Chorus eyes further international expansion and new sectors to drive growth plans
Chorus, the Aberdeen-based software company, today announces plans to double its headcount over the next 12 months as it forecasts a doubling of its revenue up to £3 million.
Chorus supports companies in high-hazard industries with an AI-enabled platform that brings training delivery, compliance monitoring and competence tracking together in one audit-ready place.
The forecast, which means the team will grow to around 24, follows £750,000 of new contracts secured in the past six months, led by a three-year agreement with Serica Energy, and the appointment of a Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer to accelerate both product development and growth.
Co-founded in 2022 by Iain Taylor, Chorus has gone from strength to strength employing its first staff member in 2023 and growing into a software platform business with a £1.5 million turnover.
The company began trading piecemeal and built up steadily before deciding to scale at pace. At that point it turned to Opportunity North East (ONE), working closely with the organisation and basing itself in an office at the One Tech Hub for its first two years.
The past four years have seen it build a customer base spanning not only the UK but also Poland and the Middle East with clients including National Gas, Velox Power and Saudi Arabia-based Air Products. They use the platform to manage staff training, meet regulatory requirements and keep a single auditable record of each employee’s competence and safety readiness, reducing risk, admin and training costs.
Mr Taylor, Chief Executive, outlined the plans to scale in the coming year. He said: “Aberdeen is our home and our base. In the UK we’ll be looking to grow in utilities and transport, and longer term the Middle East is a key region for us. We already have customers there and in Northern Europe, and with them and our partners we plan to build into new markets including Malaysia.
“We launched Chorus because we saw a real gap in the market. Companies working in hazardous environments need reliable information that helps keep their running costs down. The Serica contract is a flagship UK win for us and shows the real efficiencies companies can gain by going digital.”
Michael Coll joins Chorus as Chief Technology Officer, bringing experience in technology leadership, product management and SaaS across the music and tech industries. Adam Sharp, joins as Chief Operating Officer from RelyOn Nutec, where he was global head of learning, a specialist in online training for hazardous industries.
Mr Taylor said: “Starting, growing and scaling a business are very different things. Michael and Adam’s experience gives us the capability to take that next step.”
Mr Sharp added: “We’re right at the point just before things really take off, and that’s an exciting place to be.”
Chorus, which has been supported by Opportunity North East, is backed by Ufi Ventures and Haatch, which invested £750,000 in March 2025 to expand its client base and learning content.
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