Grid Edge Crowned Scale-up of the Year

BIRMINGHAM, UK - October 29, 2025 - Leading smart energy technology provider, Grid Edge, has been awarded Scale-up of the Year at the prestigious Birmingham Tech Week 2025 Awards, sponsored by IBM.

On Friday, October 24, 2025, the Grid Edge team celebrated this significant achievement at the annual awards ceremony, which brings together the brightest minds and boldest innovators shaping the future of technology across the UK. This recognition highlights Grid Edge's remarkable growth, its dedication to sustainability, and its growing impact within the thriving UK tech ecosystem.

From University Research to UK Industry Leader
Grid Edge was originally founded in 2017 by Tom Anderson, Jim Scott, and Dan Wright, spinning out of research conducted at Aston University. Their core mission was established early: to reduce a building's carbon footprint by enabling it to intelligently interact with the electricity Grid using cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Now, led by CEO Paul McCorquodale, the technology serves as the "intel inside" many of the UK's commercial buildings, empowering operators to achieve net-zero targets and deliver significant cost savings. The company's success is built on a foundation of positive collaboration and integrity, providing a proven, results-driven solution that delivers sustainable value for both today and tomorrow.

Paul McCorquodale, CEO of Grid Edge, commented on the win: "Winning Scale-up of the Year at Birmingham Tech Week is a massive honour and a true testament to the dedication of our entire team. From our start at Aston University, our core focus has always been to build a proven, trusted technology that helps the UK's buildings drastically reduce their carbon footprint. This award is validation that our commitment to positive collaboration and delivering real-world, sustainable results is working."

The Grid Edge team truly embodies the spirit of the Birmingham tech community: collaboration, creativity, and the courage to drive forward innovation, inclusion, and impact.

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PR contact:
Paul McCorquodale
hello@gridedge.co.uk

Grid Edge is a SaaS platform that powers commercial buildings to Net Zero.
Processing vast streams of building data, our Machine Learning algorithms deliver actionable insights for immediate optimisation. We don't just predict energy waste; we enable real-time change.
The platform continuously balances your building's needs with the grid's cleanest, cheapest supply, shifting energy demand up to 72 hours ahead. This capability ensures maximum occupant comfort while achieving a proven 20-40% carbon and cost optimisation, accelerating Net Zero targets.

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