?
Midsize businesses, which for us means £5m to £500m in revenue, or 25 to 8,000 employees, with real operational data but no in-house AI team. We started in climate, logistics and construction.
Where do you work?
We are based in the UK and work with clients across the UK and Europe. We are also open to projects in the US.
How do we get started?
With a two-week Pinpoint Sprint. It is a fixed fee, and you leave with a process map, a data audit, a KPI baseline and a business case with a clear go or no-go. If you go ahead with the build, the sprint fee is credited in full.
How long does a project take?
The PAVR Method runs about eight weeks from Pinpoint to Validate: two weeks to find the right problem, four to build, two to prove it on live work. Run is ongoing, on a monthly basis.
Who actually does the work?
Every project pairs an industry expert with engineers who have built AI at companies like Google, Snapchat and Monzo. The same people scope it, build it and stay for the results.
What happens to our data?
Your data stays yours. We sign an NDA before we see anything and agree up front where the data lives and who can access it. Details are in our Trust Centre.
What does it cost?
Projects are scoped for midsize budgets and priced as a fixed fee per phase, so you only commit to the next step once the previous one has proved its value. Most clients start with a fixed-fee Pinpoint Sprint, credited in full against the build. We share a quote after the first call.
Climate Solutions
Do we need clean data before we start?
No. Most clients start with spend exports and invoices. The Pinpoint phase maps what you have, and the baseline shows a confidence rating so you know where better data would help.
Why does Scope 3 matter so much for a midsize supplier?
Because for most businesses the supply chain is where the emissions are, and large customers now ask their suppliers for the numbers.
- Supply chain (Scope 3) emissions are on average 26 times higher than a company’s own operational emissions.
- Only 15% of companies disclosing to CDP have set a Scope 3 target, so early movers stand out to customers and lenders.
- A spend-based baseline with confidence ratings gets you a defensible first number in weeks, then improves as supplier data arrives.
Source: CDP and BCG, Scope 3 Upstream: Big Challenges, Simple Remedies (2024)
Which standards does the baseline follow?
The baseline follows the GHG Protocol Scope 3 categories, so it can feed into the reporting frameworks your customers and lenders ask for.
Does this replace our sustainability consultant?
It usually makes them more effective. We build the data pipeline and workflow tools; your advisers can spend their time on strategy instead of spreadsheets.
Logistics and Transportation
How much lorry mileage runs empty in the UK?
Almost a third of it. Empty running is one of the biggest hidden costs in road freight, and one of the easiest to measure.
- 31% of all UK domestic HGV kilometres in 2025 were run without a load.
- Every empty kilometre still costs fuel, driver time and vehicle wear, with no revenue against it.
- Better scheduling and backhaul matching reduce empty running without buying a single new vehicle.
Source: Department for Transport, Domestic road freight statistics, United Kingdom: 2025
Do we have to replace our TMS?
No. We work with the systems you have, reading jobs and fleet data from your TMS or spreadsheets and writing plans back in a format your team already uses.
How do you prove it works before we commit?
In the Validate phase the tool runs side by side with your planners on live routes, and we compare the results on the metrics agreed in Pinpoint.
Will planners still be in control?
Yes. The tool proposes; planners approve. It takes the repetitive work off their plate so they can handle the exceptions.
Growth Workflows
How much bid history do we need?
A couple of years of bids with outcomes is a good start. In Pinpoint we check what you have and tell you honestly whether it is enough.
Can this work outside construction?
Yes. Churn optimisation works for any business with repeat customers, and bid scoring works for any team that responds to tenders or RFPs.
Where does the output show up?
In the tools your team already uses: a weekly shortlist by email, a CRM field or a simple dashboard.
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