MK PAs Networking Event

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Wednesday 13 March | 5:30pm - 7:30pm | The Dome Cocktail Lounge and Restaurant, 599 Grafton Gate East, MK9 1AT Grant Thornton is establishing a PA Network across Milton Keynes and the surrounding area for all …

Money is Love – Happy Valentines!

Longhurst Limited

Money is part of a sacred circle of life, and yet, the power it possesses is quite possibly the most misunderstood commodity in the world. We all need it. Most of us want more of it. Few of us have enough of it…

Money drop in clinic

Hillier Hopkins

  Get your finances in order with one-to-one help from experts at Hillier Hopkins LLP,  Wills & Trusts and JLM Mortgage Services.  Date:  07 Mar 2019 10:00 - 14:00 …

The SME’s lament: the language of change.

room44 Ltd

Why do companies seem great while the founder is in place and then gradually wither to nothing? My dad started his jewellery retail business in the late 1960s. He grew it to three shops and planned for his fam…

How employers can help address money worries at work

Longhurst Limited

What does your employer have to do with your financial wellbeing?  It could be argued that they are vitally important when it comes to your financial wellbeing, and indeed your wellbeing overall, as the m…

Product trends trending. Competitor confirmation bias.

room44 Ltd

Product trend-spotting is a bit like birdwatching, or chasing hurricanes. You know they’re out there, but you don’t know when or where they’re going to show up. Patterns from the past may tell…

Bonus Episode – Kingsthorpe College #Inspiration4Innovation

Inside Silverstone Podcast

In a special bonus episode, your host, Chris Broome, joins other business professionals from the STC in visiting Kingsthorpe College in Northamptonshire. Their visit was part of the Gaia Innovation school out-…

Swoop announced as one of three companies awarded in Nesta’s Open Up Challenge

Swoop

Swoop, a start up funding solution aimed exclusively at SMEs, has been awarded £250k by Nesta’s ‘Open Up Challenge’. Commissioned by the UK’s Competition and Markets authority, the…

Breakthrough Breakfast

Hillier Hopkins

Are you a business leader or entrepreneur?  Following the success of our last Breakthrough Breakfast event, Hillier Hopkins and Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors invite you to a free breakfast seminar presented …

Valuable Insights into EV Developments

On Tuesday January 22nd, the Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Special Interest Group held its first event for 2019, focusing on the development of EVs. Hosted by STC Founding Member EMW Law, the event saw repr…

Digital Startups – Inception through Growth

EMW

Are you embarking on a journey as a ‘digital startup’? Perhaps you’re going it alone or working with other people. Maybe this is a new venture for your existing business.  Whatever the ci…

Cross platform Apps are coming and will change your market forever.

room44 Ltd

If you haven’t heard of cross platform Apps until now and don’t see a connection with your market, it doesn’t mean something isn’t happening. It just means you haven’t seen it yet. We can change that …

Getting ready for Investment Seminar

EMW

EMW and Alexander Rosse would like to invite you to our investment event on Thursday 7 February, where we will be discussing the steps you need to take to make your business ‘Investment Ready’ …

TeenTech: Inspiring Tomorrow’s Innovators Across the Growth Corridor

Howes Percival LLP

Howes Percival is partnering with Milton Keynes College to deliver TeenTech – an exciting opportunity to help young teenagers explore the wide range of career possibilities in Science, Engineering and Tec…

Don’t forget pensions when getting divorced ….

Longhurst Limited

It’s a hot topic Whether we like it or not, January is a busy time for divorce lawyers. Money pressures, dark and cold winters, and the need for a change if your life. It's also a hot topic at the m…

Inside Silverstone – Episode #15 Season One Finale – Chris Broome

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast!    In a special Christmas Eve episode, your host, Chris Broome, draws Season One of the podcast to a close by reflecting on a successful 2018, which…

Seasons Greetings from Chris & the team at Longhurst!

Longhurst Limited

Merry Christmas! Ahead of the Friday rush, on behalf of team at Longhurst, we'd like to wish all fellow STC members a wonderful festive break, surrounded by friends, family and loved ones. For those listening…

STC confirms 21 May as date for 2019 Annual Conference

  The Silverstone Technology Cluster has confirmed its 2019 Annual Conference will take place on Tuesday 21 May. The event will follow on from a successful inaugural Conference held this year at Silverst…

Inside Silverstone Podcast #14 Julia Muir – Founder of Gaia Innovation, and Founder of the UK Automotive 30% Club

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast!    In episode #14 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Julia Muir - Founder of Gaia Innovation, and Founder of the UK Automotive 30% Club. …

Latest collaborative projects proof of innovation within STC

  KWSP’s and TotalSim’s work together on the Silverstone Sports Engineering Hub is just the latest example of how more STC member companies are now collaborating to achieve major results. Whi…

General Magic – Hope for Humanity?

Longhurst Limited

General Magic – Hope for Humanity   A bold statement I appreciate.  Hope for Humanity.  But having just watched General Magic, I truly believe we, as in the human-race, still have a gen…

Inside Silverstone Podcast #13 – Paul North – MD & Founder – Illuminis Insight Software

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast!    In episode #13 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Paul North, MD & Founder of Illuminis Insight Software. Listen as Paul introduces their r…

‘Super cluster’ can beat government £1.6bn GDP forecast says STC Chair Roz Bird

  Silverstone Technology Cluster Chair Roz Bird believes a multi-sectoral ‘super cluster’ spanning Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford (CMKO) has the potential to surpass government predictions that it can…

New podcasts revealing ‘desire to collaborate’ among STC companies

  The STC website is now home to a library of lively podcasts dedicated to interviews with business leaders from within the cluster.  Behind them is Chris Broome, owner and chartered financial plann…

STC announces 2019 Special Interest Group calendar

  Silverstone Technology Cluster has announced the 12 dates its Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will meet in 2019. These begin with the Computer Aided Engineering SIG on 22 January with an event themed &l…

Global Business, Contracts & Marketing

Blaser Mills Law

IR Global (international network) speaks with Colin Smith, Partner in the Corporate & Commercial team about Global Business, Contracts & Marketing and how it has been affected by GDPR.  …

Grant Thornton ‘100 Faces’ accolades for Delta Motorsport founders

  Simon Dowson and Nick Carpenter, founders of STC member company Delta Motorsport, have been announced as two of Grant Thornton UK’s prestigious 100 Faces of a Vibrant Community for 2018/19. The F…

STC Membership Continues To Boom

  Less than two years after it was formed, close to 90 businesses and organisations have now signed up as members of the Silverstone Technology Cluster. At the end of November 2018 the total number was 8…

STC businesses praise Growth Through Green scale-up programme

  The first STC companies involved in the scale-up course – Cranfield’s ‘Growth Through Green’ (GTG) programme – say that it has already made a difference to their business a…

STC can “play crucial role” in CMKO Corridor’s growth

  Robert Jenrick MP, Exchequer Secretary to HM Treasury, believes businesses in the Silverstone Technology Cluster have an important role to play in the development of the Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford (…

Inside Silverstone Podcast #12 – Chris Kirby – CEO – Tomorrow’s Journey

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast!    In episode #12 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Chris Kirby, CEO of Tomorrow's Journey. Listen as Chris explains his vision of a neutral…

Think Pension, Think Longhurst, Part 4

Longhurst Limited

Think Pension – Think Longhurst   This article forms a five-part series where I explore the world of pensions. Yes you read that correctly; head-line grabbing, tax efficient, adventure initia…

Meet the Board: Mark Clement, Grant Thornton

  His face is already well known to many in the Silverstone Technology Cluster but some might just have seen it on a well known sports TV channel, too… meet Grant Thornton’s Mark Clement. Ma…

Double business awards success for STC’s KW Special Projects

STC member company KW Special Projects and its Managing Director Kieron Salter have been named Business and Businessman of the Year respectively at the 2018 Northamptonshire Business Awards. The accolades cap …

Inside Silverstone Podcast #11 Stuart Pringle – Managing Director – Silverstone Circuit

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast!  In episode #11 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Stuart Pringle, Managing Director, Silverstone Circuit. Listen as Stuart talks all things Formula One…

Things change slowly round here.

room44 Ltd

How did you go bankrupt? Two ways: gradually, then suddenly. Ernest Hemingway has been both heralded and derided: spectacular author and committed hedonist. In that quote, from ‘The Sun Also Rises&rsqu…

New Business Survey: What’s Keeping You Awake at Night?

Howes Percival LLP

Leading regional law firm, Howes Percival has launched a new business survey aimed at determining what's keeping business owners, directors and CEOs 'awake at night', by identifying the primary concer…

Longhurst commits to the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter

Longhurst Limited

What is the Charter?  This is a commitment by HM Treasury and signatory firms to work together to build a more balanced and fair industry. Firms that sign up to this Charter are pledging to be…

Inside Silverstone Podcast Episode #10 Sally Povolotsky – Vehicle Development Director – Uniti

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast!     In episode #10 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Sally Povolotsky - Vehicle Development Director at Uniti. Listen as they discuss all t…

Paving the Way for Autonomous Vehicles

Woodfines Solicitors

The Law Commissions of Scotland and England want your views on how the law might adapt to enable the safe and effective deployment of automated vehicles on Britain’s roads.  Although the focus is on…

WORKSHOP ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DEEP LEARNING FOR AUTOMOTIVE

Eatron Technologies Ltd

Eatron Technologies, in cooperation with Proactive Future Mobility, is organizing an introductory workshop on “Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for Automotive”, which will be held on Wed. 5…

Think Pension, Think Longhurst, Part 3

Longhurst Limited

Think Pension – Think Longhurst This article forms a five-part series where I explore the world of pensions. Yes you read that correctly; head-line grabbing, tax efficient, adventure initiating, and dare I…

Inside Silverstone Episode #9 Ben Rossiter-Turner & Darren Kirk – Virtually Entertained

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast!   In episode #9 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Ben Rossiter-Turner and Darren Kirk, from Virtually Entertained. Listen as we discuss all things Esp…

Grant Thornton – Drop in advisory session – 4th December 2018

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Join us at Silverstone Innovation Centre on Tuesday 4th December when our teams will be available to discuss your queries on: Managing risk and protecting value The value of a business is typically entwined…

Pitching room44 In 60 seconds

room44 Ltd

Hook What will your company be doing in two years’ time, three years’ time, four years’ time? How will you do business in a world that doesn’t rely on smartphones, where disease can be …

ACES SIG Networking Event Proves a Big Hit

Silverstone Technology Cluster

On Wednesday November 7th, over 60 delegates gathered at Grant Thornton’s Milton Keynes office for the Autonomous, Connected, Electrified and Shared (ACES) Special Interest Group Networking event. The aim…

Woodfines’ Autumn Transport Conference: ‘Protecting the Lifeblood of the Logistics Sector’

Woodfines Solicitors

Date: Thursday 29th November 2018 Time: 8:30am - 4.00pm Venue: Cranfield Management Development Centre, Cranfield University Cost: £48.00 plus VAT Woodfines Solicitors' Autumn …

Ensuring Continuous Development for Transport Professionals

Woodfines Solicitors

The Senior Traffic Commissioner, Richard Turfitt, has recently published a reminder that transport managers and operators need to make sure they keep up to date. Mr Turfitt has reinforced the importance of cont…

Inside Silverstone Episode #8 Roz Bird – MEPC Silverstone Park

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast! In episode #8 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Roz Bird, Commercial Director of MEPC Silverstone Park, and Chair of the Silverstone Technology Cluster.…

Innovation complications: the watchmaker’s dilemma.

room44 Ltd

It might be heresy to suggest that an audience in HPT suffers in the way described below but there are signals that trends are cyclical when they should be circular.  If this prompts any discussion, my co…

“Incredible success” for STC at Advanced Engineering Show

  More than 1050 unique visitors attended the 2018 Advanced Engineering Show’s VIP Lounge – hosted for a second consecutive year by Silverstone Technology Cluster. The VIP Lounge enabled the …

Think Pension, Think Longhurst, Part 2

Longhurst Limited

Think Pension – Think Longhurst   This article forms a five-part series where I explore the world of pensions. Yes you read that correctly; head-line grabbing, tax efficient, adventure initia…

Inside Silverstone Episode #7 Arno van Rooyan – Velocity IT

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast! In episode #7 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Arno van Rooyan, Managing Director of Velocity IT.  Listen as Arno talks all things process automation…

Inside Silverstone Podcast #6 John Kensett – Dolleymores

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the Inside Silverstone™ podcast! In episode #6 your host, Chris Broome, interviews John Kensett – Partner, Intellectual Property & Patent Attorney. Listen as John explains the proce…

Total Control Pro at the Advanced Enginering Show

Total Control Pro

Total Control Pro at the Advanced Enginering Show…

Autonomous vehicles? Not in my lifetime.

room44 Ltd

Ask most people when they expect to be taken to work by an autonomous car and the answer’s likely to be, ‘not in my lifetime.’ That’s the consumer condition today. The established contex…

Think Pension, Think Longhurst, Part 1

Longhurst Limited

Think Pension – Think Longhurst   This article forms a five-part series where I explore the world of pensions. Yes you read that correctly; head-line grabbing, tax efficient, adventure initia…

Absurd thinkers, apply here

room44 Ltd

If you’re of a nervous disposition, look away now. The Easter Bunny is a myth. I didn’t want to be the one to tell you, but it’s for your own good. I know it’s crushing, but there it is…

Inside Silverstone Podcast #5 – Mike Dempsey – Claytex

Inside Silverstone Podcast

In episode #5 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Mike Dempsey, MD & Simulation Expert, at Claytex. Listen as Mike talks all things F1; NASCAR; simulations; automotive modelling; and virtual reality. Mike…

Future Manufacturing Techniques to the fore at first Digital & Advanced Manufacturing Event

Silverstone Technology Cluster

On Thursday October 11th, industry representatives from around the UK gathered at Silverstone Park for the inaugural Digital and Advanced Manufacturing (DAM) Special Interest Group meeting. The morning event …

Your consumer persona must change – or die.

room44 Ltd

Millennials are a pain in the backside. They dominate the room during ideation sessions, and management teams are fixated on them as the single most important customer segment. So much has been written about t…

Inside Silverstone Podcast – #4 – Mike Hayward – Woodfines LLP

Inside Silverstone Podcast

In episode #4 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Mike Hayward, Partner, Transport & Regulatory solicitor, at Woodfines LLP. Listen as Mike explains how to ensure your business keeps its commercial vehicle…

Our Blog

Sarthe Special Vehicles Ltd

For news and articles on digital and blockchain related topics check out our blog here  at ENezine.…

Inside Silverstone Podcast – #3 – Tristan Allen – room44.co.uk

Inside Silverstone Podcast

In episode #3 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Tristan Allen, Partner & Innovation Consultant at room44.co.uk. Listen as Tristan discusses the future of innovation; how brands are attempting to evolve b…

Think Business Protection, Think Longhurst, Part 2

Longhurst Limited

Think business protection – Think Longhurst   This article forms the second half of a two-part series where I explore business protection, and specifically ‘human insurance’ for the bus…

Leadership Flex

Clearworks Coaching

If you’re a smart person working in a technically challenging role, and you work in an organisation full of smart people doing technically challenging roles, then having a high level of cognitive intellig…

If ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’, strategy is what culture feeds on.

room44 Ltd

If ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’, strategy is what culture feeds on. Seeing customer experience from the customer side. To get an idea of what goes on in the minds of people working in th…

Inside Silverstone Podcast – #2 – Jean Philippe Launberg – AutoStrat Consulting

Inside Silverstone Podcast

In episode #2 your host, Chris Broome, interviews Jean-Philippe Launberg, Managing Director of AutoStrat Consulting. Listen as Jean discusses his thoughts on the future of electric and hybrid vehicles, and how…

Inside Silverstone™ Podcast – Episode #1 – Pim van Baarsen – CEO STC

Inside Silverstone Podcast

Welcome to the first ever Inside Silverstone podcast! Episode #1 sees your host, Chris Broome, interview Pim van Baarsen, CEO of the Silverstone Technology Cluster. Listen as you learn what the Silverstone Te…

Say that again: sanctioned, free-from-surcharge, powered mobility for the masses?

room44 Ltd

A few years ago, probably 2012 or so, there was a right old kerfuffle when some bright spark fitted a skateboard with a petrol engine, and the craze for powered personal mobility took off. For the first time, a…

Think Business Protection, Think Longhurst

Longhurst Limited

Think business protection – Think Longhurst   This article forms a two-part series where I explore business protection, and specifically 'human insurance' for the business owner and their key emplo…

When is a phone not a phone? When it’s only a phone.

room44 Ltd

The Light Phone was announced after a Kickstarter campaign in 2015. It’s a concept that makes perfect sense in today’s market and taps into a current vibe. It’s a simple solution to a strong…

Swedish electric car startup Uniti hires new Vehicle Development Director

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Uniti Sweden has hired electric car expert Sally Povolotsky to lead the continued development of its city EV, the Uniti One. Povolotsky held similar roles working with the likes of Jaguar Land Rover on special …

Technology predictions that are completely useless to you.

room44 Ltd

Not a single day passes at the moment without a flurry of reposted technology predictions of the future. It has probably always been like this with a timely skew to topical themes. Today it’s technology.…

STC Annual Conference Call for Technical Papers

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Following the success of last year’s inaugural STC Annual Conference, we will once again use this event to provide a number of STC members the opportunity to showcase their latest technology and developme…

Designers are changing your world – count the ways.

room44 Ltd

Not a single day passes at the moment without a flurry of reposted technology predictions of the future. It has probably always been like this with a timely skew to topical themes. Today it’s technology.…

Getting Ready for Investment – Valuation

EMW

If your business is in its infancy, and any potential exit seems in the distant future, the importance of a valuation may appear relatively insignificant. However, obtaining and, more importantly, understanding…

A business plan is POINTLESS without a personal plan

Longhurst Limited

Do you remember the moment you decided to become a business owner? The elation and realisation that you are now your own boss and an entrepreneur. The fear and acceptance that the buck now stops with you. W…

Claytex have been selected as one of the 10 Most Promising Dassault Systèmes Solution Providers of 2018

Claytex Services

CIOReview, a published magazine for technology solutions, have announced Claytex as one of the 10 Most Promising Dassault Systèmes Solution Providers of 2018.   Managing Director of Claytex w…

Intellectual Property – An Overview

EMW

As your business grows you will continue to develop your brand and/or the intellectual property you hold in your product or idea that makes it unique. It is therefore vital to understand the key protections ava…

Five transport developments that will change your customer behaviours.

room44 Ltd

We seem to write a lot about transport and the viewable trends in that area. It’s probably something to do with our proximity and relationship with the Silverstone Technology Cluster here in the UK. …

Scanning and reverse engineering investment

SAC & Co. Engineering Design

We have recently invested £100k+ in a 3D optical Scanner and 3D Probe from CREAFORM 3D plus van to transport it. This new equipment will allow us to reverse engineer from scan and working in conjunction …

Cluster Members – We need you!

Longhurst Limited

Calling all Cluster Members - We need you!   In the coming month we will be launching a new regional podcast called Inside Silverstone™, with a primary focus on interviewing all of you, the creativ…

Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) – An Overview

EMW

Disclaimer: The purpose of this note is to provide a brief overview as to what SEIS is, what tax reliefs are available for investors, what the qualifying criteria for the company, the shares and the investor ar…

Financial expert by profession, Tech geek by nature.

Longhurst Limited

Introducing Chris Broome FPFS, owner and chartered financial planner of STC member firm ‘Longhurst’   As a brand-new member of the Silverstone Technology Cluster I’ve thought long and h…

Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) – An Overview

EMW

Disclaimer: The purpose of this note is to provide a brief overview as to what EIS is, what tax reliefs are available for investors, what the qualifying criteria for the company, the shares and investor are and…

Must profit and innovation be mutually exclusive? It’s all about culture. Or you.

room44 Ltd

Is company culture the problem that innovators struggle with, or is it trying to make innovation as interesting as profit? Or maybe it’s you. If you’re getting in your own way because you are busy,…

Businesses Urged to Protect Themselves Against Social Media Pitfalls

Howes Percival LLP

A survey conducted by leading regional law firm Howes Percival has revealed that 30% of businesses surveyed did not have a social media policy – potentially leaving them exposed to reputational …

Corporate Specialists Advise on Inspiralia Acquisition of Fen Technology

Howes Percival LLP

Commercial specialists Howes Percival LLP successfully advised product development business Inspiralia, on the acquisition of Cambridge-based Fen Technology. Fen Technology Limited is a leading elect…

Law Firm Reports Profit Up 37% as Investments Pay Off

Howes Percival LLP

Leading regional law firm Howes Percival has reported a 14% increase in turnover, with profits up 37%, according to its most recent financial results. The results, for the firm’s full financial year endi…

Help for Businesses in Recovering Debt Payments from Individuals and Sole Traders

Howes Percival LLP

Leading regional law firm Howes Percival has launched a free step-by-step guide to help businesses claiming debt payments from individuals, including sole traders. The easy to use flowchart guides busines…

Government Issues Brexit White Paper

Howes Percival LLP

The Government has now published its much-anticipated document outlining its main proposals for Brexit and setting out a “comprehensive vision” for the UK’s relationship with the EU, including…

Growing Your Business – Employment Considerations

EMW

If your business is looking to enter a significant period of growth it will need to accommodate its newfound capacity by expanding the amount of people that it employs. Whilst this is a positive step for your b…

Innovation is as complex as you make it – and as simple.

room44 Ltd

There’s a growing trend that’s being called ‘complexity’. You’ll hear more about it as more people try to convince you that it’s a problem. So, from me to you: innovation is…

Niche marketing. Music artists doing what they do best.

room44 Ltd

Some ideas go full circle, and some need to meet their moment. The music industry is niche marketing at its best: a market retrenching and going back to what it knows to survive. Did Steve Jobs have a vision o…

Getting Ready For Investment – Types of Funding Available

EMW

Typically new businesses will make losses in each of their first three years; even when they do start to turn a profit, the business will struggle to grow from purely reinvestment of some of that profit in the …

MK Digital Summer – Business Briefing

Velocity

Taking MK businesses digital 19th July  |  8:30 - 10:30  |  Victoria House, Milton Keynes With a history rooted in technology, from the legacy of Bletchley Park to the current MK Autodrive…

Are You Investment Ready?

EMW

Before you take on external investment, and before you even enter into any dialogue with potential investors, you need to make sure you’re ready to do so. One of the first key stages once an investment p…

Be honest, do you really want to have to innovate?

room44 Ltd

Be honest, do you really want to have to innovate? Something extra to measure, to add to the list of metrics, to resource, something else to detract from what you do. What does innovation even mean? If we c…

How adverbs describe your need to innovate.

room44 Ltd

Companies, and the people in them, have a way of describing innovation that reflects their business need. It’s subconscious and revealing. The hidden messages are there, but we must listen to hear them,…

Roz Bird becomes STC Chair

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Roz Bird has been appointed Chair of the Silverstone Technology Cluster following a unanimous vote by its Board of Directors. Roz is the Commercial Director for MEPC’s rapidly developing high tech busine…

Augmented you: ten everyday digital augmentations you’ve stopped thinking about.

room44 Ltd

Whether it was a great new idea that you signed up to when you first saw it, or the app just appeared when you updated your software, you are at the mercy of your own devices. How far down the road to augment…

Velocity hosts RPA Breakfast Workshop to help London-based organisations get started with Robotic Process Automation

Velocity

Last week Velocity, a digital technology services firm with offices in the UK, India and South Africa, hosted a morning workshop at the trendy Citizen M Hotel in London. The topic of the day was robotic process…

Mental Health at Work

EMW

Mental Health at work, it’s always been important, however, with increasing endorsement from high profile people including the Royal Family, mental health is being talked about more than ever before and i…

Meet the Board: Jon Corbett

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Fact: Silverstone Technology Cluster director Jon Corbett is a UEFA qualified football coach. He also oversees investment in small-medium sized enterprises for Barclays in the largest Regional Team outside of L…

STC companies now engaged in solving Heathrow tech challenges

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Companies from the Silverstone Technology Cluster have begun working with Heathrow Airport as a direct result of the STC’s first annual conference… Collision Management Systems, based at the Caswe…

Forget five years. You’ve got eighteen months.

room44 Ltd

Back in the 3rd age of industrial revolution (2015), when disruption hadn’t yet been invented, product and service vendors had it easy. They could buy market research, see the past and know the futur…

‘Harvard standard’ for new STC scale-up programme

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Dr Shailendra Vyakarnam, one of the UK’s foremost professors in entrepreneurialism in the tech industry, is heading up a unique scaling-up course for companies from the Silverstone Technology Cluster. Th…

STC’s metrology SIG & Advanced Engineering Show invitation

Silverstone Technology Cluster

The Silverstone Technology Cluster will investigate the possibility of a metrology special interest group at an open meeting on 19 June while also confirming it will again sponsor the Advanced Engineering Show&…

Is your business innovation strategy circular or cyclical?

room44 Ltd

In the post-war years, Winston Churchill was a keen advocate of a united Europe, insisting that the UK would benefit from being in the club, rather than an outside observer. Boris Johnson’s 2014 book&nb…

Innovation. Seeing it differently. Seeing it for what it is.

room44 Ltd

Last year we quoted a report* called Innovation Matters, from PA Consulting, that had surveyed top executives from around the world. It says that: 66% of interview respondents believed their organisation w…

Data Protection Impact Assessments: Our Response to the ICO’s Draft Guidance

EMW

The Independent Commissioner’s Office, the UK regulatory body governing data protection, published its draft guidance on data protection impact assessments (“DPIA”) in light of the GDPR on 22 …

What is perspective? We see it differently.

room44 Ltd

Sainsbury’s and Asda (owned by Walmart) weren’t being disrupted. They were planning to be the disruptors. And now they are. Perspective is the position from which you see a situation, and what info…

Innovation was the hardest word to define. Until now.

room44 Ltd

Innovation or product development? This question comes up in conversation all the time, as well as ‘is innovation the hardest word to define?’ It’s one of those ‘chicken or egg’ …

Innovation – it’s really simple and really hard.

room44 Ltd

  There’s a paradox that we can get caught up in today. With the huge amount of messaging we sort, filter and reject or accept minute by minute, the meaning of innovation gets tangled up with the qu…

Start-ups & SMEs revelling in STC offering

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Less than 18 months after its launch the Silverstone Technology Cluster’s membership is now at the 70 mark. STC CEO Pim van Baarsen reported many of the companies to sign up were small-medium sized and o…

IP and ‘changing attitudes’ among hot topics at lively first ACES SIG

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Fascinating presentations given at the STC’s first event for its Autonomous Connected, Electrified & Shared special interest group (ACES SIG) – from Faraday Partnership, Meridian, Gateway Techno…

EMW Delighted to host CAE SIG event

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Crash simulation, cloud-based CFD modelling, design thinking and societal trends… presentations from the STC’s second Computer Aided Engineering special interest group (ACES SIG) – hosted by …

GDPR – Let’s Get You Ready & Our Top Tips

EMW

When it comes to data protection, our lawyers are recognised as leading experts. We assist global brands, UK plcs and regional technology and service businesses on all issues of data protection and technology l…

Not too late to support Simon’s Marathon effort

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Simon Holloway, a champion of the STC’s ACES special interest group, overcame severe leg cramps to complete the recent London Marathon in aid of the Children with Cancer UK charity and now says his next a…

Cluster has “scope for great economic growth” says MP

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Milton Keynes South MP Iain Stewart has added to Parliament’s support for the Silverstone Technology Cluster. Iain was a recent visitor to Silverstone Park where he met its Commercial Director Roz Bird &…

Steering you through 2018

Woodfines Solicitors

Woodfines Solicitors' specialist road transport legal support have published an updated newsletter. Articles include: 'Steering you through 2018' - advice for Operators Truck Cartel Claims Success for Cros…

Octelas BI Tool for SMEs shortlisted in 2018 National Technology Awards

Illuminis Insight Software

We are delighted to have been shortlisted in two categories for the 2018 National Technology Awards: Analytics Product of the Year. (Data might be getting bigger, but to make sense of it there has to be outs…

First ACES SIG Event Shows the Way Forward

Silverstone Technology Cluster

On Thursday March 22nd, experts from around the UK gathered at Silverstone Park for the inaugural Autonomous, Connected, Electrified and Shared (ACES) Special Interest Group meeting. The event started with fund…

Second Computer Aided Engineering SIG Event Hailed a Success

Silverstone Technology Cluster

On Tuesday March 20th, the Silverstone Technology Cluster’s second Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Special Interest Group (SIG) event was held at the STC Founding Member EMW Law’s offices in Milton…

Annual Conference Presentations now available

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Following the inaugural STC Annual Conference, we can now share some of the presentations from our speakers on the day: Rob Lewis, TotalSim: Contact Mike Dempsey, Claytex: Download Nick Carpenter, Delta Moto…

New business & growth opportunities presented to Silverstone Technology Cluster companies

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Leading figures from the worlds of engineering and business have praised the Silverstone Technology Cluster’s first Annual Conference for opening up a new world of opportunity for high-tech companies insi…

SµGRE-1 is set to inspire new engineers and scientists by taking part in a real NASA space mission

SμGRE-1 (Schools micro-Gravity Rocket Experiment) is an exciting opportunity for schools, colleges and home-schooling households (and parents!) to design and manufacture a small sugar cubed sized sculpture to …

Computer Aided Engineering SIG Event Deemed a Great Start

Silverstone Technology Cluster

The Silverstone Technology Cluster’s first Special Interest Group (SIG) event was held on November 9th, 2017 at Silverstone Park. The event, arranged by the Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) SIG, aimed to …

Advanced Engineering Show boost for Silverstone Park & Silverstone Technology Cluster

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Business estate Silverstone Park and the Silverstone Technology Cluster say that hosting the Advanced Engineering Show’s VIP Lounge has helped significantly in further boosting&nb…

International audience as Cluster outlines automotive & high-tech capabilities

Silverstone Technology Cluster

The Department for International Trade has described the Silverstone Technology Cluster’s capabilities as “extensive” after its automotive delegates were given an insight into latest developme…

STC CEO: “We are well ahead of the targets we set”

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Ten months after Silverstone Technology Cluster was launched, we caught up with Chief Executive Officer Pim van Baarsen to capture his thoughts on progress so far and what’s coming up in 2018… Pim…

Silverstone Technology Cluster confirms high-profile speakers for Advanced Engineering Show

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Senior engineering figures Stephen Ball, Roger Atkins, Kieron Salter and Rob Lewis have been confirmed as guest speakers as part of the Silverstone Technology Cluster's sponsorship of the VIP Lounge at next mon…

Silverstone Technology Cluster “can create market place for investors”

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Silverstone Technology Cluster companies already have a three in four chance of attracting outside investment provided they can show they are innovative and can be ‘disruptive’ in their own sector. …

STC ambassadors “bring profile, massive experience and a great network of contacts”

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Jon Hilton, Stephen Ball and Roger Atkins – high profile names from some of advanced engineering’s most exciting sectors – have been confirmed as ‘ambassadors’ for the Silverstone …

Predicting and Optimising Electromagnetic Device Performance Seminar

Altair Engineering

The Internet of Things, connectivity and autonomous technology, renewable energy, wearable devices, and electrification are all trends that are affecting every industry. Sensors will be collecting more informat…

“This is exactly what we need” tech community tells introductory meetings

Silverstone Technology Cluster

MPs Andrea Leadsom and Andrew Lewer as well engineering companies and business funding networks have received valuable insights into the Silverstone Technology Cluster in recent months via a series of special i…

Join the Cluster, take advantage!

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Joining the Silverstone Technology Cluster’s membership which now totals more than 40 influential companies in engineering and business growth could not be easier. CLICK HERE to go to the STC website&rsq…

voxeljet UK – Official Opening

voxeljet UK Ltd

voxeljet UK have been very busy over the last month relocating to a bigger 3D printing facility in the heart of Milton Keynes. With more machines installed as well as a preview of the latest printer technology …

Silverstone Technology Cluster to host Advanced Engineering Show’s VIP Lounge

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Silverstone Technology Cluster in association with Silverstone Park will have a major presence at this year’s Advanced Engineering Show (Weds 1/Thurs 2 November) as hosts of the event’s VIP Lounge. …

OBE for STC advisor TotalSim’s Rob Lewis

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Rob Lewis, Managing Director of TotalSim which acts as a special advisor to the Silverstone Technology Cluster, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. The OBE was awarded in the Quee…

STC’s origins: download the original report

Silverstone Technology Cluster

As the Silverstone Technology Cluster continues to evolve let’s not forget where it all started – and the report behind it that brought applause from both Government and the business and finance com…

Silverstone Technology Cluster launches three new special interest groups

Silverstone Technology Cluster

The Silverstone Technology Cluster continues to move at speed with a number of high-profile engineering names now set to spearhead two new special interest groups (SIGs) focusing on Digital/Advanced Manufacturi…

Get involved: join STC on social media

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Silverstone Technology Cluster’s profile is now starting to grow across social media platforms Twitter and LinkedIn. Each represents an opportunity for companies of all sizes and individuals across the h…

Racing into the summer, and the launch of our new Finance Division

TD Group Limited

The latest TD Group newsletter is now available. This month, we look at how we work with our new client DS Virgin Racing, and how being on site at Silverstone is helping speed things up for their team when it c…

Silverstone Technology Cluster “empowering high-tech community”

Silverstone Technology Cluster

The Silverstone Technology Cluster is ‘empowering’ the local high-tech business community and showcasing the region as an important part of UK plc say an ever-increasing number of senior engineering…

High-tech community more informed as Silverstone Technology Cluster expands online

Silverstone Technology Cluster

The Silverstone Technology Cluster has expanded its website significantly – providing members with further services to help them promote their businesses. SilverstoneTechnologyCluster.com now includes a memb…

Computer aided engineering first of four SIGs

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Silverstone Technology Cluster has now formed its first Special Interest Group (SIG) focusing on computer aided engineering. Twelve cutting edge companies have been involved in its formation, among them Brackl…

Silverstone Technology Cluster ‘opens for business’ as report receives Government backing

Silverstone Technology Cluster

27 May 2016 A cluster of high-tech engineering businesses, the Silverstone Technology Cluster, has been identified in the area surrounding Silverstone Park by a new research report launched today. The Cluster,…

Silverstone Technology Cluster opens debate on funding, exporting and recruitment

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Collaboration in areas such as funding, exporting and recruitment was a hot topic of discussion among senior engineering figures at a special Silverstone Technology Cluster meeting. The STC event, hosted by on…

Sandwell award further highlights Technology Cluster’s know-how

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Another high-profile industry award for Towcester-based Sandwell has further highlighted the specialist high-tech skills within the surrounding Silverstone Technology Cluster. Sandwell Founder and Technical Di…

CEO: feedback points to “a real appetite” for Silverstone Technology Cluster

Silverstone Technology Cluster

Eight weeks after the formation of Silverstone Technology Cluster – the company set up to lead promotion of the region surrounding Silverstone as a global hub for high-tech activity and capability –…

The ‘three strands’ that will push Silverstone Technology Cluster forward

Silverstone Technology Cluster

07 March 2017 Promotion, Growth Agenda, Thought Leadership – the three strands identified as being key to the success of the Silverstone Technology Cluster. CEO Pim van Baarsen explains… All thre…

New company & website launched to promote Silverstone Technology Cluster

Silverstone Technology Cluster

19 December 2016 Following on from the launch of the SQW cluster report in June this year a new company – Silverstone Technology Cluster – has been formed to support the high-tech activity within a…

Department for International Trade’s business export sessions boost for Technology Cluster

Silverstone Technology Cluster

The Department for International Trade has hinted it will return for a second business advice session at Silverstone Park after successfully promoting its #ExportingisGREAT message to the high-tech business and…