We started Prioto because there was too much guessing.
We are a Glasgow software company that got interested in buildings — and found that almost nobody was measuring them properly.
The gap between the estimate and the measurement.
Prioto began in 2023 with an observation that kept recurring: the tools sold to help organisations cut energy and carbon were mostly working from archetypes or point-in-time data. Tell them the building's age, size and type, and they would return a number for what a building like that ought to use, and what a retrofit ought to save.
Then reality would be different. Not by a little — in some settings the real opportunity was several times what the model had predicted, in others the upgrades never paid for themselves, and in some cases energy usage climbed.
So we measured instead. We built the instrumentation to measure a building minute by minute, and the analytics to tell a genuine anomaly from an ordinary Tuesday, to help organisations make decisions based on empirical data not wishes.
The people who built Prioto have run software businesses, advised on technology risk for the Big 4, delivered infrastructure for some of the largest global events, and spent decades installing the mechanical and electrical systems we now measure. That last part matters more than it sounds: it is why the install is light-touch and low cost, and why the findings are ones an engineer can act on.
Experience designing, building and running technology for some of the largest clients and highest-profile events in the world.
Campbell Millar
25 years' experience in software and technology development. Campbell holds a PhD in Bionanotechnology, and was a founder of GSS, spending 7 years as COO and Head of Software Development within the business — before its acquisition by a global semiconductor organisation, where he subsequently ran their Glasgow office.
Andrew Falconer
25 years' experience working as a business advisor specialising in IT risk management. Andrew has worked for KPMG and Deloitte delivering numerous international programme and project roles. Most recently, he has designed and managed the implementation of nationwide application solutions for the Government.
Tommy Mitchell
A life-long technologist with 38 years' experience, specialising in technology infrastructure, security and automation. Tommy has held Director roles for leading IT services companies over the last 20 years, with the last 10 focused on infrastructure design and implementation for high-profile global events.
Stephen Murney
35+ years' experience in the delivery of mechanical and electrical installation work. Stephen specialises in driving business development and excels in ongoing engagement with, and delivery for, large facilities management firms and their clients across the UK.
James McLaughlin
With 40+ years of industry experience, James has a proven track record in the design and delivery of electrical and heating installations across the sector. In recent years his focus has shifted to smart building innovation, connectivity and control.