Milton Keynes has become a hub of the UK’s more interesting engineering and technology business. Sitting within the Oxford-Cambridge technology corridor and adjacent to Motorsport Valley, the region brings together an unusually broad mix of technical industries. Automotive engineering consultancies, simulation specialists, mobility software companies, robotics developers, manufacturing technology firms and advanced research teams all operate within a relatively small geography.

This concentration of talent has had an interesting effect. Companies here are rarely working in isolation, with engineers moving between businesses, ideas crossing disciplines, and supply chains form naturally between firms that understand complex technical work. It has created an environment where specialist companies can grow quickly while still remaining deeply technical.

In many cases, those businesses are plateauing because of how the business is positioned.