Interesting to hear Trunki are moving some production back to the UK.
Main reasons quoted;
- Quicker response time for new orders
- Good quality workmanship
- Costs rising in the Far East (Wages have tripled in China in recent years!)

Interesting to hear Trunki are moving some production back to the UK.
Main reasons quoted;
4D Products are now offering product animation services alongside our core design activities. Product animations and videos are a great way to showcase your product. They can also be uploaded to searchable sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, creating a buzz and more links back to you and your products.
Animations are also a great way to review the look of a product. Get valuable feedback from clients, colleagues and stakeholders before committing to manufacture where changes become more costly.
We will be uploading example pieces to our website soon, so keep an eye out!
Get in touch if you would like to discuss animating your products.
Why not visit http://awards.designweek.co.uk/dw/2012/entry-showcase-13.html to see one of our recent project in the Design Week product design awards show case. Fingers crossed for a good results!
“Make it in Great Britain Challenge, a national competition to find the most promising and cutting-edge British pre-market products or processes, it will culminate in an exhibition which celebrates the best of British manufacturing, held at the Science Museum, to coincide with the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The exhibition will highlight the successes of the manufacturing sector, show the true face of British manufacturing and encourage young people to consider a career in the industry.”
Great news to hear of the new plans which aims to turn Liverpool into a global centre for life sciences research.
http://www.merseybio.com/news/newsitem.asp?recordid=3417
With many years experience collaborating with North West based biotech businesses, it would be fantastic for us to see this sector boosted by the planned Liverpool Bio Innovation Centre.
Best of luck to all involved for a successful outcome.
We attended a very interesting event organised by the Virtual Engineering Centre at Darsbury Science and Innovation Campus.
Cutting edge virtual engineering and simulation facilities are available to support our design team, which we can utilise on our clients projects to solve complex engineering issues at no additional cost.
4D Products where delighted to be invited into Liverpool John Moores University to talk to the Product Design course about career opportunities in design.
LJMU School of Art and Design had invited well known representatives from creative industries from the North West region including Product Design, Interior Design, and Costume Design to name just a few.
We wish the next crop of Liverpools Product Designers all the best in their future careers!
Today’s consumer is much more discerning about the objects they surround themselves with. The well known consumer brands at the forefront of this movement invest heavily in product design.
These ‘consumer design’ techniques are being applied to more and more technical and industrial products for use outside of the home environment. The underlying technology works, but in an environment where virtually every buyer has choice, the product must stand out from the crowd and present itself as visually appealing, usable, and engaging.
Our clients benefit not only by creation of an attractive new design, but are also supplied with photo quality visuals of the product before it has been manufactured. A great marketing tool for generating interest and connecting with potential users and purchasers.
Get in touch if you would like your products to stand out from the crowd.
Our recently advertised Product Design Surgery was over subscribed. We met some great companies and had equally great feedback some of which is shown below… Read the rest of this entry »
4D visited the annual MEDTEK exhibition at the NEC. Highlights of the day?