Company Profiles
Cardiff Business Technology Centre (CBTC) offers an attractive environment for new technology and science based enterprises, building upon the growing reputation for innovation and R&D of Wales' capital city and for business-academic interaction.
The Centre’s current tenant companies include:
Contact: Mr Alan Crutcher
Website: www.auvation.co.uk
We provide advanced software solutions and associated professional services.
Business Software Ltd
Contact: Glyn Thomas
The Company deals with core technology that can be used in a wide range of industries and integrates business systems with mobile and other wireless devices.
Contact: Huw Evans
Website: www.chapmanmolony.com
Chapman Molony are Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, who are able to provide advice and assistance relating to the protection, and enforcement of all aspects of Intellectual Property, including Patents, Trade Marks, Copyright and Designs. Chapman Molony’s technical expertise lies in engineering, electronic and software-based technology, but work relating to other technical areas can also be handled. In addition to assisting clients in protecting their intellectual property, Chapman Molony offer in-house consultancy services and can undertake audits to identify protectable Intellectual Property, including new technology, Trade Marks, house styles, brands, designs and copyright.
CMI
Contact: Meirion Thomas or Dr Dylan Henderson
Website: www.cm-intl.com/en
As a leading European management consultancy with offices in the UK, Ireland, France and Spain, CM International is committed to helping our clients drive lasting improvements through innovation. We Value our staff, are conscious of our role in conserving environmental resources and are committed to equality and diversity. We work in both the public and private sectors across the UK and wider Europe. The company employs 10 staff in the UK and Ireland and has over 30 consultants based in France.
Our main areas of expertise are organisational strategy, human resources development, innovation management, economic development and public policy. One of the strengths of CM International is our ongoing engagement as strategic and management consultants to major industrial and service companies; which enables us to share experiences and insights ‘from the field’ with our many public sector clients, including national and regional government departments, major research organisations and the European Commission. We are also committed to leading edge thinking in our consultancy services and maintain strong links to universities in the UK as part of this effort.
Contact: Dr Frank O’Connor
Website: www.ecodesigncentre.org.uk
The Eco Design Centre (EDC) is an applied research organization that aims to build capacity and capabilities to enable effective ecodesign. EDC was designated a Centre of Expertise by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) and is recognised as the ‘voice’ of, and knowledge base for, ecodesign in Wales.
Contact: Abi Carter
Website: www.forensicresources.co.uk
Forensic Resources Ltd (FRL) was set up by forensic scientist, Abigail Carter (MSc.) to make expert witness services and consultancy available across multiple disciplines. FRL is retained for its services and specialises in the re-analysing of forensic reports for legal clients and private investigators. Our experts are qualified and accredited and we pride ourselves on delivering reports with fast and efficient turnaround times. We always apply the same meticulous standards of service to each of our clients: www.forensicresources.co.uk gives more detail of the services that FRL offers to clients from every sector. The list of services is only a fraction of those available – so, do please contact FRL if you have any questions, or wish to discuss a specific forensic discipline.
Contact: Mr Jeremy Jones / Liz Knowles
Website: www.fulcrumdirect.co.uk
Fulcrum Direct helps its clients gain competitive edge, delivering marketing and business solutions that add real value to the bottom line. We provide services for market research, business and marketing strategy, business development and marketing management and we have a wide ranging experience in the bioscience and technology industry sectors.
Contact Name: Dr Rafal Goralski
Website: www.geovs.com
GeoVS™ is a producer and marketer of highly advanced ad innovative real-time 3D cartographic visualisation and data manipulation software and solutions from C-Vu™ family, that are used for marine and offshore planning, maritime, port and offshore traffic management and asset monitoring, surveillance, and maritime navigation worldwide.
Leading the innovation in the fields of 3D visual efficiency, sensor integration, data processing, communication and manipulation interfaces design, GeoVS™ team strives to offer its customers the access to the most advanced and powerful technologies that are available with the current state-of-the-art of technology and science.
Contact: Ben Allister
Infodream Ltd provide continuous improvement software & services predominately within the manufacturing sector. The core product is called SPC Vision and is statistical process control (SPC) and process management software. Aditionally, the Company offer training and consultancy services to provide companies with the knowledge and tools to reduce waste within their business.
Contact: Simon Chapman
Website: www.keima.co.uk
Keima supplies wireless engineering software products, technology consultancy, and technology outsourcing to mobile network operators, infrastructure vendors, and engineering consultancies. We help our customers to more easily provide coverage to more revenue with fewer base stations in less time. We believe that true innovation is delivered through simplicity: the world is complicated enough without technology experts seeking to make it more so.
Keima’s Composer product was launched in May 2006 and has been used to select more than 20,000 mobile communications sites. Composer is a pre-build network design solution which helps engineers to select sites and plan antenna, frequency and network parameter configurations. Composer is built upon Keima’s Overture Framework, which enables the rapid development of wireless engineering functionality and processes using the latest software technologies.
Contact: Simon Elias
Website: www.leanenterprise.org.uk
LERC is a major research centre at Cardiff University's Business School, with a track record of innovative Research, Executive Education and Innovation and Engagement activities. It was founded by Professor Peter Hines and Daniel T Jones in 1994. Its research focuses on the application and meaning of lean thinking in a variety of different contexts and environments and it works with organisations in exploring how lean can be applied to improve organisational performance.
Contact: Wyn Griffiths
Website: www.letmc.com
LetMC.com provide a web based residential lettings and property management software solution for estate and letting agents. The online letting software provides functionality of marketing, double-entry client bank accounting, and property management. Clients who use Letmc.com software range from start-up letting agents, to multi branch networks from 4 branches to 300 branches.
Letmc.com has recently started working with Halifax Estate Agents and provide software for branches throughout their network. In addition to the software, Letmc.com also provides outsourcing / back office support services to Estate Letting Agents.
Contact: Duncan Skinner
Suppliers of COTS and customised rugged laptops, tablets, PDAs and peripherals. In-house electronic and mechanical design and build capabilities provide full rugged computing solutions for military, defence and peace-keeping applications. Currently working in conjunction with all major defence contractors and NATO member state armed forces.
Contact: Andrew Styles & Andrew White
Website: www.squidgemedia.com
Squidge Media is involved in the design and development of digital marketing, specifically websites and online media. Current clients range from local SME’s to large international record labels. The company has strong links to creative agency in London and Bristol working on variety of projects, from initial design to online development. Squidge have recently completed projects for EMI, Sony BMG and Island Records.
Contact: Rhodri Evans
Website:- www.tigerbaysoftware.co.uk
TigerBay Software is a Cardiff based IT company, currently focussing on providing complete website solutions for small to medium size, independent tour operators. We offer a level of expertise and experience that has traditionally only been available to larger organisations.
Total Students
Contact: Sam Gould
Website:www.totalstudents.co.uk
The UK's fastest growing student event information and ticketing service. What makes Total Students unique is its advanced website integration with Facebook.
Contact: Alex Small
Website:www.trustmico.com
Trust Mico is a new and unique website that enables you to recommend businesses, and share those recommendations with people they trust. The website also provides users with access to a diverse range of offers and incentives from businesses.
Contact: Scott Burton/Emma Powell
Website: www.zipporah.co.uk
Zipporah helps local authorities to build more accessible councils through its wide-ranging services for citizen contact. We provide online appointment booking and e-commerce systems for councils including birth, marriage and death registrations, sports and leisure, rooms and venues, courses and events.
All our services are designed to improve processes and add value for citizens through fully transactional systems with back office management, built in intelligence and easy to use functionality. Comprehensive reporting is included and state of the art technology allows straightforward integration with existing departments such as finance.
Zipporah products give councils the confidence they can deliver a better service to citizens. We set the standards for on-line management of key functions and our products offer best value solutions. We have a consultative approach and always make sure councils get a system that works for them.
