42 Technology (42T) is advancing into the next phase of its growth with a move to a new, fully customised 17,200-square-foot building at Cambourne Park Science & Technology Campus later this year. The relocation will almost double the company’s current space, allowing it to continue expanding its in-house teams, investing in additional specialist engineering equipment, and accommodating larger, more complex client projects.
“Moving our offices from St Ives to Cambourne Park is a major investment in our future and starts an exciting new chapter for the company.”
Jon Spratley, CEO of 42 Technology said: “Our new state-of-the-art facilities will immediately give us more space for ongoing growth and development of our business on all fronts, as well as the flexibility for further expansion on-site when we need it. 42 Technology will also now be part of a thriving innovation hub that could lead to some exciting new partnerships for us and our clients.”
Cambourne Park is one of the most well-connected life science and technology clusters in the Cambridge area. The 50-acre campus is located nine miles from the city, set in a picturesque parkland and is part of the world-renowned Cambridge innovation ecosystem. 42T will be working alongside more than 40 leading companies at the campus who are driving innovation in key sectors for the UK economy.
42T’s new building has been designed to optimise its research, development and client collaborations, while providing the perfect work environment to inspire creativity and innovation. The ground floor features a reception area, multiple meeting rooms and fully-equipped electronics laboratories, food-grade and biolabs. It also includes a dedicated product usability and testing suite, a darkroom and a large mechanical lab with a workshop and purpose-built zones equipped with the latest metrology and prototyping equipment to accelerate new product developments.
The first floor has an open-plan layout with staff workstations, multiple additional meeting rooms and phone booths, and a large, versatile space called The Hub. This space has been designed primarily as a breakout zone with a café and lounge area with sofas and chairs, but it can be quickly reconfigured into a large-scale meeting room for company-wide gatherings or other events.
The Hub on the first floor of the building has been designed primarily as a breakout zone, as shown here, but it can be quickly reconfigured to accommodate large-scale meetings.
42T’s new offices are being designed and fitted out by Area, a design and build firm with studios in London and Windsor. Area is known for its award-winning workplace designs and innovative environmental initiatives across the UK and Europe. The new purpose-built space is designed to provide an inspiring environment where teams can work together more easily to create and develop new technologies and products for clients.
The expanded facilities will allow 42T to accommodate larger, more complex development projects entirely in-house, such as the design of new production equipment and other manufacturing innovations that previously required off-site facilities. It also means the company can now host all its innovation workshops, focus groups, and other large-scale client meetings on-site to help ensure even closer and more efficient collaborations and team working.
About 42 Technology
42 Technology (42T) is a product design and innovation consultancy, based near Cambridge (UK), that helps create technically advanced new products and enhanced manufacturing processes for some of the world’s best-known brands, as well as start-ups and SMEs. It works across five industry sectors: consumer, energy, medtech, life sciences, and industrial.
The company was founded in 1998 and has established a strong reputation for partnering with its clients to solve complex technical problems and develop brilliantly successful products. The team comprises engineers, scientists and designers, and offers a diverse range of skillsets that includes ethnographic research and usability engineering, product and system design, device testing and regulatory compliance.
42T is fully committed to innovation and sustainability at every stage: from generating its initial ideas and concepts for clients through to supporting them towards net-zero. It also has particular expertise in optimising manufacturing processes. For example to improve energy efficiencies, reduce waste, and to reconfigure existing production assets to accommodate sustainable materials or new product formats.
