Welcome to ForrestBrown, the largest specialist R&D tax credit consultancy in the UK.

This mechanical engineering firm was asked to develop a solution to a unique problem. A structure was being built that would house a very cold environment in close proximity to a warm and humid one. The challenge was to develop heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems that would make this possible. A year’s worth of concept and design work went into this to arrive at systems that worked within acceptable physical parameters and the budget of the project.

This FinTech company is creating an online platform for financial institutions that will recognise a customer’s identity on any device in real time, whilst providing a seamless user experience. To achieve this, they are using data to train a machine learning model to recognise the voice and face of users. The existing method of identifying people using voice data is a trade secret, so the company are developing biometric identification technology to achieve the same capability but with a different technology.

This company was asked to supply the mechanical and electrical services for a research facility that undertakes neurotrauma research. The facility had to remain functional whilst the company undertook the work, so it developed a temporary HVAC system to be used whilst the existing system was being replaced. The nature of the research meant the site was highly radioactive and so the systems needed to be effective when in contact with radiation. A lead brick inner skin was added to the site to reduce the effect of radiation.

This groundworks and civil engineering contractor is an established leader in the construction sector. The firm was responsible for completing the groundworks on a university campus. This included reinforcing concrete foundations and constructing the base, walls, drainage and floor slabs. The scope of work significantly changed after the project commenced, meaning that additional research and planning were required to finish the task.

This leading architecture firm had a unique challenge when they designed a multi- purpose sports facility, with a restricted plot size. The outcome was a building that allowed two markedly different climates – one hot and the other cold, to co-exist in a small plot, using a floating floor. A year’s worth of concept and design work went into the project to arrive at systems that worked within acceptable physical parameters and the limits of the budget.

A market-leading manufacturer of electronic equipment wanted to manufacture an existing product more efficiently. They had great success developing a prototype for a product that was more cost-effective to manufacture and had increased performance. ForrestBrown also introduced more robust processes for recording R&D expenditure which will help the business make larger, more precise R&D tax credit claims in the future.

This company takes on a wide range of bespoke confectionery projects for UK retailers. It was asked to create chocolate products for the mass market that could move. Unlike resistant materials such as metal and wood, chocolate is not very durable and cannot withstand much pressure. After an iterative process of testing and refinement, the company created a rigid injection mould which meant that chocolate vehicles with turning wheels could be manufactured on a large scale for a leading UK chocolate business.