UKTI Technology Mission Final (PDF)

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
is the Government Department
responsible for supporting overseas
companies looking to do business in the UK.
Our top 10 support services
UK Trade & Investment:
01 Can help international companies quantify and assess market opportunities in the UK and
Europe
02 Works with every UK Government Department to support business and has access to a
vast network of industry experts and local partners
03 Provides guidance on set up procedures, including registering a company, corporate
structure and opening a bank account
04 Compiles in-depth factual reports tailored to your needs, including market entry support,
research and development collaborations and cost analysis
05 Gives practical help with site selection through visits to locations and premises and has
regional experts on hand to offer advice
06 Provides information about the UK tax system, incentives and administrative processes
07 Continues to support you even after your business is established in the UK, providing
assistance on expansion and representing your interests in government
08 Provides practical support and advises on the UK immigration system, how it works and
the different visa categories
09 Gives guidance on staff recruitment and locating the required skills base
10 Offers assistance to entrepreneurs through a network of mentors with the insight and
experience to help make a commercial success of early stage companies
www.gov.uk/ukti

UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) works with UKbased businesses to ensure their success in
international markets, and encourage the best
overseas companies to look to the UK as their
global partner of choice. UKTI has professional
advisers both within the UK and across more
than 100 international markets.
UKTI has a customer commitment to helping
its UK and international customers by providing
a range of services, to a high standard and
improve customer service by listening to
customer feedback.
We also have a co-ordination role across
government to establish a more systematic
approach to relationships with companies
investors and exporters.

Mr Merlin Rory Picardo
Head - Information Economy Sector India
British Deputy High Commission
23, Prestige Takt
Kasturba Road Cross
Bangalore 560 001
M: +91 72590 21494
T: +91 80 2210 0200
E: Merlin.Picardo@fco.gov.uk

A&O IT Group Ltd

Mr Rod Moore
Chairman & Chief Executive
A&O IT GROUP LTD
Units 5&6 Network 4,
Lincoln Road
Cressex Business Park
High Wycombe, Bucks, UK HP12 3RF
+44 (0) 871 971 8800
+44 (0)7525 130303
Rod.Moore@aoitgroup.com
A&O Services: http://www.aogroup.co.uk/

A privately owned company with its
headquarters in the UK and 3 subsidiaries
in Europe . Subject to an MBI in 2012 the
senior management are all proven industry
professionals looking to expand revenue rapidly
from the current level.
The company provides IT managed services
only to IT Manufacturers and IT Outsourcers
across 56 countries primarily in EMEA. Working
exclusively with the channel A&O seeks to
deliver the latest in best practice at a price
which permits its customers to make a margin
on non core activity.

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territories globally.
Onsite support for IMACD
Project management and Deployment
Recycling under WEEE
Managed Print
Mobile
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IP Telephony
Multi lingual call and operational centre
Parts management and warehousing.
Logistics

All MI, asset management ,and work order
management controlled in real time by an
in-house software management system
‘Fieldview’.
Key Projects / Case Studies
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Scandinavia for a Global IT Manufacturer
NBD printer warranty management and

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manufacturer
Win 7 roll out across 35,000 desks EMEA
wide for Global electronics manufacturer.

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maintenance EMEA
Pharma company.

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wide for Global retail brand.
Military grade secured personnel for
network support and desk side support to
UK Government Ministry.
Global
project
management
and
deployment to International investment
bank.

Key Objectives from Indian Market

Indian Outsourcers (HCL, Genpact and WIPRO)
and wishes to further develop its relationship
with them to supply services in EMEA.
As executive sponsor for all international
business development Rod Moore (Chairman)
is keen to better understand the procurement
and operational methodology practiced in India
and the challenges these key and potential
new customers believe they are facing as they
expand in EMEA.
He believes that the skills offered by A&O and
the knowledge they possess of the European
market in particular make entry into it far less

Basestone.iod

Mr Alexander Siljanovski
CEO
alex@basestone.io
+44 203 290 6967
BaseStone,
IDEALondon,
69 Wilson St,
London,
EC2A 2BB

BaseStone is the first product of Blue Ronin,
an award winning software & technology
company that is building innovative software
for the Construction and Engineering sectors.
This London based startup is funded, postrevenue and has been part of two accelerator
programs; Wayra UK and IDEA London.

PRODUCT DETAILS
BaseStone is a tablet and web-based
collaboration tool for professionals in the
construction industry. It transforms the
way you issue, review and manage your
drawings and data. Change is inevitable in

any construction project. BaseStone ensures
you are kept up-to-date and always have the
relevant information at your fingertips.

Key Projects / Case Studies
BaseStone is used on Crossrail, Europe’s
biggest railway project. Like most engineering
projects, Crossrail are heavily reliant on
paper-based drawing review. BaseStone was
brought in to innovate through our digitised
and mobile-based review solution. Costain
and Skanska, two of the main contractors on
the project, use BaseStone to create Redline
drawings and snag from the field. The results
have been outstanding - BaseStone achieved
significant time and cost savings. This is just
the start for BaseStone - our dynamic system
has great potential as a collaboration tool to
improve efficiencies with offshore CAD teams
located in India.

Key Objectives from Indian Market/
What we would like to do is connect the CAD
centres that are operated in India back to
the offices in the UK. We can use BaseStone
as a far more efficient and effective way of
communicating over the changes that occur
on architecture/engineering drawings than
current methods using scanned drawings
and email. On top of this, we can track the
progress of the CAD team remotely and
flag any problems early to the design team
anywhere in the world.

BaseStone adds value to your drawings
across their whole lifecycle.

Commonplace

Really smart cities know that technology
has its greatest impact when encouraging
residents to participate in making better
places to live and work.
If you’re a city, state, developer, or transport
operator, we can help you create better
places for people to live and work.

Mr Mike Saunders
CEO
mike@commonplace.is
+44 (0) 7957 420515
Ground Floor,
20-22 Curtain Road
London EC2A 3NF

Commonplace is a digital engagement tool
that will help you gather ideas and evidence
from local residents, simply and cheaply.
Commonplace collates comments and
therefore demonstrates the extent and depth
of local engagement.

PRODUCT DETAILS
Whether developing housing, transport
systems, business districts or
neighbourhoods, Commonplace helps reduce
risks and costs - by listening to the people
that use them.
Super-easy for local people to use

Pick a spot that you want to say
something about

Say how you feel

Transparent & trusted
Commonplace’s shared map is becomes a
trusted place for constructive collaboration.
People engage constructively, even on

The starting point for Commonplace was a
tool that anyone can use, whatever type of
device, experience or amount of patience
they have. Commonplace works on mobile
phones, computers and tablets, without
downloading anything. So it’s super simple
for any member of the community to add a
comment in seconds.

View your comment on a shared map

controversial issues. Working with London
Bridge’s BID, Commonplace has engaged
residents, local businesses and even visitors
to the area.

Live dashboard tells you who, what and why
Our live dashboard is available to an unlimited number of administrative accounts (who are set
up with special rights).

Key Projects / Case Studies
Commonplace is used by city authorities (e.g.
London Borough of Tower Hamlets), transport
organisations (e.g. Transport Systems
Catapult) and property developers (e.g.
Carilion igloo), and has been featured in the
UK press, including on the BBC, CNN and the
Urban Design Journal.
In London Bridge, Commonplace was chosen
as a tool to understand and respond to the
needs of local businesses. The majority of
respondents are under the age of 50, and
over 40% are under the age of 40.

Key Objectives from Indian Market/
Commonplace is an important tool for smart
city development. It brings the needs of
residents and local business into an effective
collaboration.
With India’s new smart city strategies,
Commonplace can be an important strategic
and operational tool in ensuring transparency,
collaboration and user-centered needs are at
the forefront of the design and operation of
these new cities.