Chris Paul Maples

Darton Ceramics Ltd. produces ceramic composite materials. It offers silicon carbide composite ceramics for armour protection systems, kiln furniture and other demanding technical engineering applications. The company was founded by Alan Hywel Jones and Anthony N. Pick on August 11, 2011 and is headquartered in Barnsley, the United Kingdom.

Faradion Ltd. manufactures batteries. It offers sodium-ion batteries that can be tailored to both energy and power applications. The company was founded by Jerry Barker and Christopher J. Wright and Ashwin Kumar Kumaraswamy in 2011 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.

Mercia Fund Management Ltd. (Mercia Fund) is a private equity subsidiary of Mercia Asset Management Plc founded in 1999 by Mark Andrew Payton, Timothy R. Hazell and Everard Mascarenhas. The firm is headquartered in Warwickshire, Great Britain.

Mindtrace Ltd. develops novel software algorithms to mimic how the human brain works. The company is headquartered in Salford, the United Kingdom.

Optrical Ltd. develops and manufactures advanced micro-optic film products. The company was founded by Navin Suyal in August 2016 and is headquartered in Rotherham, the United Kingdom.