Smart Partnerships.
Stronger Defence. 

MISSION

A winning offset strategy must mirror political landscapes and be anchored by a low-risk, cost-effective delivery plan.

We help contractors succeed by aligning industrial participation with national priorities.

In Canada, the UAE, Europe, Australia, India, and beyond.

How We Handle Industrial Co-operation and Offsets

We start by mapping the political, policy, and procurement context behind every requirement, so your program speaks the language of jobs, innovation, and regional development that decision-makers care about.

1. Understand the politics

We then use human and OSINT-driven intelligence to find best-fit partners and projects. We screen for credit efficiency, industrial impact, and delivery risk, turning broad obligations into viable options.

2. Find the right partners

Our team then unites investment, legal, and finance expertise to turn commitments into accepted, auditable credits without losing sight of political and industrial goals.

3. Deliver the credits

Core Sectors

Industry Programs for fixed-wing, rotary, UAV and space platforms, including airframe subsystems, avionics, and EO/IR payloads.

Air & Space Systems

Programs tied to armoured vehicles and tactical/logistics fleets, linking local participation to protection systems, vehicle integration, and munitions supply chains.

Land Systems & Protection

Naval, Shipbuilding & Undersea Systems

Support for new-build, refit, and capability upgrades, spanning ship design and engineering through to ship-borne mission systems, sonar, and acoustic solutions.

Integration and Through-Life Support

Delivery support across complex defence programs, including systems integration, in-service support, upgrades, and sustainment planning over decades.

Cross-Domain Mission Systems

Capability areas that cut across air, land, and maritime - sensors, communications, data/software-enabled systems, and multi-domain integration.

Our Services

  • We design Industry Program packages that strengthen your bid - and can be delivered post-award.

    We support your capture team from early strategy through submission by shaping win themes, aligning to policy, drafting Industry Program volumes, building credible local partner and supplier plans, and providing embedded IC/offset management support as needed.

  • We track competitors, stakeholders, and political signals so you can act early and avoid surprises.

    IntelEdge™ and senior analysts synthesize open-source and hard-to-reach digital sources into clear briefings and live monitoring - so you understand motivations, spot openings, and protect campaigns and investments. Areas of expertise include deep web and dark web analysis.

  • If you already have obligations, we turn them into a structured, auditable delivery plan.

    We interpret policy requirements, map political and economic risk, identify viable local partners, design governance and resourcing, and build reporting templates - so commitments stay compliant and commercially useful

  • We manage Industry Program and socio-economic projects end-to-end.

    We coordinate stakeholders, secure approvals, set milestones, oversee implementation, and manage documentation and reporting - so your commitments deliver measurable economic value with minimal burden on your team.

  • We help teams get fluent in Industry Programs quickly - and apply them confidently.

    From executive briefings to workshops and longer programs, we equip our clients to design, negotiate, and manage effective Industry Programs and socio-economic strategies.

  • Senior Industry Program management capacity - embedded in your team when hiring isn’t practical.

    We act as your outsourced offset/industrial participation manager - bringing senior experience at a lower fixed cost than hiring a permanent full-time specialist. You get the capability when you need it, scaled to your program: coordination, stakeholder management, approvals, and auditable reporting.

The Constructive Edge Team

  • Tim Runge

    PARTNER

    Tim is Canada-based and leads major Canadian programs focused on IRB/ITB requirements. He has supported major procurements globally, delivering substantial client credits and promoting “Socio-Economic Advantage” strategies. He co-founded IntelEdge, an open-source intelligence platform. Formerly with Babcock & Wilcox and Newcourt Capital, he has decades of defence offset and structured trade finance experience.

  • Malcom Taylor

    PARTNER

    Malcolm is Australia-based and founded C&I Projects Group (1992), advising for decades on offsets and countertrade. He leads defence and aerospace bid teams covering AIC, IP and contract negotiations. From 2019–2025 he was outplaced with a major prime, ultimately as CEO, delivering a strategic acquisition for the Australian Department of Defence and managing senior stakeholder relationships.

  • Laurence Van Bockel

    PARTNER

    Laurence is Europe-based and leads activities across the EU and surrounding regions. With over three decades of international business experience and a legal background in Belgium, she helps clients structure and deliver defence industrial-cooperation programs that meet national participation requirements, strengthen local supply chains and create lasting economic value. She serves on GICA’s Board and is Honorary Legal Counsel.

  • Tom Nolan

    PARTNER

    Tom is Raleigh, North Carolina–based with 30+ years in international business, including 20+ years in offsets and industrial participation. He focuses on markets including The Netherlands, the Middle East and South Korea, and leads export market-entry and AI-enabled partnership programs. Formerly with Alcatel Telecommunications, he founded Corvitex (2003) and has delivered offset programs for global aerospace and defence primes and SMEs. He served 10 years on the GICA Board, including four as Treasurer.

  • Stephen Lewis

    PARTNER

    Stephen is London-based with 25+ years of civil and defence offset success across 30 countries. With a background in investment finance and geopolitics, he previously led offsets at Stemcor Trade Finance. He has developed over USD1B in offset credits and projects spanning exports, technology transfer, training and healthcare. He now focuses on funding structures to help SMEs scale and export, and is a board member of the London Trade Roundtable.