A genuinely local technology leader
We are not a national firm with a Lancashire postcode. We are based here, active in the local technology community, and invested in the county's businesses. That means we can be on site easily, build real relationships, and understand the businesses, the people and the networks that make Lancashire work, while bringing leadership experience that reaches far beyond the county line.
Lancashire's technology strengths
Lancashire has a distinctive economy, and our experience maps onto it well.
A major aerospace and defence base
Lancashire is home to a significant aerospace and defence industry and its supply chain. As these suppliers face growing customer cyber and compliance requirements, our security-cleared background in that field, including work on programmes such as Typhoon, is directly relevant on their doorstep.
Advanced manufacturing and engineering
The county's manufacturers are modernising, adopting AI and tightening security, and need leadership that understands both the technology and the operational reality of a working business.
Growing and investment-backed businesses
Ambitious Lancashire businesses preparing to scale, raise funding or strengthen their technology and security as they grow.
Towns and areas we serve
We work with businesses across Lancashire, including Preston, Chorley, Blackburn, Burnley, Lancaster, Blackpool, Leyland and the surrounding towns, on site where it helps and remotely where it does not. We also support clients across the wider North West and nationwide.
The full offer, delivered locally
Lancashire businesses get the complete Keekco service close to home: a fractional CTO, CIO or CISO, AI proof-of-concept and team workshops, Cyber Essentials and aerospace supplier cyber readiness, and independent technology reviews, all led directly by the principal in one relationship.
Experience you would not expect to find locally
This is technology leadership shaped in security-cleared aerospace and defence programmes and proven by taking a biotech from inception to a NASDAQ listing in eighteen months. It is rare experience to have on your doorstep, available to Lancashire businesses on a flexible, fractional basis.
How we start
Usually with a local conversation and a 360 technology review, an independent, honest picture of where your technology stands and what to prioritise, before agreeing a commitment that suits your business. No long lock-ins.
Frequently asked questions
- Where in Lancashire are you based?
- We are based in Chorley and work with businesses across Lancashire, including Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Lancaster, Blackpool and the surrounding towns, on site where it helps and remotely where it does not.
- Are you a local business or a national firm?
- Genuinely local. We are based in Lancashire, active in the county’s technology community, and able to work on site easily, while bringing leadership experience that reaches well beyond the region.
- What does a fractional CTO cost in Lancashire?
- Considerably less than a full-time CTO, because you pay only for the days you need. The commitment is agreed upfront and many engagements begin with a focused first piece of work.
- Do you work with Lancashire's aerospace and defence suppliers?
- Yes, and it is a particular strength. Our security-cleared aerospace and defence background is directly relevant to the county’s significant aerospace cluster and the cyber and compliance requirements its suppliers increasingly face.
- Can you help a Lancashire manufacturer adopt AI?
- Yes. We help manufacturers adopt AI practically and safely, from team workshops through to proof-of-concept builds, grounded in the operational reality of a working business.
- Do you work outside Lancashire?
- Yes. Lancashire is our home and where local presence adds the most value, but we work across the wider North West and nationwide where the fit is right.