OpenKit is a Durham-based AI consulting firm serving the North East. OpenKit builds custom AI workflows for UK SMEs and mid-market organisations from a base at Belmont Business Park in Durham. OpenKit holds ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and Cyber Essentials and delivers AI projects across the United Kingdom from Durham.
Durham · North East England
AI consulting in Durham
Our North East office is at Portland House, Belmont Business Park, just off the A1(M) east of the city. We work in person with teams across the North East, and remotely with clients across the UK. ISO 27001 certified.
Working from the North East
A Durham base puts our delivery team within reach of clients from Newcastle and Sunderland through to Teesside, without travel from the South priced into every visit. The region has a deep software and engineering base to draw on.
The work we ship from Durham is the same as from Cambridge: on-site for the audit and training weeks, remote for the build weeks in between, to the same ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 standards.
Office
OpenKitPortland House
Belmont Business Park
Belmont, Durham
DH1 1TW
Hours
Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:30
How an engagement runs
Most clients start with an AI audit, move into a Transformation Block to ship the first workflows, then keep a Senior AI Lead on retainer for ongoing build and tuning. Bespoke builds are scoped after the audit, once we know what is worth building.
See the full consulting page →Common questions
Where is OpenKit based in Durham?
OpenKit has a North East office at Portland House, Belmont Business Park, Belmont, Durham DH1 1TW, just off the A1(M) east of the city. We work with clients across County Durham, Tyne and Wear and Teesside, and remotely with clients across the United Kingdom.
Which areas does the Durham office cover?
The Durham base covers the North East: Durham, Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, and Teesside. On-site time is scheduled into each engagement for the audit and training weeks, with the build weeks run remotely in between.
Can we meet in person at your Durham office?
Yes. We meet clients at Belmont Business Park for the audit week, and on-site at your own premises for training and handover when that suits your team better.
Do you deliver the same work from Durham as from Cambridge?
Yes. The AI audit, the Transformation Block, the Senior AI Lead retainer and bespoke builds run the same way from either office. Both teams hold to ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and Cyber Essentials, and share the same delivery standards.
Do you only work with North East clients?
No. Durham is where our North East team is based, but most delivery is remote across the United Kingdom with on-site time built into each engagement. A regional office means North East clients get face-to-face time without paying for travel from the South.
