Best Startup
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 Product operating in the Manufacturing space. If you think a Product 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.
Mark Rushton
SOLIDWORKS Product Portfolio Manager, Design & Engineering Products, 3DEXPERIENCE Works of Dassault Systemes
Mark Rushton is a Product Portfolio Manager for SOLIDWORKS, in the Desktop products team, focused on Additive Manufacturing. Mark has been involved with 3D CAD and 3D Printing for over 15 years in several capacities from research to consulting for the likes of Rolls Royce, GE, JCB and Dyson.
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About Dassault Systemes: Dassault Systemes provides project lifecycle management solutions that enable businesses to create and share experiences in 3D.
Carl Smith
Innovation and Product Management – Connected Car and Telematics at Jaguar Land Rover of Jaguar Land Rover
Carl Smith is a Product Marketing Manager, Connected Car at Jaguar Land Rover.
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About Jaguar Land Rover: Jaguar Land Rover manufactures and sells high-performance luxury saloons, specialist sports cars and four-wheel drive off-road vehicles.
Graeme Proctor
Product Manager of Parker Hannifin
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About Parker Hannifin: Parker Hannifin is the world’s leading diversified manufacturer of motion.
Kevin Fowler
Integration Product Line Manager of Airbus (Commercial Aircraft)
Over 30 years of experience in Aerospace and Defence including Operations, Automation and advanced aircraft assembly automation, ICT and Extended Enterprise, Paperless manufacturing. More than 25 years’ experience in working transnationally – transatlantic, European and India collaborations. Patents granted for novel solutions for the design and build of Aerostructure assembly tools using low cost re-useable components. Solutions were applied on major European and US military aircraft projects. Awarded Visiting Professorship at Salford University UK and lectured at Cambridge University MSc courses. Successfully developed and implemented a 3D model based engineering processes including integration of requirements analysis and design solutions and manufacturing capability implementation with the required supporting infrastructure. Provided co-ordination support for the recently completed European Commission FoFdation project. Corporate Innovation Catalyst for ICT, Smart Factory Extended Enterprise and Global Collaboration.
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About Airbus (Commercial Aircraft): Airbus is a commercial aircraft manufacturer that sets the standard for the aviation industry thought its customer focus and more.
Paul Wilson
Director of Product Marketing of Kandou Bus
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About Kandou Bus: KANDOU specializes in the design of high-speed, and pin- and energy-efficient chip-to-chip links, SerDes, and associated technologies.
James Batstone
Future Product Research Lead of Brompton Bicycle
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About Brompton Bicycle: Brompton Bicycle are the manufacturers of the Brompton folding bike, designed and built in their factory in West London, England.
Andrew Dennis
Executive Director of Product Management, Andor Technology & Bitplane AG of Andor Technology
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About Andor Technology: Andor Technology (Andor) is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and operates at the high-value end of the global scientific digital camera.
Flora Davidson
Co-Founder & Head of Product of SupplyCompass
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About SupplyCompass: Empowering fashion brands and manufacturers to produce better, together.
Michael Czerniak
Product Marketing Manager of Edwards Vacuum
Mike gained his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Manchester University (UK) in 1982. Starting his professional career with Philips, initially in their UK R+D labs & subsequently in the fab in Nijmegen, Holland. He had subsequent marketing roles at UK-based OEMs Cambridge Instruments, VSW and VG Semicon before joining Edwards 24 years ago. He has held various technical and marketing positions before beginning his current role 4 years ago. Mike has numerous published articles and patents to his name, co-chairs 2 SEMI standards committees, participates in the IRDS, is a UK PFC “expert” on the UN IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), now as a lead author. He has been a Visiting Industrial Professor “VIP” in the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol since September 2017 and is a PhD student’s industrial supervisor.
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About Edwards Vacuum: Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products.
Simon West
Director of Production of Powerlase Photonics
Versatile and results-driven Senior Optics Engineer/Programme Manager with a background in electrical/electronic engineering and over 16 years’ experience developing, supporting and managing complex fibre-optic manufacturing processes, products and equipment for a variety of prestigious technology companies. Commercially astute change agent with an impressive record of motivating, developing and leading large technical teams and utilising lean methodologies in the design of efficient manufacturing practices. Well-honed communication, influencing and technical skills allied with ability to maintain strong communications across all levels of a company. Expertise in optical fault finding, opto-electronic principles/manufacturing techniques, process control methods, new product introduction, and business process streamlining. Recognised ability to maintain/exceed highest industry standards and drive increased productivity, client satisfaction and cost reductions.
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About Powerlase Photonics: Powerlase Photonics Ltd is an innovative, independent, high power laser company.
Krzysztof Czerkawski
Production and supply chain administrator of Ministry of Cake
I am enthusiastic, honest and reliable person. I have the initiative to work on my own as well, as working well within a team environment. I’m always straining to excel as my academic history and my employment experience reflect. I have plenty of experience that has helped me to adapt to new environments and take on bigger responsibilities. I am a cheerful bubbly person with a good sense of humour. I live an active lifestyle and enjoy gaining new skills as well as discovering new people, places and things. I strongly believe that the company will benefit enormously from my skills I have Master of Since degree in Chemical and Process Engineering – my specialisation is Process Engineering and postgraduate studies “Quality Systems Manager and Quality Systems Auditor“. I’ve made lots of additional curses and training. In my professional life, I’ve taken apart in the creation of interesting projects such Start Of Production, preparing them for implementation, running, monitoring they works, dates collection for statistic rapports. To my responsibilities belong management, continuous improvement, cost saving actions maintain high standards of products quality and overall efficiency incest in different kind of processes. I’d have many occasions for using with production, workshop and warehouse managing systems and quality improvement tools and techniques such FMEA for different stages, 5S, FIFO, TPM, Kaizen at many organisations and in various positions. Thanks this I’d collected many examples of good practices. I have knowledge of the wide spectrum of professional software and experience with PLC and automatic production as well as prototyping – individualisation tools in the international environment.
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About Ministry of Cake: Ministry of Cake manufactures slices of own-label cakes and gateaux.
Valeri Filianov
Product Director of Pyronix Ltd
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About Pyronix Ltd: Pyronix Ltd is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of products and technologies for use in the security industry.
Richard Widgery
Virtual Production and Technology Director of Take4D
Richard is an industry leader, and pioneer in the development of virtual production technologies, pipelines, and studio facilities. With over 26 years’ experience he is has been instrumental in creating some of the most complex in-camera cinematography. His career began at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop – UK, in control systems engineering, and he quickly became one of the founding team members of their ground breaking computer graphics department. Recording the world’s first human and animal optical motion capture data for feature films and commercial video games, he developed many of the techniques that are still in use today. From robotic engineering for Babe, The Adventures of Pinocchio, Loch Ness, through to breathing life into the horses for Red Dead Redemption video game, Richard has continued to push the creative boundaries of what is technically achievable. He helped create the Universal Studios’ WIZARDING WORLD OF POTTER Theme Park utilizing his own virtual camera and motion control technologies, as well as enabling otherwise unshootable camera-work for projects including Hansel & Gretel, Wolfman, Angels & Demons, and more. Richard also consults on government level projects including developing ground breaking tools for Forensic Analysis and is a key-note speaker in AR and VR at conferences worldwide.
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About Take4D: Take4D is a Real Time Augmented and Virtual Production solution for the manufacturing, construction, entertainment, and medical industries.
Heather Berry
Product and Marketing Director of SLG Brands
Heather Berry is the product and marketing director at SGL Brands.
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About SLG Brands: SLG Brands specializes in designing, developing, and manufacturing design-led beauty and lifestyle collections.
Leigh Calton
Head of Digital Products and Strategy of BMI Group
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About BMI Group: BMI Group is a manufacturer of roofing and waterproofing solutions.
Chris Vagges
Head of New Product Development of Grey Technology
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About Grey Technology, Grey Technology: Grey Technology Ltd, which uses the trade mark Gtech, is an independent British company designing and manufacturing.
Daniel Lalenda
Adjuster and Production Process Operator of TDK Electronics
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About TDK Electronics: TDK Electronics develops, manufactures, and markets electronics components and systems.
Matt Davies
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Anomalous
Matt Davies is co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Anomalous
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About Agency Core, Anomalous: Artificial intelligence for manufacturing quality control
Nikki Bailey
Production Designer of Local Brochure Printing
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About Local Brochure Printing: Local brochure printing is the online brochure printing company that offers high quality commercial brochures printing.
