Services to Business

How can we help you and your business?

If you are unsure how the University’s expertise and knowledge could help you and your business, here a few examples which should give you some insight into how we can help.

I want to develop a new product or service – how can you help me?
A common question, below are just three examples of the questions you should be asking and how we could help you answer them;

• Have I validated and quantified the requirement for my product or service?
  Our Business School has a wealth of expertise in Marketing and could work with you to develop this evidence; this could be delivered through consultancy or a student project or placement.

• Is there a requirement for new technology  within my company?
  Our Computing and Engineering expertise could support your company in the selection and application of the most appropriate new technologies.
  We could train and develop your staff to understand, introduce and apply the new technology to your products and company.

• I have an idea for a new product
  Our Design specialists could work with you to design your product and use our rapid prototyping facilities to create a prototype product for assessment.
  If your product is a medical product, we have extensive healthcare and patient simulation facilities where we could assess your product in essentially real life situations and allow you to perfect your product.

Your existing product portfolio
You may already have a very successful product, however in the rapidly changing world this may be challenged in many ways. Highlighted below are just two examples of how this may happen and what we could do to help:

"My product is being challenged by a new competitor - I need to develop and support new claims for my product to maintain market share"
We have an array of advanced testing equipment, with capabilities covering most sectors ranging from fuel and emissions testing, to assessment of bactericidal efficacy, to surface metrology and characterisation.

"Something is going wrong in my production process; my product is no longer stable"
Perhaps the specification of one of your materials has changed? Or the manufacturing process has changed slightly – we have expert analytical and process chemists who can help you identify and resolve these issues.

These are just a few examples of how the University can help you, these examples only scratch the surface of the capabilities and expertise of the University and the ways in which we can help you and your business.

If you have any queries regarding how we can help your business, please do not hesitate to contact us.