REG - Aurrigo Int PLC - Launch of Hub Programme & Joint Broker Appointment

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RNS Number : 6185K  Aurrigo International PLC  08 December 2025

 

8 December 2025

Aurrigo International plc

("Aurrigo" or the "Company")

Launch of new licensing and hub programme and appointment of joint broker

Supports international scaling ambition, accelerates market adoption and
enhances recurring revenues

Aurrigo International plc (AIM: AURR), a leading international provider of
transport technology solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of a new
international licensing and hub programme designed to support the Group's next
phase of growth in order to accelerate its global commercialisation strategy.
The programme will seek to:

 

 ·         Enable international scaling, requiring neither significant new capital at the
           Company level nor the dilution of existing shareholders.
 ·         Leverage partners and JVs at a local/subsidiary level to access established
           regional ground operations and manufacturing capacity, to reduce both capital
           requirements and time to market.
 ·         Provide recurring revenue royalty streams and strengthen cash generation to
           support future development.
 ·         Accelerate market adoption by addressing regional sovereignty requirements,
           whilst maintaining tight ownership and control of core IP.
 ·         Create a framework for ongoing discussions with potential strategic partners.

 

New Strategic Initiative - a hub strategy

Aurrigo has established itself as a pioneer in autonomous and connected
airport solutions, with a growing portfolio of automated vehicles, software,
and systems deployed at major international airports.  Following increasing
international interest in its solutions, the Company is launching a 'hub
strategy', designed to align local partnerships, funding, operations and
manufacturing with Aurrigo's proprietary technology platform. The hubs are
expected to be established through commercial collaborations or strategic
partnerships at a local/subsidiary level, with Aurrigo contributing its
proprietary intellectual property, technical expertise, and operational
knowhow, and local partners providing the required working capital and market
access to accelerate product deployment into regional airports.

The Group expects to establish five principal hubs:

·    United Kingdom (Coventry): global headquarters and core design and
manufacturing centre.

·    North America (Cincinnati): regional manufacture and deployment hub.

·    South East Asia (Singapore and Malaysia): regional manufacture and
deployment hub.

·    Middle East (Dubai, UAE): regional manufacture and deployment hub.

·    Europe (Amsterdam): operational hub sourcing vehicles directly from
the UK facility.

This distributed hub structure will complement the Group's UK headquarters in
Coventry, which will remain the global centre for engineering, software
development, and initial manufacturing. Aurrigo already operates subsidiaries
in Singapore and North America, which currently support client projects and
technical liaison in their respective regions.  The Group intends to
establish a new hub in the Middle East, expected to be based in Dubai, to
serve as the regional centre for commercial development and client support
across the Gulf and surrounding markets.

Each hub will evolve towards local manufacturing and deployment partnerships,
allowing vehicles to be assembled closer to end markets.  This regional
manufacturing model will seek to significantly reduce the impact of trade
barriers and tariffs, reduce logistics costs, shorten delivery times, and
align with regional regulatory and procurement frameworks, while maintaining
the Group's centralised design and quality standards.

Over the next 12-18 months, Aurrigo intends to accelerate the manufacture of
its proprietary autonomous vehicles at its UK headquarters to meet expected
client demand.  This initial manufacturing phase will comprise a much larger
number of vehicles than produced to date and will be undertaken within the
Group's existing facilities in Coventry, ensuring close control over quality,
safety certification, and delivery timelines.  These vehicles are expected to
be deployed with key clients internationally as part of early commercial
rollouts, forming the foundation for larger-scale programmes and long-term
service contracts.

Next Steps

In support of this programme, the Group intends to identify and engage
commercial and manufacturing partners in Asia, the Middle East and North
America to enable local operations and vehicle manufacture, reducing logistics
costs and improving supply-chain efficiency.

Alongside these partnerships, Aurrigo intends to progress discussions with
strategic partners/investors interested in providing working capital or
funding at a local/subsidiary level to support the rollout of the new hub
strategy.  Such participation would complement the Group's capital-efficient
approach, minimising dilution for Company shareholders and helping accelerate
the establishment of regional operations.

Appointment of Financial Adviser and Joint Broker

Aurrigo has been assisted in the development of this corporate strategy by VSA
Capital Limited ("VSA Capital") who, as Financial Adviser, are advising the
Company in relation to the development of the hub strategy and co-ordination
of our partner programme.

The Company is also pleased to announce that VSA Capital have been appointed
as the Company's Joint Broker with immediate effect.  VSA Capital will act
alongside the Company's existing broker, Canaccord Genuity Limited.

David Keene, CEO of Aurrigo International, commented: "With the completion of
our £14 million fundraise in September, we now have the financial platform to
accelerate our international expansion and rapidly increase the scale of our
business. The launch of our hub strategy represents the next step in Aurrigo's
long-term vision to become the global leader in airport automation. The Board
believes that the combination of regional hubs, localised manufacturing, and
targeted investment will provide a scalable framework to capture the rapidly
growing demand for automation solutions across the aviation industry.

 

"The demand we are seeing from major airports, airlines, and logistics
partners around the world underlines the growing recognition of Aurrigo's
technology and its potential to transform airside operations. As a result, we
are planning for a step change in our activities through a capital efficient
approach, focused on delivering significant international expansion."

Investor Hub

For more information and the chance to have your questions directly answered
by the management team, please head to our interactive investor hub
via: https://investors.aurrigo.com/link/yaG6Rr
(https://investors.aurrigo.com/link/yaG6Rr) .

 

For further enquiries:

 Aurrigo International plc                               +44 (0)2476 635818

 David Keene, Chief Executive Officer

 Ian Grubb, Chief Financial Officer

 Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)  +44 (0)20 7523 8000

 Adam James

 Harry Pardoe

 George Grainger

 VSA Capital Limited (Joint Broker)                      +44 (0) 7469 152 119

 Andrew Monk

 Andrew Raca

 Brian Wong

 Alma Strategic Communications                           +44(0)20 3405 0205

 Hilary Buchanan

 Caroline Forde

 Louisa El-Ahwal

 Cucumber PR                                             +44 (0)78 1260 0271

 Russ Cockburn

 

Notes to Editors:

Aurrigo International plc is an international designer and developer of fully
integrated smart airside solutions for the aviation industry, including
automated vehicles, systems and software.

The Group's proprietary, award-winning autonomous technology and secure
management system is supporting some of the world's leading airports.
Customers choose to partner with Aurrigo to transform their baggage and cargo
handling operations, improving safety, operational efficiencies and meeting
sustainability targets, while navigating growing passenger volumes, rising
costs and increasing labour shortages.

Headquartered in Coventry, UK with offices in Singapore, Cincinnati and
Ottawa, the Group has a 32+ year heritage designing and supplying automotive
vehicle OEM's with highly advanced, innovative product and system solutions.
For more information, please visit the Group's website at www.aurrigo.com
(http://www.aurrigo.com/) .

 

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