About usEngineers, operators and builders on a mission to modernise UK housing.A seven-strong team working full-time on the ABLR — combining decades of mechatronics, manufacturing and construction expertise into one robotic platform.Meet the directorsDavid LongbottomCo-Founder & DirectorDavid built his career in food manufacturing, rising from Trainee Manager to Factory Manager responsible for 2,500 staff. He went on to found Pro-Pak Foods, growing it to £30m turnover and 300 employees before selling to Danish group Tican Foods in 2005. In 2012 he established property developer DPKL, which has funded Construction Automation to date — combining operational scale-up know-how with deep capital backing for the ABLR programme.Stuart ParkesCo-Founder & DirectorStuart's background is in offshore oil & gas and nuclear decommissioning, where he developed deep project management expertise and technical mastery of mechatronic systems. In 2013 he founded Hydrorobotics, focused on hi-tech equipment for hostile environments — designing, building and operating a remote-controlled lead-brick handling arm for a nuclear facility. That same engineering DNA underpins the ABLR today.
A seven-strong team working full-time on the ABLR — combining decades of mechatronics, manufacturing and construction expertise into one robotic platform.
David built his career in food manufacturing, rising from Trainee Manager to Factory Manager responsible for 2,500 staff. He went on to found Pro-Pak Foods, growing it to £30m turnover and 300 employees before selling to Danish group Tican Foods in 2005. In 2012 he established property developer DPKL, which has funded Construction Automation to date — combining operational scale-up know-how with deep capital backing for the ABLR programme.
Stuart's background is in offshore oil & gas and nuclear decommissioning, where he developed deep project management expertise and technical mastery of mechatronic systems. In 2013 he founded Hydrorobotics, focused on hi-tech equipment for hostile environments — designing, building and operating a remote-controlled lead-brick handling arm for a nuclear facility. That same engineering DNA underpins the ABLR today.
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