About Us

“We aim to deliver business advantage from innovation and technology”

Mindsheet is committed to helping our clients improve their market position, revenues and profits by the application of our tools, services and expert support.

Globalisation, the fast pace of technological change, the emergence of low wage centres of manufacture and the move to a knowledge-based economy mean that business has never been so competitive.

As a business leader you face the challenges of identifying and exploiting growth opportunities, keeping ahead of the competition, focussing resources and managing risk.



Mindsheet specialises in helping companies develop breakthrough products and services in highly complex environments where understanding how to deliver value to customers requires deep insight into their operations and behaviour. We have the resources and capabilities to rapidly take breakthrough ideas through the full development lifecycle from concept development to system integration and testing.

We can help your organisation improve its business performance through:

  • Innovation excellence: by creating breakthrough concepts and turning them into sound business propositions to create sustainable competitive differentiation
  • Market insights: by understanding customers, markets and the competitive environment to identify new profitable growth opportunities
  • R&D effectiveness: by improving your R&D portfolio and processes to maximise the productivity of technology investments and reduce risk

We deliver value through designing practical solutions to business issues, listening to our clients, thinking creatively and using a rigorous approach to problem-solving. Our services are tailor-made and do not come in prescribed packages.

We specialise in businesses driven by technology where we can bring our understanding of markets, customers, technologies and products to bear. We have specific market expertise in the pharmaceuticals, automotive, aerospace, defence & security, communications and finance industries.

Our clients come from established, technology-driven industries with a strong R&D base, as well as from new business ventures with emerging technologies. We work with both commercial organisations and development agencies. Some of our clients include: Siemens, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, De La Rue, Finmeccanica, Cobham, the MOD and the Scottish Government.

All our associates are high calibre individuals with a wide range of industry and functional experience, who have all managed businesses before, ensuring a pragmatic approach to addressing your business issues.

Contact Mindsheet to find out how our solutions can power sustainable and profitable growth.

In chaotic times and crowded marketplaces, innovation forms the essence of sustainable competitive advantage. In the unfolding epoch, successful organizations will be those that can continually differentiate themselves in the marketplace.

Nicholas Imparato and Oren Harrari, from ‘Jumping the Curve’

 

We are based at Langstone Technology Park

Langstone Technology Park

 

 

 

The Mindsheet Team

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Raglan Tribe is Managing Director of Mindsheet Limited, which he started early in 2003 to realise the vision of making:

“Innovation as easy as clockwork”

Prior to the formation of Mindsheet, Raglan was the Group Research and Development Director of De La Rue plc. At De La Rue he was responsible for the delivery of their new product programme for supporting the introduction of the Euro currency. Developments included the Euro programme, new ATMs, cash handling equipment and the implementation of a number of Government Identity contracts.

Previously, Raglan had 12 years of automotive experience as the Chassis Systems Director of TRW Automotive, the R&D Director for Lucas Varity Automotive and Head of Advanced Product Development for Lucas Industries. In these roles he was responsible for the creation of the Chassis Systems Strategy, a technology consulting business as well as the delivery of many innovations in the field of steering, braking, collision avoidance and adaptive cruise control.

He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Systems and upon graduation he gained 5 years Systems Engineering experience at British Aerospace.

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Stephen Todd is a “blue collar” consultant who specialises in delivering measurable results. Projects he has worked on have generated quantifiable bottom-line benefits worth over £100 million.

He has over 25 years experience working with technology-based businesses ranging from new start-ups to global companies. His business experience includes: development of business, operations and technology strategy; driving step-change improvements in operational performance; turning round major projects and delivering “no right shift” execution; investigative marketing and the definition of breakthrough products; setting up new ventures and establishing partnerships.

Stephen is a former Principal with Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM), the leading technology-sector consulting firm. At PRTM, he led the team that worked on the development of a pan-European telematics joint venture between three European car companies and was responsible as interim Chief Operating Officer for leading the new venture’s Management Team through the development of its operating strategy and staged plans for building the business.

Prior to joining PRTM, Stephen spent 10 years with Hewlett-Packard, as R&D Business Development Manager for their Medical Products Groups and leading long-term research projects at HP Labs.

Stephen has an MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and an MBA from the London Business School. He is an Associate Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Said Business School, where he focuses on technology-sector companies and the development of new business ventures.

 

nick-small Nick Ford is Marketing and Sales Director for Mindsheet Ltd, which he joined in January 2004.

Prior to joining Mindsheet, Nick was Product Planning Director with global responsibility for automotive steering products at TRW inc, a $10 billion company based in Detroit. In previous roles Nick has specialised in industry-to-industry relationship development culminating in the formation of several JVs and licensing agreements.

Nick has 9 years of automotive experience preceded by 23 years in aerospace and defence at British Aerospace and Lucas. As well as holding senior management positions in these corporations Nick has been MD of EMM Computers, a start up company, which exceeded $1 million turnover in its first year of operation.

He is a qualified engineer gained though a 5-year apprenticeship at British Aerospace and more recently became a marketing professional with Chartered Institute status.

 

ken1 Ken Maclauchlan is Programme Director at Mindsheet, where he is responsible for the operational delivery of projects. He was a lead change agent and programme manager for a major automotive company, and has a proven capability to deliver complex projects. 

Ken has extensive transport sector experience, including the development and testing of safety critical products. He spent four years at TRW Electric Power Steering Systems, where he worked as lead change agent and customer liaison and quality improvement manager, five years as Programme Manager and R&D Department Manager for TRW Advanced Product Development, and three years as Systems Engineer for Lucas Advanced Vehicle System Development., where he was involved in the development of the Lucas vehicle collision avoidance systems.

Ken has an MEng (Hons) in Microelectronic Systems Engineering from UMIST and is a Six Sigma Black Belt.

Catherine Dollery After many Director level PA positions at De La Rue, Catherine is now responsible for the smooth running of the Mindsheet operation. At Mindsheet, she manages events, client assignments and travel arrangements in addition to the accounts. 

We’d all be lost without her.She has a management diploma and many years of industry research experience supporting strategy, mergers & acquisitions and new product development.

Yvette Mindel is responsible for marketing, market investigation and project co-ordination at Mindsheet. As part of her marketing role, Yvette performs market research and produces articles and newsletters on topics related to innovation and other key Mindsheet business activities. 

Prior to joining Mindsheet, Yvette spent 12 years in the financial services sector in a variety of marketing, product development and client management related roles. Yvette has a BA (Hons) in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham.

John Tribe has run a variety of small businesses over the years in the computer and leisure industries. He currently manages our web agency Anjo Promotions, develops web systems and is responsible for IT & system support for the Mindsheet group. 

For 7 years he ran Karrimor International Mountain Marathon web site incorporating all the new web developments as they came along from e-commerce to live video event reporting.

More recently he has assisted Mindsheet with their projects for the Scottish Office and members of the Welsh Assembly. Today he assists busy individuals who want sites fast at value and with personal instruction so they can update their sites themselves.

chrisb120 Chris Burgess brings to Mindsheet many years of experience in the areas of application and database development, device integration as well as IT strategy.
William Tribe is the internet marketer for Mindsheet, he brings Mindsheet photoshop, search engine optimisation and html skills.