Two engineers in blue workwear reviewing a tablet together beside 3D printers in a workshop.

9 minutes read. Posted 4th November 2026

AI is in your factory… but it’s stuck in the office

This article explores why AI is harder to scale in manufacturing than in other sectors, highlights how shadow AI is edging towards the factory floor, and explains how to get control in the back office first, before confidently taking AI out to the production line.

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Phil Wastell standing in front of a circular window at the True9 office.

3 minutes read. Posted 17th June 2026

Phil Wastell celebrates first year with a promotion to Lead Engineer.

Phil has celebrated his first year at True9 with a promotion to Lead Engineer. Having joined with the ambition of progressing into a technical leadership role, Phil has spent the last 12 months demonstrating the expertise, commitment and leadership qualities that make him a natural fit for the position.

Phil Wastell standing in front of a circular window at the True9 office.
A notepad headed “Token efficiency checklist” beside a laptop and a mug of coffee.

13 minutes read. Posted 1st June 2026

Agentic coding: A token efficiency guide for software engineers.

For years, the major LLM providers have absorbed enormous computing costs as they raced to grow their user bases, making LLMs feel like an almost infinite, cost-free code dispenser. But early signs that this free ride might be ending are appearing.

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Two colleagues talking across a desk of monitors displaying code.

5 minutes read. Posted 23rd April 2026

Your team isn’t slow. Your work is stuck.

When features keep reaching “nearly done” but never quite land, the issue is often flow, not effort. Here's how small delays in review and testing build up, and what teams can do to move work forward more consistently.

Two colleagues talking across a desk of monitors displaying code.
Two England rugby league players jogging side by side in training kit.

3 minutes read. Posted 23rd April 2026

Supporting Saints & England Captain Jodie Cunningham in 2026.

Last year, we shared about our partnership with St Helens Women and what it meant to us as a business. This year, we're continuing that relationship, just in a slightly different way. We're proud to be sponsoring Saints and England captain, Jodie Cunningham.

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Two colleagues talking at a whiteboard, one of them writing on it.

6 minutes read. Posted 9th March 2026

Creating confidence across people, process and technology.

When delivery begins to feel slower or riskier, the cause rarely sits in technology alone. This article explores how alignment across people, process and technology helps businesses regain clarity and confidence.

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Lines of code overlaid on a laptop and keyboard in a darkened office.

6 minutes read. Posted 5th March 2026

When stable platforms start to feel fragile.

As platforms evolve, complexity often builds quietly. This article explores why systems that appear stable can still feel fragile to update, and how pressure across people, process and technology typically sits beneath the surface.

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A professional headshot of Tabitha Fogarty smiling against a pink background, wearing a blue sweater.

3 minutes read. Posted 3rd March 2026

Strengthening our delivery leadership: Tabitha Fogarty promoted.

We're pleased to recognise Tabitha Fogarty's promotion to Lead Delivery Manager at True9. The move reflects the growing importance of strong delivery leadership as we continue helping businesses navigate complex technology programmes.

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An engineer wearing a yellow hard hat and safety gear using a digital tablet to monitor or program a large robotic arm in a modern factory.

7 minutes read. Posted 2nd March 2026

Is your production line data helping you act ahead of time?

Walk into almost any modern factory in the UK and you'll see screens on walls, tablets in hands, and machines packed with sensors. From the outside, it can look like a fully connected, data-driven operation. But having data is not the same as being able to act ahead of problems...

An engineer wearing a yellow hard hat and safety gear using a digital tablet to monitor or program a large robotic arm in a modern factory.