5
regional bases
24 hour
operational support
500+
vetted technology suppliers
50+
countries of experience
What YAVA is
One company responsible for the complete system.
We advise organisations on the technology they need, build and connect their systems, deploy engineers to make those systems work at the site, and support them afterwards.
We also inspect existing assets to find weaknesses across physical security, IT, operational technology and staff procedures. Where problems are found, our engineers can deliver the improvements.
We work with governments, infrastructure operators, insurers, security companies, asset owners, investors and businesses. Our work matters most where technology is essential to daily operations, and where failure would affect safety, revenue, security, public services or national capability.
Our goal is to make essential infrastructure safer, more efficient and more reliable, particularly in the world’s most complex operating environments.
Three commercial activities
Three ways to work with YAVA.
Each activity can be bought on its own. Most clients use us because one company can take responsibility across all three.
How YAVA works
Six stages, one accountable team.
The same team stays with the work from the first site visit to the day to day running. Nothing is handed to another supplier halfway through.
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Assess
We look at the operation, the existing systems and the conditions on site.
02
Design
We set out the requirement, the system design and how it will be delivered.
03
Build
We develop the software and prepare the infrastructure and equipment.
04
Integrate
We connect the parts so software, IT and equipment behave as one system.
05
Deploy
Our engineers install, test and commission the system at the site and train the users.
06
Operate
We monitor, maintain and support the system, with 24 hour cover where required.
Why we work on site
Technology has to work at the site, not just on paper.
No two operating sites are the same. The buildings, equipment, networks, power supply, connectivity, staff procedures and existing systems are different at every location. Our engineers work on site so the system is built around the real environment, not assumptions made from a distance.
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Inspect the existing infrastructure
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Understand how the operation really works
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Identify old or undocumented systems
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See how equipment is physically connected
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Account for power and connectivity limits
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Work around live operations
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Test the system in its real environment
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Train the people who will use it
Where we operate
On the ground in complex operating environments.
Five regional bases let us reach sites quickly, including places where technical support is hard to arrange. Select a base to see what it covers.
Sectors
Where technology is part of daily operations.
We work where a fault affects safety, revenue, security, a public service or national capability.
01
Government and public sector
Ministries, authorities and regulators running national and municipal systems.
02
Revenue, operational and security systems across passenger and airside environments.
Risk Intelligence
From declared risk to observed risk.
Documents and remote checks show what should be in place. An inspection shows what is actually working. Our engineers visit the asset to test the controls, inspect the equipment, speak to staff and understand how a failure could happen.
Every assessment produces a RIP Score Report out of 100, the evidence behind it, how a loss could occur and a prioritised plan. We can then deliver the improvements.
Layer 01
External and physical
Perimeter, entrances, CCTV, access control, biometrics, server rooms and physical access to key equipment.
Layer 02
Internal technology
Networks, servers, cloud, business software, the equipment that runs the site, payments, backups and user accounts.
Layer 03
People and procedures
Staff access, passwords, training, incident procedures and how technology is really used day to day.
2025 · Aviation · East Africa
Civil aviation revenue management system
Built and deployed a system to record and reconcile aviation revenue for a national authority, integrated with existing systems and supported around the clock.
2024 · Government · South Asia
Public sector systems modernisation
Multi agency systems integration inside an existing procurement framework, delivered without disrupting the programme.
2023 · Humanitarian · Middle EasT
Digital payments infrastructure
Payment, identity and reconciliation systems for a multilateral programme, delivered under sanctions and operational constraints.
2026 · Hospitality · Indian Ocean
Hotel risk assessment pilot
Three layer RIP assessment and remediation across four properties, covering property management, payments, surveillance and access.
Infrastructure · Commentary
Why remote risk assessment misses the physical layer
What a site visit shows that a questionnaire cannot, and why it changes the score.
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