Francis Keenan
Chief Executive Officer
FK Group
Built for Innovation
Work with FK Group to innovate the building and construction sectors
Applications are now closed
Working with FK Group
We are looking for startups that can work with FK Group to innovate our sector. FK Accelerate is your opportunity to get behind the scenes and have access to a leading building-envelope contractor, which has been operating since 1979. Teams will be shortlisted to present to FK Group’s senior management at a Pitch Day, and those selected will be invited to work with FK Group to develop their product or service for potential collaboration.
What's on offer
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From optimising our systems to helping us inspect our asset, we’re looking for innovations that can disrupt our sector and enhance our operations.
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Timeline
September 08th 2019
Applications open
Applications open for FK Accelerate. Submit your application for the chance to work with FK Group to innovate the building and construction sectors.
October 12th 2019
Applications close
Applications close 13th October 2019 at 23:59 GMT
November 27th 2019
Pitch day
Successful applicants will be invited to Pitch Day, where you’ll present your company to FK Group’s senior management in a bid to win the opportunity to be part of FK Accelerate. You’ll have the chance to expand on your application and convince the panel that you’re right for FK Group.
Our mentors
The mentors for FK Accelerate are from our senior management team. Their specialist knowledge, experience and expertise as individuals add up to a team that’s amongst the best in the UK.
Paul Bentley
Managing Director
FK Group
Matt Lang
Commercial Director
FK Group
Richard Robinson
Director
FK Group
Dan Halliwell
Business Process & Technology Director
FK Group
Alistair Bolton
Head of Procurement
FK Group
FK Group
FK Group is the UK’s preferred full building envelope provider, specialising in roofing, cladding, glazing and maintenance across many sectors. We began life as roofing contractors back in 1979, and have worked our way up to become one of the UK’s leading full building envelope specialists. Today FK Group’s focus is on innovation, applying new thinking, exploring and refining ideas. We’re structured to work flexibly in partnership with you, with quality, safety and lateral thinking as our guiding principles. It’s a productive approach that keeps a high percentage of clients coming back to us – they include some of the UK’s biggest contractors and developers, often relying on us to fulfil high profile contracts.
FK Group
L Marks
L Marks is a leading advisor in applied innovation and experienced investor in early-stage technologies. Led by Stuart Marks and Daniel Saunders, L Marks has created the UK’s largest network of corporate accelerators and launched over fifty innovation programs across Europe, Israel, Japan and the US. Their unique approach and methodology is building bridges between large organisations seeking to innovate and young companies looking to scale.
They work with some of the world’s best-known brands, including BMW, Lloyd’s of London, Arsenal FC, and British Airways to identify business challenges and transform them into opportunities for growth. The L Marks collaborative, results-driven programs provide insight and access to startups whilst embedding their pioneering technologies into corporates to enhance operations, improve customer experience, and cultivate an entrepreneurial ethos across the business.
Through creating these relationships and experiences, L Marks is achieving rapid digital transformation across industry sectors and bringing about the future of business, today.
L Marks