A Malvern based business will be reaching for the stars as part of a programme to support the new UK space race.

D-RisQ, which operates out of Malvern Hills Science Park, has been selected to join a special programme which supports business develop technology solutions for the space sector.

And company managing director Nick Tudor met with West Worcestershire MP Dame Harriett Baldwin at a reception at the House of Commons to celebrate the businesses selected for the programme run by defence giant Airbus.

Dame Harriett commented:

“D-RisQ is an incredibly ambitious company with deep technological expertise and it came as no surprise that it was selected to take part in this important space initiative.

“I’ve met Nick several times at his Malvern base but it was great to see him at the Houses of Parliament as one of the UK’s leading companies in this sector.

“The company is a real star of the Malvern business community and now its ambitions are quite literally out of this world.”

Nick added:

“It was great to see Dame Harriett in Parliament and to have the opportunity to discuss our plans for reducing the cost of software development in the space and other sectors. It’s been great to have her support over a number of years.”

Photo: D-RisQ’s Nick Tudor with Dame Harriett Baldwin MP.