KIT selected as finalist for Business Innovation of the Year Award

Milton Keynes, UK – March 9, 2026: Coplan Ltd’s intelligent tool management platform, KIT, has been announced as a finalist for Business Innovation of the Year at the SME MK and Buckinghamshire Business Awards 2026. The shortlist recognises organisations that demonstrate creativity, measurable improvement and meaningful impact through innovation across their customers and communities.

For over 30 years, Coplan has supported leading engineering and manufacturing organisations with protective systems and intelligent tool control solutions. KIT, Coplan’s cloud-based platform, represents the next step in that journey. It transforms manual and inconsistent tool control processes into a centralised, intuitive and always up to date digital system that helps manufacturers stay compliant, efficient and audit ready.

KIT brings order and control to environments where accuracy, availability and usability of tools and equipment are essential. Customers gain real time visibility of their tooling inventory, confidence in calibration status, clarity during audits and the assurance that every tool is accounted for. This unique blend of protective hardware and intelligent software supports teams across aerospace, automotive, defence, energy and food and drink manufacturing.

Over the last twelve months, Coplan has delivered significant enhancements to KIT that simplify calibration workflows. Users can now automate calibration reminders, record results effortlessly and view their entire calibration landscape through a visual dashboard that supports fast and confident decision making. These improvements recently helped Coplan secure the Calibration Product of the Year Award at the Instrumentation and Electronics Awards 2025.

Customers describe KIT as transformative. Moving away from spreadsheets and paper forms has helped teams improve accountability, reduce risk and standardise equipment management across multiple locations. Many now report sharper compliance, faster audits and weeks where overdue calibrations drop to zero.

Paul Mazaher, Managing Director of Coplan, said: “Innovation only matters when it solves real problems. We work closely with our customers to understand their challenges and design solutions that make tool control simple. Being named a finalist for this award is recognition of our team’s commitment to helping manufacturers achieve clarity, confidence and efficiency in their operations.”

This achievement highlights Coplan’s dedication to continual improvement and its mission to help customers maintain compliance and perform without risk through intelligent tool control.

The winners of the SME MK and Buckinghamshire Business Awards 2026 will be announced on Tuesday 28th April 2026.