Iknaia Limited

About the company

Iknaia, led by a female founder Julia McNally, is a Hertfordshire based innovative environmental monitoring solutions business with two market leading brands Airscan and Litmus. We create all of our own hardware and software inhouse.

Iknaia's Airscan brand is an advanced air quality monitoring technology (Outdoor and Indoor) that can be used to build large-scale air quality networks. Airscan is being used by many local authorities across the UK, Europe and USA. One of our largest deployments is here in Hertfordshire working with Hertfordshire CC. We implement AI and machine learning algorithms to predict pollution patterns and optimise device performance.

Our range of indoor air quality devices are installed in schools, hospitals and businesses across the country, providing real-time data that empowers workers, healthcare professionals, communities and policymakers to tackle pollution effectively. Air pollution kills 7million people each year and is the cause of many illnesses, including asthma, lung cancer, strokes and many more. We're on a mission to lower the burden of disease attributable to air pollution by creating low cost devices that provide real time data to help mitigate air pollution and raise awareness.

Iknaia's Litmus brand addresses a crucial need by providing accurate, real-time data on water pollution. We install water quality monitoring buoys into the sea, near to combined sewage overflows (CSOs) to monitor the amount of raw sewage that is being distributed into the sea. Sewage was dumped into waters near England’s most celebrated beaches for nearly 8,500 hours last year. Our technology assists the water industry in complying with environmental regulations and also alerts swimmers and bathers to the water quality. We have also developed a miniaturised water quality monitoring buoy that can be deployed in fishing lakes and rivers to monitor oxygen levels and alert when these drop and can be harmful to fish. Two of our larger buoys are deployed in Boscombe and Bournemouth beach area.

Iknaia is committed to enhancing awareness, enabling informed decisions, and promoting proactive environmental management. We not only addresses critical air quality and water quality issues but also contribute to broader climate change mitigation.

All of our devices are manufactured in Royston.

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Best Accountancy Services Provider
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Best Corporate Social Responsibility
Best Employment Services Provider
Best Entrepreneurship
Best Family Business
Best Financial Services Provider
Best Legal Services Provider
Best Marketing Services Provider
Best Research & Innovation
Best Social Media
Best Social Value
Best Sustainability & ESG Award
Best Technology Services Provider
Business Services of the Year
Large Business of the Year (>£3m)
Made in Herts
New Business of the Year
SME Business of the Year (<£3m)

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