Another example of exporting prowess is TDSi, a small Dorset firm that designs access-control systems for offices, airports and rail networks.

ECONOMIST: Manufacturing and exports

Things like control systems are needed for all reactors, big or small.

ECONOMIST: The prospects

Malone built up this portfolio by taking small stakes in new channels that needed carriage on TCI cable systems, masterfully rolling them into larger stakes or direct control.

FORBES: Taking Liberty