On the coat rack in David Travers’ office hangs a high-visibility vest and a hard hat. Otherwise it is very much a smart, corporate room, stylishly decked out with black leather chairs and a contemporary black-and-grey striped wall.

The industrial paraphernalia is the only inkling there is more to these corporate digs than meets the eye. And the Union Jack drink coasters and London street scene on the frosted- glass windows are the only hint of the business’s British heritage.