Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

Norton Motorcycles – riding the road to exporting success

Norton Motorcycles is selling its iconic motorcycles around the world with the support of a tailored financing model from UKEF and Santander.

Dyrhoff exports to Italy with UKEF support

Folkstone-based manufacturer wins €275,000 contract to supply spillway gate for a major project in Italy.

Demand Logic: energy savings breakthrough in buildings

Real-time data analysis developed with support from Innovate UK reveals how commercial properties can transform energy efficiency and productivity.

UKEF helps Optilan secure important pipeline business in India

Coventry-based supplier secures £1 million export contract to install a pipeline security network in India with UKEF support.

London architects lead the way in sustainable, digital design

David Miller Architects win industry award for giving a new lease of life to 18th-century barns, using building information modelling.

Genomics plc: analytics driving a revolution in healthcare

Department of Health SBRI support through Innovate UK helps to create genetic analysis tools that make drugs cheaper and more effective.

Implementing 'Preventing ill health by risky behaviours'

This commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) allows South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to refocus on alcohol screening and interventions.

MR Solutions exports £1.2 million MRI scanner with UKEF support

Guildford-based MR Solutions accesses sufficient working capital to fulfil Australia export contract.

Supply chain innovation yields lower-cost, high-quality schools

Construction firms come together with Innovate UK support to find a more efficient way of building new primary schools with less impact on the environment.

17 customers save over £2.7 million on mobile voice and data services

The Crown Commercial Service has helped 17 customers save an average 61% on mobile voice and data services through an aggregated further competition.

SwiftKey: saving mobile phone users 100,000 years of typing time

Digital start-up founded with help of Innovate UK grant has predictive keyboard installed on more than 300 million devices worldwide.

Molecular Warehouse: monitoring transplant patients by mobile

Innovate UK funding helps to open up multiple markets for versatile bio-sensing technology that is attracting partners and investors.

Drive System Design: motoring ahead with expansion in the US

Research projects supported by Innovate UK help Midlands firm find a niche in electric and hybrid vehicle transmissions.

FTI secures major export contract with UKEF support

Somerset-based FTI secures contract to supply to Malaysian oil company Petronas.

Estate agents cartel case study

Lessons from the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) investigation into price-fixing by estate agents.

Social enterprise says go for Government, go for growth!

SME built a business around a good idea, for the good of other people.

Saturn Bioponics: UK success just the start for 3D crop-grower

Innovate UK has helped a Midlands firm develop high-volume, crop-growing technology that can transform commercial food production.

NDA archive: Nucleus (the Nuclear and Caithness Archives)

A new facility, called Nucleus (the Nuclear and Caithness Archives), has been built in Caithness to manage the nuclear industry's records.

Biosignatures: new cancer screening technology set for approval

Innovate UK funding leads to a non-invasive technique to screen for bladder cancer, soon to be available to healthcare providers.

Light-field photography

Technology development of simple, robust, high performance imagers for in-situ microscopy and remote sensing.

Council saves on print requirements through single sourcing and supporting the local economy

Wakefield Council has achieved significant savings on its print requirements and supported the local economy through a Crown Commercial Service framework.

An optical fibre sensor to measure nanometre changes in position

Developed by the University of Glasgow in 2016 through National Space Technology Programme funding.

Ku-Band Satellite Receiver with a difference

Developed by Spacechips in 2015 through National Space Technology Programme funding.

MicroLaunch Rectenna

Developed by Thales Alenia Space UK (TAS - UK) in 2016-17 through the National Space Technology Programme funding.

Winning offer: UKEF supports Welsh manufacturer Hobbs Valve

Caerphilly-based firm able to offer a guaranteed 3-year warranty to a new buyer in Singapore with the support of UK Export Finance and HSBC.

Sheephouse Wood mine water treatment scheme

This treatment scheme addresses a long-standing coal mine water pollution problem associated to the Sheephouse Wood adit in South Yorkshire.

Force Crag mine water treatment scheme

This scheme is the first of its kind in England and provides a better understanding of methods for removing metal contaminants from water.

Saltburn Gill mine water treatment scheme

Saltburn Gill mine water treatment scheme removes over 98% of iron from local waterways in East Cleveland, England.

UK’s specialist vehicle sector sets the pace in weight saving

Automotive supply chain companies are collaborating through the Niche Vehicle Network to deliver savings and environmental benefits.

Team Leyland deliver in developing markets with UKEF support

UKEF supports automotive exporter Team Leyland to secure private sector financial support to export specialist vehicles to Bangladesh.

Ford UK rallies partners and suppliers to cut vehicle emissions

Innovate UK funding supports multi-partner collaborations between major manufacturers, SMEs and universities to develop new technologies.

AVID: saving fuel and reducing emissions from vehicles

Innovate UK funding helps sustainable vehicle component supplier launch product and grow their business in the North East of England.