CAI – Evolving Past Commissioning
Alice Redmond Chief Strategy Officer, CAI
Delivery of Integrated Services to achieve Operational Readiness and Operational Efficiency. CAI’s journey began in 1996 with a singular purpose: to change how the industry delivers facilities through robust commissioning.
CAI has now transformed into something much more significant, but at heart, we are still driven to increase operational efficiency and speed to market for our Life Sciences and Datacentre clients.
From a Seedling to an Oak
CAI served clients in the US for 13 years before the international flag was firmly planted in Ireland. Ireland was chosen because of the level of FDI, the talent pool, and because our key accounts were already there and looking for our services. Our European headquarters in Dublin started in a small office in Swords and has grown into a >200+ European team with entities in the UK, Italy, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. CAI’s Irish team provides services all over the world, our Regional Manager in Australia hails from Dublin. CAI’s Irish hub that started in 2011 is firmly the cornerstone of our international business.
Fundamentally CAI exsists for one reason: To accelerate our clients’ path to success. We bring top-tier expertise to every stage of a project, from creating comprehensive, detailed project plans to achieving full-scale production operations, into rigorous asset management, reliability, and sustainability activities. CAI is the choice for companies when your project requires planned, managed, and documented high quality services performed to exacting standards, when you need high-performance teams on mission-critical projects and when your project is complex, high-visibility, and carries significant risk.
As market trends shifted, technology advanced, and our client’s demands evolved, CAI continued to develop and expand our offerings. We deliver lifecycle project management, Commissioning, Qualification, and the full suite of Operational Readiness/Operational Excellence services to our Lifesciences and Data centres clients. Today, we are much more than a commissioning company; we take a holistic approach, helping clients meet their needs, from the people and process to plant efficiency and product delivery. CAI’s 900+ team provides diverse products and professional services, each catering to distinct customer needs. We have provided clients with over $1.25 billion in services through thousands of global projects, ranging from $1,000 in short-term consultancy projects to $35 million in comprehensive projects.
Our transformation has been driven by unwavering commitment to innovation. We invest in R&D, encourage our teams to think creatively, and push the boundaries of what we can achieve. Our efforts in generative AI, AR, and ML enhance our project execution services. This dedication leads us to explore new technologies and collaborate with like-minded partners to deliver enhanced customer value. We were one of the first strategic partners with KNEAT, a Limerick company specialising in digital validation, we deliver this service globally for clients.
As an American company based In Ireland CAI delights in being part of the AmCham family- we are super proud of our Irish Team and our Irish employees that serve the Lifesciences and Datacentre industry across the globe!
