Where in the North West are you based?

We are based in Chorley, Lancashire, and work with businesses across the region, including Greater Manchester, Preston and the surrounding areas, on site where it helps and remotely where it does not.

Do you only work with North West businesses?

No. The North West is our home region and where local presence adds the most value, but we work with clients nationwide where the fit is right.

What does a fractional CTO cost in the North West?

Far less than a full-time CTO salary, because you pay for the days you need. The commitment is agreed upfront, and many engagements start with a focused first piece of work before scaling.

Can you work on site?

Yes. Being based in the region means we can be in the room when it matters, which is one of the advantages of choosing a local fractional CTO over a remote national firm.

Do you understand the North West's aerospace and defence sector?

Yes. Our background is in security-cleared aerospace and defence programmes, which is directly relevant to the region’s strong aerospace cluster and the cyber and compliance requirements its suppliers now face.

Fractional CTO North West | Part-Time CTO in Lancashire & Manchester

A fractional CTO on your doorstep

There is real value in a technology leader who can be in the room. Being based in the region means we can work on site when it matters, build genuine relationships with your team, and understand the local business landscape, while bringing experience that reaches well beyond it. You get the responsiveness of someone nearby with the calibre of leadership you would expect from a much larger market.

Built for the North West's industries

The region has a particular technology character, and our background fits it closely.

Aerospace and defence manufacturing

The North West has one of the UK's strongest aerospace and defence clusters, and its suppliers increasingly face customer cyber and compliance requirements. Our security-cleared background in that exact field, including programmes such as Typhoon, makes this a natural fit.

Regulated and investment-backed businesses

Healthcare, biotech and financial businesses across the region preparing for growth, funding or due diligence, where technology and security maturity are under scrutiny.

Scaling and group businesses

Growing and acquisitive businesses across Lancashire, Greater Manchester and the wider North West that need consistent technology leadership as they expand.

Areas we serve

We work with businesses across the North West, including Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Preston, Chorley, Bolton, Blackburn and the surrounding areas, on site where it helps and remotely where it does not. We also work with clients nationwide where the fit is right.

What you get

The full Keekco offer, delivered locally: a fractional CTO, CIO or CISO, AI proof-of-concept and workshops, Cyber Essentials and aerospace supplier cyber readiness, and independent technology reviews. One relationship, covering strategy, security and AI, led directly by the principal.

Leadership shaped at the highest level

This is technology leadership built in security-cleared aerospace and defence programmes and proven by taking a biotech from inception to a NASDAQ listing in eighteen months. Rare experience, available to North West businesses on a fractional basis.

How we start

Usually with a conversation and a 360 technology review, an independent picture of where you stand and what to prioritise, before agreeing a commitment that fits your business. No long lock-ins, and a scope that grows with you.

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Frequently asked questions

Where in the North West are you based?: We are based in Chorley, Lancashire, and work with businesses across the region, including Greater Manchester, Preston and the surrounding areas, on site where it helps and remotely where it does not.
Do you only work with North West businesses?: No. The North West is our home region and where local presence adds the most value, but we work with clients nationwide where the fit is right.
What does a fractional CTO cost in the North West?: Far less than a full-time CTO salary, because you pay for the days you need. The commitment is agreed upfront, and many engagements start with a focused first piece of work before scaling.
Can you work on site?: Yes. Being based in the region means we can be in the room when it matters, which is one of the advantages of choosing a local fractional CTO over a remote national firm.
Do you understand the North West's aerospace and defence sector?: Yes. Our background is in security-cleared aerospace and defence programmes, which is directly relevant to the region’s strong aerospace cluster and the cyber and compliance requirements its suppliers now face.