Start with the operator.
The information needs to be easy to capture alongside the physical work.
ABOUT SQCDP
Built from factory life.
Shaped by the people
doing the work.
We believe digitalisation should make a good manufacturing process easier to run—and give more people the clarity and time to improve it.
SQCDP brings practical manufacturing experience, frontline feedback and a growing engineering network together around one goal: help factory teams improve sooner.
MEET MITCH
A manufacturing career.
A problem worth solving.
Stephen “Mitch” Mitchell brings more than 30 years of manufacturing experience to SQCDP. His journey began as an apprentice electrician at Nestlé, followed by engineering, maintenance and operational leadership experience with businesses including BAE Systems and Coca-Cola.
Across factory environments, the pattern was familiar: operators recorded useful information, but paper systems and repeated data entry delayed the point at which anyone could use it.
Mitch learned to code and built an early version of SQCDP to address that problem. Working with factory teams turned the idea into a product centred on simple capture, shared visibility and practical action.
Stephen “Mitch” Mitchell
Founder & CEO
WHAT THAT EXPERIENCE TAUGHT US
Make it useful immediately.
Managers and teams need a clearer view, with less chasing and duplication.
Help people own the routine.
The product should support consistent behaviours and increasingly autonomous teams.
OUR JOURNEY
From factory frustration
to a shared improvement tool.
We are building a consistent product that manufacturers can configure and own, supported by the experience of the people using it.
- THE PROBLEM
Useful information, trapped in administration.
Shop-floor records existed, but turning them into an up-to-date view required collection, transcription and repeated follow-up.
- THE FIRST PRODUCT
Capture once. Make the shift visible.
The early app brought frontline data into a shared digital process, creating the foundation for live views and more useful reviews.
- LEARNING IN FACTORIES
Build the routine with the people using it.
Operator feedback, administrator experience and management reviews have shaped the workflows, terminology, nudges and escalation options.
- THE NEXT CHAPTER
Make digitalisation more accessible.
Supported Launch, customer-configurable routines and AI-assisted analysis help teams take the next step without needing a large bespoke installation.
RECOGNITION ALONG THE WAY
Independent recognition.
Practical ambition.
Awards and industry recognition mark progress in our journey. The everyday test remains whether SQCDP helps factory teams work more effectively.
DYNAMITES AWARDS 2024 · WINNER
North East
Tech Startup
A landmark moment for SQCDP and the team building it.
The official 2024 winners page recognises SQCDP’s manufacturing experience, customer validation and focus on solving a practical problem.
See the award & event gallery ↗From our journey in 2024 · event photographThinking Digital
Startup Competition
Recognised through the Thinking Digital startup competition.
Conference announcement ↗Innovation
of the Year
North East Innovation Awards at VentureFest North East; selected by delegates at the event.
Organiser’s event review ↗FactoryTech 50
Included in BusinessCloud’s ranking of UK manufacturing technology creators.
View the ranking ↗Newcomer
of the Year
Made in the North East Awards, Newcomer of the Year shortlist.
View the shortlist ↗SHAPED BY FACTORY TEAMS
Developed through use.
Improved through listening.
Customers, trial participants and development contributors play different roles in our journey. Their feedback helps us understand the work, test the routines and improve the product.
CUSTOMER & FRONTLINE LEARNING
Senstronics
SenstronicsA customer journey that has informed how we support digital management routines as teams mature.
From recording the shift to responding together.
At Senstronics, use developed from retrospective reporting towards more live capture. Configurable escalation triggers were introduced as the local team became ready to use them.
That experience reinforces a central principle for SQCDP: adoption grows through the team’s routines and confidence, rather than through switching on every feature at once.
See the one-million-data-point milestone ↗BUILT AND DEVELOPED WITH
Factory experience.
Shared learning.
Trials, practical feedback and development input from teams across manufacturing have helped shape SQCDP.
Recognising trial, feedback and development contributions across our journey.
VOICES FROM THE FACTORY FLOOR
Simple to capture.
Useful to lead with.
Feedback from our July 2026 customer case study. Contributors are identified by role.
“The data entry is easy and it does what we need. The AI features on the app help us to problem-solve and track escalations better.”
“I hold my daily reviews with SQCDP dashboards on display and we now have the information available to plan production priorities without chasing people.”
RECOGNISING CUSTOMER PROGRESS
The data matters.
So do the people.
Our customer milestone recognition celebrates the participation and consistency behind a digital management routine. Senstronics’ SQCDP Gold Award marked one million production data points.
That milestone recognises a team making the process part of everyday work. Data volume alone is not proof of improved performance: success is also judged against the outcomes and measures agreed with each customer.
How recognition fits your journey ↗SQCDP · CUSTOMER RECOGNITIONGOLD AWARD1,000,000
Recognising the people behind the data.
PRODUCTION DATA POINTS
Senstronics
A milestone in consistent digital participation.Recognising the people behind the data.
THE CAPABILITIES BEHIND YOUR NEXT STEP
Manufacturing understanding.
Connected around your success.
From the first conversation to ongoing product improvement, our work connects commercial understanding, customer success and product development.
GOVERNANCE
Board
Oversight, constructive challenge and long-term direction.
DIRECTION & DELIVERY
Management
Aligning product priorities, customer outcomes and the development of the business.
Business development
Understanding your factory and helping you find the right starting point.
- Customer discovery & demonstrations
- Value, fit & Launch planning
- Commercial relationships
Operations & customer success
Helping teams Launch, build confidence and develop effective daily routines.
- Configuration & onboarding support
- Training, reviews & adoption
- Helpdesk & ongoing engagement
Product & development
Turning frontline learning into a consistent, configurable software product.
- Operator workflows & live visibility
- Data, analysis & AI-supported insight
- Testing & continuous improvement
OUR PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
Specialist experience.
Connected to your progress.
We work with organisations whose skills complement our own—from leadership and lean improvement to design, integrations and technical development. Here is how each supports SQCDP.
People & skills
Central Employment
Supports SQCDP with team recruitment and skills development, helping us build the capability behind our customer service and product.
Visit Central Employment ↗
Leadership & product
TwentyOne Leadership
Supports leadership alignment and the core product functionality that helps teams turn clear priorities into practical daily routines.
Visit TwentyOne Leadership ↗
Customer integrations
RedBridge Digital
Supports customer and third-party integration projects, helping connect SQCDP with other business systems where there is a clear customer benefit.
Visit RedBridge Digital ↗
Leadership routines & maturity
Opex Coaching
Contributes expertise in standardised leadership work and maturity audits, supporting the management routines around digital improvement.
Visit Opex Coaching ↗
Brand & user experience
The Product Room
Supports brand and UX design, helping make SQCDP clear to understand and straightforward to use.
Visit The Product Room ↗
AI & technical standards
Level Five Studio
Provides consultancy on AI, security and standardisation to inform SQCDP’s technical development and product decisions.
Visit Level Five Studio ↗BTA Lean
Onboarding & lean training
BTA Lean
Supports customer onboarding and lean training, connecting effective manufacturing processes with the introduction of SQCDP.
Visit BTA Lean ↗
Website & social media
Cargo Creative
Provides website and social media consultancy to support how SQCDP presents its product and reaches manufacturing teams.
Visit Cargo Creative ↗
Business development
My Sales Coach
Supports business development through sales coaching, helping us understand customer needs and guide useful commercial conversations.
Visit My Sales Coach ↗
Internal systems & automation
SoloSoft
Supports internal automation and systems, helping SQCDP operate efficiently as the business grows.
Visit SoloSoft ↗
CO₂ & ESG insights
Floe Technology
Partners with SQCDP to automate the collection of company CO₂ data and support ESG insights.
Visit Floe Technology ↗SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS & NETWORKS
A wider network.
More experience to draw on.
Our business is strengthened by the programmes, engineering community and founder networks we participate in. Each relationship brings a different kind of support to SQCDP.
Royal Academy of Engineering
Enterprise Hub
Enterprise Hub membership · Regional Talent EnginesMitch is an Enterprise Hub Member and joined the Regional Talent Engines programme in 2023. The programme has supported the development of SQCDP’s vision, planning and connections.
Meet Mitch on the Enterprise Hub ↗Ignite
Pre-accelerator & accelerator alumnusMitch is an alumnus of both Ignite’s pre-accelerator and accelerator programmes. The experience helped shape SQCDP’s approach to customers, growth and investment alongside a community of fellow founders.
2023 programme cohort ↗YOUR FACTORY. YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.
Let’s talk about
the problem you want to solve.
Bring your current routines, your frustrations and what a better shift would look like.