Portsmouth Business School
Knowledge transfer partnership triggers business growth - six graduates employed
Wed, 08 May 2013 13:47:00 BST
A Short Knowledge Transfer Partnership (SKTP) between Hampshire power specialists Powertecnique and the University of Portsmouth has led to business growth and the recent employment of six of the University’s graduates at Powertecnique.
Research specialist Paul Trott led the University’s side of the SKTP, which began in autumn 2010 when the University employed graduate Owen McIntyre on a nine-month contract to carry out the SKTP project with Powertecnique. Supported by Strategy Enterprise and Innovation lecturer Dr Andreas Hoecht, and marketing lecturer David Ward, the team’s first task was to define an existing product, PowerShelter, and decided who might need it.
In an interview, Paul Trott commented: "It was very refreshing for us at the Business School to be involved with a project where the management team was clear about its strengths and its weaknesses. I am sure this helped contribute to the speed of the success.”
“We sought to identify a new market for an existing product,” says McIntyre, “which would enable us to standardise PowerShelter to meet a fresh set of specific needs. We looked at a number of potential markets, including a fairly serious investigation into oil & gas where the need for robust containerisation is clear, the MOD and International Rescue operators supporting disaster relief, before selecting the new market.”
McIntyre, who spent 90% of his contract working at Powertecnique’s site, was hired by the company at the end of the nine-month period, and the new product is currently being adapted for its new market. The company’s strong growth means McIntyre has been joined by five further Portsmouth graduates working across marketing, operations, sales and finance.
Powertecnique Managing Director Darren Pearce says, “The SKTP has proved extremely beneficial to us, and we greatly value the input of our University colleagues.”
Notes to Editors:
Powertecnique is a specialist builder and installer of UPS and generator systems for critical power applications and harsh environments. Specialising in the design of low and high voltage backup power systems rated from 5kVA to 10MVA, Powertecnique supply a comprehensive range of power products based around uninterruptible power supplies, diesel generator sets, DC systems, inverters and associated switchgear.
Powertecnique has been a prominent supplier of turnkey power solutions to both the UK and international markets for over 21 years. Based in Hampshire, UK, the company exports products and services throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, USA and the Middle East. With an annual turnover £10million the company’s main market segment is critical electrical power consumers, which need to protect their equipment from any disturbances and outages of main electrical power source.
Powertecnique has supplied power products and services into all key market sectors including: Health, Transport, Defence, Finance, Retail, Nuclear, Pharmaceuticals, Utilities, Manufacturing and Information Technology
For more information or to discuss the above, please visit www.powertecnique.com