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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Founder operating in the Machinery Manufacturing space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Alex Caccia
Co-Founder & CEO of Animal Dynamics
An entrepreneur with start-up experience in, media, technology, manufacturing and a background in finance and investment banking. After a career in the City as a fund manager, and subsequently in investment banking, Alex founded a successful sports equipment business called WaterRower Ltd. In 1999 Alex joined Sportal, a European dotcom start-up, where he was head of advanced technology development. In 2003 Alex was involved in forming The Cloud (WiFi Aggregator, sold to Sky in 2010). From 2005-2010 Alex was CEO of Marmalade Technology Ltd, a leading mobile applications cross platform software SDK. In 2012, Alex founded an exercise technology business called Muoverti Ltd.
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About Animal Dynamics, iNeed: Animal Dynamics is a spinout company from the Department of Zoology at University of Oxford
Adrian Thomas
Co-Founder & CSO of Animal Dynamics
Adrian Thomas is Professor of Biomechanics in the Zoology Department of Oxford University, where he founded and runs the animal flight research group. Other roles include aerodynamics and design consultancy with Gin Gliders, where he is a sponsored team pilot, and at the FAI (the World Air Sports Federation) where he is Chairman of the Paragliding committee. Key areas of study include Biomechanics, Aerodynamics and Evolution: using aerodynamic theory to predict optimal morphologies for specific aspects of flight ecology (flight missions), and test the predictions with phylogenetically controlled comparative methods, with mechanical model organisms, and with free-flying or swimming animals in the laboratory, or in the field.
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About Animal Dynamics, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford: Animal Dynamics is a spinout company from the Department of Zoology at University of Oxford
Clement Champion
Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of MoA Technology Ltd
Clément graduated from the French Grandes Écoles with an Engineer’s degree in Agronomy before moving to Oxford in 2012. He was awarded a Clarendon scholarship to work on the genetic control of plant growth in Prof. Dolan’s research group. After completing his D. Phil, Clément contributed to the conception of MoA Technology’s discovery platforms and has since been leading the biology research group.
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About MoA Technology Ltd: MoA Technology Ltd has developed an innovative approach for the discovery of agricultural technologies.
Liam Dolan
Co-Founder of MoA Technology Ltd
Liam came to the University of Oxford as Sherardian Professor of Botany in 2009, from the John Innes Centre (JIC), and was head of the Dept. of Plant Sciences 2012-2017. He studied at University College, Dublin and at the University of Pennsylvania before a post-doc at JIC. Liam is a trustee at The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and on the board of Oxford University Innovation.
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About MoA Technology Ltd: MoA Technology Ltd has developed an innovative approach for the discovery of agricultural technologies.
Kostas Karachalios
Co-Founder and CEO of Perceptual Robotics
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About Perceptual Robotics: Perceptual Robotics is creating intelligent automation to make wind turbine and other infrastructure inspection simple and fast
Dimitris Nikolaidis
Co-Founder and COO of Perceptual Robotics
Dimitris Nikolaidis is the COO and co-founder at Perceptual Robotics.
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About Perceptual Robotics: Perceptual Robotics is creating intelligent automation to make wind turbine and other infrastructure inspection simple and fast
Kevin Lind
Co-Founder and CTO of Perceptual Robotics
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About Perceptual Robotics: Perceptual Robotics is creating intelligent automation to make wind turbine and other infrastructure inspection simple and fast
Paul Taylor
Founder & Managing Director of Laser Wire Solutions
Paul Taylor is a Founder & Managing Director at Laser Wire Solutions.
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About Laser Wire Solutions: Laser Wire Solutions is the expert manufacturer of Laser Wire Strippers for the removal of insulation from high performance wire and cable.
Joseph Crabtree
Founder and CEO of Additive Manufacturing Technologies
Joseph Crabtree is the Founder and CEO of Additive Manufacturing Technologies.
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About Additive Manufacturing Technologies: 3D Printing technology company dedicated to unlocking 3D printing as a viable alternative to traditional manufacturing.
Paul Evans
Founder of Halo X Ray Technologies
Paul is co-inventor of HXT technology and head of The Imaging Science Group at NTU. He has extensive experience in innovating novel solutions to complex imaging applications and will guide the technical team at HXT, whilst continuing to lead the research group at NTU. Paul will act as the principal liaison between commercial and research teams and coordinate programmes that enhance and develop our technology.
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About Halo X Ray Technologies: Halo X Ray Technologies is developing commercially-focused OEM X-ray diffraction solutions.
David Thomas
Founder of Hoxy Tronic
David Thomas, tuned and fixed engines for cars and motorbikes that his father raced. Later he studied engineering, then joined IBM in South Africa as a hardware engineer for thirteen years. He facilitated setting up a national co-operative for taxi operators in SA, and project managed setting up petrol stations for the taxi co-ops with an independent fuel company. He researched the HHO industry to find methods of improving the efficiency and performance of the design, knowing that the only way for HHO to advance was to build the product cheap enough so that it paid for itself very quickly and to solve the inherent problems. A meeting with Paul Mullen of Cubik Innovation sparked the electronic current-mode control of gas output which formed the basis of the new Hoxy Tronic technology. His tasks are to develop, research and test the new designs and provide sales technical support.
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About Hoxy Tronic: Hoxy Tronic specializes in developing fuel saving and emissions reduction technology.
