Enterprise Software in North England

North England has the resources to help software developers create innovative products quickly and sell them to sizable, willing markets.

Lucrative Markets

The UK is Europe's largest market for enterprise software developed to capture, store, manage, preserve and deliver data. North England, whose economy is larger than those of Scotland and Northern Ireland, is the second largest market inside the UK.

Business and Professional Services

• Companies servicing: Bank of NY(BNY Mellon), P&G, MBNA, EDS, GE Money
• Home to 23% of the UK contact center staff

Healthcare

• The National Health Service (NHS) is the largest Employer in Europe
• Major employers: Astra Zeneca, GSK, Merck, Thermo Fisher, BMS

Process Industries

• Home to the largest chemical and food companies in the UK
• Major employers: P&G, Ensus, Unilever, Shell, Sabic, Heinz, Nestle

Advanced Engineering

• North England is a leader in aerospace, automotive and defense research and development
• Major employers: BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, GM, Paccar, Nissan & Ford

Energy & Environment

• North England is a leader in nuclear , wind, tidal and grid-related industries
• Major employers: Westinghouse, AMEC, Clipper Windpower, Rolls Royce

Save Time. Save Money. Hit the Ground Running!

Reducing risk as you launch your UK operations is key in today’s economy. That's why North of England has designed a soft launch program that enables US and Canadian companies to focus on their customers and revenue rather than spending precious time and money on location issues.  Find out how you can qualify to take advantage of a free office in the Northwest.

The Northern Design Centre

A regional focal point for use of design by North East England’s businesses and services, Design Centre North is located in the heart of Newcastle-Gateshead it will be a catalyst for innovation, growth, and increased business competitiveness.

Design Network North will manage a range of resources and facilities within the building to promote opportunities for research and development, collaboration, knowledge transfer, and use of design and creative best practice. 

Daresbury:

The high tech industry is led in the UK by 2 of the country’s leading science and technology centers. Daresbury Science & Innovation Centre (http://www.daresburysic.co.uk/) is one of two national UK campuses where both business and science can co-locate, innovate, test and grow. It provides support from concept to commercialization. The Campus team strategically engages with the management team of any SME business moving onto the Campus in order to understand their business strategy and key challenges. Through the utilisation of the 2000+ Daresbury network and its strategic partnerships, the Campus team will facilitate the right connections to help the SME unlock the challenges and maximise its potential growth. This has resulted in over 50% of Campus companies collaborating with each other delivering £500,000 of value in terms of sales creation and cost savings.

Technology specialisms include: accelerator science, high performance computing, modelling & simulation, microelectronics, sensors & sensor networks, detectors, microfabrication, metrology

• No Campus companies failed in 2009 and only 6 companies have failed in nearly 5 years
• Campus companies have seen their sales double in 2009, with an average growth in 2009 of 27%.Investment into Campus companies has doubled in 2 years to £30m including a growth of £10m in 2009.
• Daresbury SIC won the UK Science Park’s “Outstanding Science Park” Award in 2009 for its track record in developing a collaborative culture and engaging its companies with the knowledge-base in the Universities

Sunderland Software City: SSC is a major driver of the enterprise software industry in North England and now offer one of the most innovative programs for US and Canadian companies who seek a UK presence from which to grow but who plan to start small. SSC offer a very wide range of support services including:

• Lead generation and tender searching for new business
• Assistance with bid writing and RFPs
• Collaborative tender opportunties
• Discounted professional services support with company registration, HR, legal and accounting
• Assistance with marketing strategy
• Assistance with marketing campaigns

NETPark: (The North East Technology Park at Sedgefield, County Durham) - is one of the fastest growing Science Parks in the UK. We focus on supporting companies that are developing technology and products in the physical sciences, particularly printable electronics, microelectronics, photonics and nanotechnology, and their application in the fields of energy, defence, and medical-related technologies. 

InfoLab21: a unique program for IT companies called Strategic Innovation Support Program (ISIS) is the first project of its kind in the UK and is delivered under the “Transformational ICT” product, part of the Government’s Solutions for Business portfolio, a highly targeted, publically funded suit of products and services offering solutions to real business needs. They act as a ‘technology translator’ providing impartial advice from ICT specialists and transferring knowledge and understanding of ICT.

It provides support in the following areas:

• Prototype Development
• Mobile & Wireless Technologies
• Software Development
• ICT Strategies, Audits & Infrastructure Development
• Research Into New Technologies
• e-Commerce
• Web Applications
• ICT Resources Optimisation through the Accelerator Programme