Since the Qseven form factor was introduced many manufacturers of boards and software have adopted it. The reason is the compatibility of add-on boards, as well as the small-form factor (70 x 70mm ) with an inexpensive connector. It uses an NXP i.MX6 ARM Cortex –A9 CPU with long-term availability of at least 15 years.
Comment: The UK is closer to deindustrialisation than reindustrialisation
"..have been years in the making" and are embedded in the actors - thus making it difficult for UK industry to move on and develop and apply...