PDR

PDR IS ONE OF EUROPE'S LEADING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCIES, OFFERING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS REQUIRED TO TAKE NEW PRODUCTS TO MARKET EFFECTIVELY.

Driven by a highly skilled team of designers, engineers and technicians, PDR's in-house design studios and rapid prototyping facilities are fully equipped to provide leading edge product design and development support at any stage of your product's life cycle.

This unique ability to balance design, engineering and manufacturing excellence with end user consideration, has produced many innovative award-winning solutions for companies both large and small. PDR has won 18 of the world's largest and most prestigious international awards for its clients including 'Red Dot', 'iF' and the US's highly sought after 'IDEA' (International Design Excellence Award).

With  20 years experience PDR has worked with a wide range of sectors including medical, rehabilitation, marine, consumer, commercial, security, aerospace and automotive - providing the expertise they require to develop commercially successful products that satisfy and exceed all the functional and aesthetical requirements to prosper in their chosen marketplace.

PDR is unique, combining the latest research and knowledge with world renowned consultancy. With extensive design, research, user insight, usability, prototyping and workshop facilities in-house, PDR brings together the latest technologies and facilities to create unparalleled capability.¿

PDR is host to one of the fullest portfolios of expertise, knowledge and technology in Europe today. Our service portfolio includes:

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:

• Conceptual design and idea generation
• Interface design Product/industrial design
• Mechanical design/engineering Design for manufacture
• Supplier selection and support
• Verification and validation planning
• Mouldflow and tool design
• Rapid prototyping Precision metal/VAC casting
• 3D Scanning/reverse engineering

CREATIVE STRATEGY:

• Consumer insight Market research
• New product opportunity and identification
• Innovation management
• Market and technical feasibility
• Colour and style research
• Environmental and eco design
• Route to market analysis
• Knowledge transfer

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT:

• Market research
• Contract research
• Ethnographic analysis
• Observational studies
• Interaction & UI design
• Usability Studies