Uncompromising cyber and system assurance

Origin8tive is a UK cyber and assurance specialist, built by practitioners for the programmes where 'almost right' isn't an option

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our story

Built on safety-critical heritage

Origin8tive was founded in 2004 in Cheltenham by Brian Lewis, and is still led by him as CEO.

The business exists for a single purpose:
to bring genuine technical expertise to the programmes where software failure is simply not an option.

Brian's career spans 30+ years across the test profession. He cut his teeth on some of the most demanding safety-critical systems in existence, from heart-lung bypass equipment to air traffic control. For the past 20 years, his focus has been UK defence and security. That heritage shaped how Origin8tive works: with rigour, accountability, and a refusal to treat assurance as a box-ticking exercise.

Today, Origin8tive brings together five connected capabilities: cyber test ranges, test assurance, automation, managed services, and sovereign cloud. Our team of 65+ specialists operates from Hub8, Cheltenham's dedicated cyber and technology hub. You'll find us leading workshops, speaking at industry events, and quietly embedded inside some of the UK's most critical programmes.

what sets us apart

Genuine specialists, assurance partner

In a sector crowded with generalist providers, Origin8tive's value comes from genuine specialisation. Our team doesn't just consult on cyber. They work inside it, at the highest levels, across the most demanding programmes the UK has to deliver.

We understand not just the technical challenge, but the operational context, the risk profile, and the consequences of getting it wrong. It's the difference between a testing supplier and an assurance partner.

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Smiling founder and CEO
Brian Lewis
Founder & CEO

My vision for Origin8tive is to continue growing with our current client, whilst expanding with new partnerships and recruitment. I'm excited about the new Cyber Park coming to Cheltenham and the opportunity for us to expand into shiny new premises.

Smiling Chief Operating Officer
Tim Adey
Chief Operating Officer

With 25 years experience in Project and Programme Management, I like to support our teams to ensure successful deliveries into our clients whilst ensuring that Origin8tive is a fun and rewarding place to work.

Smilling Chief Technical Officer
Stuart Berry
Chief Technical Officer

At my heart I thrive on bringing a team together and solving challenging technical problems. My work experience at school was teaching in a local secondary school and my love of sharing knowledge and mentoring those around me has stuck.

Smiling Creative Director
Catherine Lewis
Creative Director

I'm responsible for the way Origin8tive looks, sounds, and shows up in the world. Twenty years of taking complex technical work and making it clear, engaging, and unmistakably ours. Or, as Brian puts it, “colouring stuff in.”

values

Our Values

The principles that shape us are the standards we hold ourselves to on every programme we touch

Excellence

Because in the environments we work in, “almost right” is never an option

Reliability

Our clients depend on us, and we take that seriously by delivering consistently, every time

Ownership

We take responsibility when things get complex, staying focused on results that matter

Collaboration

We share knowledge, support progress, and solve problems collectively

Focus

We keep our attention on the outcomes that create real, lasting value for our clients' programmes

Trust

Not through promises but through consistency, quality, and results

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