About the companies

We are delighted to have two excellent, established East midland's businesses on board for Quest Smith of Derby and BGB Engineering. There are brief profiles of them below, but for more information please visit the company's websites.

Please note: The exact nature of the Quest for each business is not known yet and will evolve at the workshop.


Smith of Derby are one of the oldest and most established clock manufacturers in the UK with a history stretching back over 15o years. Based in Derby, over recent years they have expanded their core business of clock design and maintenance into the realm of high-end architectural features. it targets many markets including public art, transport, shopping centres and urban regeneration. It operates in a crowded global market for architectural features and the company sets itself apart through original and innovative use of design. It needs also to establish itself in new and different networks. For these reasons it believes that the Quest scheme will enable it to tackle challenging issues while allowing it to build a greater presence.


BGB Engineering, is a family owned manufacturing business with a worldwide reputation mainly in the fields of slip-ring technology and marine lighting. Divided into three industry brands (BGB Engineering, BGB Marine & BGB Digilinc) its products are an essential part of both wind farms and fish farms, relying on constant innovation to remain at the cutting edge. BGB Engineering is a high precision electro-mechanical engineering company producing state of the art slip rings. BGB Marine's product portfolio has expanded to include lighting and camera solutions for Aquaculture, motor yachts, swimming pools, fountains, nuclear ponds and water treatment companies The company is renowned for its revolutionary team based work practices and has won many awards in this area. Its interest in Quest is governed by its need to consistently predict what the next big thing will be as well as ensuring that its products appeal to new and expanding markets .