About Appleby Nexus
Advancing Practical Innovation Through R&D, IoT & Distributed Systems
At Appleby Nexus, we specialise in turning emerging technology into real-world solutions. Since our founding, we’ve collaborated with bold organisations to develop systems at the edge of innovation—spanning connected infrastructure, autonomous networks, and distributed intelligence.
Our work bridges R&D, IoT, data systems, and smart protocols. Most recently, we’ve begun shaping the DAL Protocol (Distributed Autonomous Logic)—a next-gen framework for trustless automation across physical and digital environments.
What We Do
🔁 Distributed Systems & Protocol Development
We build frameworks for autonomous and distributed logic execution—enabling machines, devices, and services to coordinate without central control.
🌐 IoT & Edge Intelligence
From embedded sensors to mesh networks and edge analytics, we help clients deploy intelligent connected systems that respond in real time.
🧪 R&D Engineering
We turn prototypes into pilots with fast, iterative builds. Our team supports full-lifecycle innovation—design, development, test, scale.
📡 Secure Networking Infrastructure
We design and simulate resilient networking models for industrial systems, including low-power mesh, LTE-M/NB-IoT, and edge-to-cloud pipelines.
💸 R&D Strategy & Funding
We’ve supported over £1.2M in successful R&D claims and grants for clients developing novel systems, analytics, and automation.
Our Mission: Co-Create the Future
Appleby Nexus believes the next evolution of infrastructure and intelligence will be decentralised, contextual, and responsive. That’s why our projects don’t just solve today’s challenges—they build the groundwork for systems that think, adapt, and cooperate.
Project Highlights (Selected Case Studies)
🔒 Project VANTAGE: Distributed Perimeter Detection
Client: Security integrator for critical national infrastructure
Challenge: Build a perimeter monitoring solution with no central controller and complete failover capability.
Solution: Developed LoRa-based edge units with shared event validation logic. Data was processed locally and synchronised only when anomalies occurred.
Impact: Reduced false alarms by 71% and network load by 85%.
Link to DAL: First use of distributed consensus on embedded nodes—basis for DAL logic negotiation.
🛠️ Project NODEGRID: Autonomous Utilities Diagnostics
Client: UK mid-sized water company
Challenge: Monitor pump stations without depending on central SCADA.
Solution: Created self-reporting IoT nodes with conditional decision trees and local fault handling.
Impact: Reduced engineer site visits by 43% and improved uptime.
Link to DAL: Laid foundation for conditional logic execution in decentralised environments.
🚜 Project AGRINET: Peer-to-Peer Sensor Network for Farms
Client: Agricultural co-op
Challenge: Enable multi-farm sensor coordination (soil, weather, machinery) without relying on cloud-based dashboards.
Solution: Built an off-grid, peer-to-peer communication mesh and created “data barter” logic between farms.
Impact: Demonstrated autonomous data-sharing rules across separate ownership boundaries.
Link to DAL: Inspired permissionless resource sharing within the DAL framework.
⚙️ Project FLEXDOCK: Industrial Asset Coordination
Client: Port operator
Challenge: Coordinate movement of cranes and loaders in real-time without congestion.
Solution: Introduced lightweight distributed scheduling protocol for mobile units with fault-tolerant back-off routines.
Impact: Improved throughput by 19%, with no single point of failure.
Link to DAL: Influenced autonomous task resolution and fallback logic layers in DAL.
About DAL Protocol (In Development)
Distributed Autonomous Logic (DAL) is Appleby Nexus’s flagship R&D initiative: a programmable framework for decentralised decision-making in real-world systems.
DAL blends ideas from:
- Agent-based modelling
- Distributed ledgers (non-token-based)
- Edge AI
- Event-driven automation
- Mesh & peer-to-peer networking
It aims to make real-world automation trustless, fault-tolerant, and interoperable—across energy, logistics, defence, and infrastructure.
DAL is currently in stealth-phase prototyping with initial partners across IoT, industrial automation, and defence R&D.
Funding & Partnerships
We’ve helped partners secure:
- £96,000 Innovate UK funding for LoRa-based predictive maintenance
- £78,000 HMRC R&D relief for edge analytics in water networks
- £40,000 grant for non-token decentralised protocols in agri-coordination
- £110,000 smart infrastructure pilot funding through regional innovation hubs
We also support internal IP development via self-funded labs and R&D tax optimisation.
Why Appleby Nexus?
- 🔍 We specialise in non-hype, deeply technical innovation
- 🤝 We collaborate, not just consult
- ⚡ We prototype fast and responsibly, not endlessly theorise
- 🧠 We understand both hardware and logic—from silicon to protocol
- 🌍 We care about resilient systems that make the world better
Contact Us
Email: hello@appleby.co.uk
Location: UK-based, serving global clients
Availability: Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm
Connect: We’re always open to visionary partnerships and experimental pilot projects