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De Montfort University Helps Businesses – By Design


Help is at hand for businesses which need advice on how to turn a fresh idea into an exciting new product.
De Montfort University’s (DMU) New Product Development Centre (NPDC) is offering free advice and consultancy to 25 firms.
The brand-new facility can help organisations with:
· Consumer product design
· Medical devices
· Innovative Packaging
· Retail Design
· Point of Sale Design
· Exhibition Design
· Capital Equipment
· Engineering
· Architectural Design
· Furniture Design

The advice and consultancy will be available on a first-come, first served basis.
Interested firms can find out more at two events later this month. On Tuesday, 12 June, the Centre will hold a New Product Development Showcase, to demonstrate how its state-of-art technology can help develop products quickly and effectively. The event will take place between 5pm and 7.30pm.
On Tuesday, 19 June, it will hold the Resource Efficient Design and Innovation Exchange, between 9am and 11am. This event will show how the Resource Efficient Design (RED) initiative can help to minimise waste and maximise profit.
Previously, the NPDC has had success helping a Loughborough-based manufacturer Mogo UK, develop the ‘Auto Docu Dash’. The simple product allows drivers to display or hide notices such as doctor on call signs or disabled badges in the window of a car. In just three months, 80,000 have been sold.
David Hughes, Managing Director of Mogo UK says: “The success of Docu Dash, has made a major contribution to our product range and thus our profitability and our profile in the market.”
The NPDC was set up to help Leicestershire businesses use fresh ideas to get ahead and to help the East Midlands region grow as a centre for creative excellence. The Centre is funded by the Leicester Shire Economic partnership
To find out more visit the NPDC’s website www.dmudesign.co or telephone 0116 250 6238 for more details.