1. Dr. Roy Taylor
Managing Director
Malthouse Engineering
R and D tax credits
and KTPS

2. Malthouse Engineering
• UKs largest independent steel
profiling group
• 14 trading styles
• Over 150 employees
• 5 sites across UK
• Culture of innovation
(suggestion scheme)

3. R and D Tax Credits
• We have been working with Darren Glover for
over 3 years
• In that time we have submitted a number of
successful claims
• 2008-2009 - £190,000
• 09-10 - £53,000
• 10-11 – still in progress

4. What is a claimable project?
• A claimable project must be unique and cutting
edge
• Project where something is being patented
• Rain water harvesting was
not accepted not cutting edge
• Website development and online
marketing not unique enough

5. Reinvesting
• Monies reclaimed have been
ring fenced for investment
and development opportunities
• A retrofitted conveyor system
has recently been patented.
This allows us to continually
scrape dross and profile put
from a cutting bed without the
need to stop production
• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

6. KTPs
• Two so far, one from BCU
one from University of Wolverhampton
• BCU KTP was aimed at
the development of the
sales database and
improvement of IT
• The UoW KTP was aimed at the development of
the groups marketing

7. Benefits of KTPs
• In addition to the graduates
there are other significant
benefits
• Access to university
resources such as research
• Access to students at the
university
• Access to academics within the University

8. Thoughts or
Questions?
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