AMR Water & Gas Metering

Automatic meter reads only deliver value when the reads are reliable. The operational pain in AMR is rarely the dashboard. It is the missing reads, the hard-to-reach meters, the basements and service risers, the kiosks and remote compounds, and the cost of sending people purely to obtain numbers. Squared Technologies builds AMR telemetry over low-power RF designed for exactly those environments: difficult propagation, constrained access, and estates that need consistent reporting.

We design AMR as an operational system. The goal is to move teams from routine visits to exception-based intervention. That means stable reads, clear confidence indicators, and workflows that flag what needs attention: persistent non-reads, abnormal consumption, suspected leaks, backflow indicators where applicable, and usage patterns that require investigation. When the system is built correctly, manual reads become the exception, not the baseline.

Coverage and reach are the differentiators. Traditional approaches struggle when meters are behind metal cabinets, underground, in basements, or in locations without reliable cellular connectivity. Low-power RF telemetry, deployed with the correct network geometry, can reach those meters while keeping power consumption low. That enables long-life devices and consistent reporting profiles without turning metering into a battery replacement programme.

Operationally, AMR is about clean outputs. Reads need to land in the right place, in the right format, on a cadence that matches billing and governance. Where required, we support UK-resident data pathways and a controlled architecture so data handling aligns to your operational posture. The system should produce audit-friendly evidence: what was read, when it was read, and what exceptions were detected.

Exception detection is where AMR becomes valuable. Abnormal consumption and continuous flow patterns can surface leaks and usage issues early. Sudden changes can indicate faults, tenant behaviour changes, or system issues. The objective is not to generate noise. It is to highlight what will cost money if left unchecked and to route that information to the team that can act.

AMR deployments need to scale across estates. That means consistent configuration, commissioning checks, and maintenance planning. We design for coverage, power, access, and lifecycle so the system stays reliable over time. Commissioning verifies signal and read quality so you do not discover problems months later when billing or compliance raises questions.

For portfolios, housing, facilities teams, utilities-adjacent operators, and estates with dispersed meters, the value is straightforward: reduce manual reads, improve accuracy, detect problems earlier, and build a defensible record of consumption history. That reduces cost, improves assurance, and supports better operational decision-making.

If you need AMR that works in basements, kiosks and remote sites, and produces reliable reads with UK-resident data pathways and operational workflows, we will design the sensing plan, network geometry, and reporting outputs around your estate and your definition of success.