“Silverstone, at the heart of West Northamptonshire, is more than just a location — it’s a global hub for innovation, technology, and engineering excellence.”
The Silverstone Technology Cluster

The Silverstone Technology Cluster exists to help ambitious engineering businesses grow, scale, and thrive. As a not-for-profit, they support and promote a network of innovative companies with an economic interest in and around Silverstone.

Their mission is simple: raise your profile, support your growth, and spark new opportunities.

They focus on four key areas:

• Promotion – Showcasing their members’ capabilities nationally and internationally.
• Support – Helping businesses scale, innovate, and succeed.
• Thought Leadership – Hosting Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to share ideas, solve challenges, and uncover opportunities.
• Skills – Launching new initiatives to tackle talent gaps and future-proof the sector.

Growth and Development: From just seven founding members, the Silverstone Technology Cluster has grown to a thriving community of 160+ innovative businesses.

Their regular events now span the region, and the strength of their network is attracting attention from major organisations including the UK MoD, Heathrow Airport, US DEVCOM, UK Space Agency, and global OEMs.

What started as a local initiative is now a nationally and internationally recognised cluster of innovation and collaboration.

Why West Northants is the perfect location: Situated in the centre of the Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor, the region is part of a £6 billion economic powerhouse stretching across Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, and beyond. With over 4,000 businesses operating in the cluster, it is a world-leading ecosystem for motorsport, automotive, and high-performance engineering.

Northamptonshire alone is home to over 1,500 high-performance technology companies, generating more than £2 billion annually — a testament to the region’s deep-rooted industrial expertise.

With its central location, talent-rich environment, and vibrant business ecosystem, West Northamptonshire offers the perfect launchpad for ambitious, innovation-driven organisations.

Future Growth Plans: Their future focus is on deepening value for members across their core pillars: Promotion, Support, Thought Leadership, and Skills.

Promotion: They will continue to raise the profile of the Cluster and its members through a variety of initiatives including high-profile events, international outreach, 1-2-1 introductions, and their growing network of STC Ambassadors and Cluster-of-Clusters partnerships.

Support: They are expanding practical support programmes that help members grow, scale, and stay ahead such as business strategy & finance sessions, coordinated communal sourcing & shared resources, and ongoing access to expert advisory services.

Thought Leadership: Their Special Interest Groups (SIGs) will continue to drive insight and innovation in:

• Future Mobility
• Digital & Advanced Manufacturing
• Design, Simulation & Modelling
• Electronics

Skills: STC are building stronger bridges between industry and education to support the talent pipeline through career fairs, employee benefits platform, and more.