St Asaph firm helps councils manage services such as air quality monitoring, smart housing, waste management or flood management.

North Wales-based Pinacl has created the ‘Ultimate IoT Kit’.

The kit provides an opportunity for organisations to experience the benefits of IoT Solutions before committing to a large-scale deployment.

It includes everything a local authority or housing association would require to begin achieving its Smart Vision.

Pinacl’s Smart Places enable new services to be developed and existing services to be improved for the whole community, whether it be through services such as air quality monitoring, smart housing, waste management or flood management.

The newly-developed kit includes IoT Gateways, LoRaWAN Network Service and Unique Dashboard Application. Pinacl provides clients with a range of IoT solutions including property monitoring system, Tempus, which has been designed around the understanding of scientific factors which can cause damp and mould. This includes how the nature of the property, its location and internal and external conditions influence these factors and how the system can help prevent damp and mould.

Other key areas include waste management where the embedding of a smart sensor enables a waste container to ‘become smarter’ and can alert workers when it is ready to be emptied and trend its usage over time. This can slash fuel costs, avoid unnecessary pickups and health concerns caused by overflowing bins.

Flood Sensors provide cost-effective, real-time monitoring and reporting of water levels. The units can be used as proactive early warning systems and flood predictions within ‘at-risk environments.

Air Quality sensors will measure and report on temperature, humidity and pressure and other primary air pollutants. This allows environmental teams to easily have access to and collate measurements in real-time and more frequently than traditional manual processes.

Mark Lowe, Business Development Director at St Asaph-based Pinacl, said: "We have been leading the way with IoT based solutions for more than three years, as more and more customers are embracing IoT to help with their business challenges and strategies.

“This is an exciting and ever-changing working environment, with Pinacl continuing to lead the way.

“We are already working with several councils and housing associations which are adopting new technology, recognising the potential for a rapid return on investment and unparalleled access to real-time information using Pinacl’s IoT solutions.”