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We’re pleased to introduce our latest Associate Consultant, Malcolm Edwards; Director of NPI Projects. Malcolm joins us as an Associate New Product Development Consultant and has a wealth of knowledge...

Why use FEA? When designing a new product, having the ability to make prototypes is ideal as it means issues can be found early in the process. However, not all...

This month saw our Design & Operations Director, Lee Smith, and Design Manager, Mark Heynes, attend the inaugural Breaking the Mould awards, sponsored by Siemens. The event was held at...

Following on from Lee's promotion last week, also stepping up into a new role is Mark Heynes, our new Design Manager. Mark has been with HD since 2017 and soon...

Following a very successful 7 years as Head of Design, we are delighted to announce Lee Smith has taken a stake in Haughton Design, becoming Design & Operations Director -...

Haughton Design have worked with the CE Marking Association for a number of years, pulling on both their expertise and consultancy work and also training for our own team. More...

2019 - Best ever year for Haughton Design's growth I am really pleased to announce Haughton Design has just achieved our best ever annual results. Our turnover was up 35%...

Does your company need to change the status quo? There are lots of companies and organisations expounding the virtues of innovation. It’s a proven fact that leading companies are great...

We’re pleased to announce we are finalists in the Small Business of the Year category, sponsored by SBEN, at the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce Business Awards 2019! This is a...

Last week we had LRQA in for our 3 yearly, re-certification audit, for both ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Following an intense 2 days with the auditor, Head of Systems Matt...

Critical Design Reviews (CDR) are an essential formal check-point in the product development process. They ensure designs are fit for purpose, ready for production and checked before further financial investment. An...

Almost 18 months of continuous success for Haughton Design has seen lots of progress; a successful office refurb and move, a record financial year, a number of new project wins...

It is no secret that risk management isn’t the most exciting subject to speak about, but it is an essential part of all design and engineering, particularly for medical devices....

2019 is already a turbulent year due to political and economic situations, such as Brexit, in the UK and around the world. So, what can be done to ensure your...

...well, not quite! At Haughton Design we pride ourselves on keeping up with the latest trends in the product design world, and key changes to the industries we work in. As...

As 2018 draws to a close, we wanted to take the time to thank everyone who has worked with us, engaged with us and contributed in any way to what...

Where did HD’s Development WorkFlow come from, and what is it for? Our heritage is built from challenging, fast turnaround, product and engineering development projects in a broad range of...

With ever-growing demands for work in a variety of sectors, we’re always on the lookout for more highly skilled consultants to add to our network. Our latest partnership is with...

“What makes HD unique to other design agencies?” is a question we regularly hear when marketing to medical devices and pharma prospects. So, what really does make us different from the...

At Haughton Design we’re big advocates of having working relationships that aren’t all one way. We believe that our biggest successes come when we build a collaborative relationship with a...

A designer’s advice for better Cyber Security and avoiding online fraud. Recently our MD, David Mills’, email account was compromised and was sending out phishing emails to addresses in his...

What is innovation? Innovation is the process of transforming a novel idea into a practical solution, perhaps making an existing process more efficient, more profitable or even making someone's life...

Today marks the first day of the 2018 PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes and Injection Devices – PDA’s largest conference of the year. The past decade has seen drug delivery...

If you are involved with Medical Device Development then check out Haughton Design’s new medical device development services section on the updated website. We’ve tried to provide a simple interface...

What do we mean by it? Why is applying robustness as a philosophy so important in product development? Consultant Alastair Clarke discussed exactly why with us. Where did robustness come...

Beware of mail phishing scam using LinkedIn Unfortunately, our MD’s email and LinkedIn account has been compromised and sent out emails to addresses suggesting a file is downloaded via a...

3D CAD Models - Self Checks Risk management throughout a project is a key factor to consider for it to be both commercially and technically successful. There are lots of...

Knowing that a new product or device needs to be designed, developed and engineered is the first step to potentially changing the future of a business. Sometimes it’s easy to...

The product design process isn’t an easy one and it’s even harder to keep coming up with fresh ideas! Whether its New Product Development or Medical Devices, time and again...

Since we announced our partnership with Barcelona based design firm IDNEO back in 2016, we’re pleased to report back on continuous growth and developed offerings for both companies. IDNEO pride...

John, originally from South Africa, joins us as a Product Design Engineer! He is an advocate of user-centered design, and is adept at finding innovative solutions within highly regulated fields....

You may have seen our previous post showing what looked to be a building site (we promise it wasn’t, take a look here), but now we’re pleased to reveal the...

Danny Morris joins the team as a Design Development Engineer. Prior to Haughton Design, Danny worked in engineering roles designing products varying from plastic vehicle bodies to sheet metal fabrication....

Thanks to a real cluster of engineering plastics and polymer expertise at Staffordshire Technology Park, a specialist group has been formed to leverage each company's expertise. After years of working...

Kathryn Godwin joins the team at Haughton Design as Marketing and Executive Assistant to the senior leadership team. After completing her A-Levels and then an apprenticeship, Kathryn worked for three...

We are delighted to announce that Alastair Clarke is now working with Haughton Design as an Associate Medical Device Consultant. Alastair’s extensive knowledge and expertise in Medical Device Development for...

Medical Device training is often seen as a dry subject, but our recent experiences have proven it’s not always the case. After working on various projects, we decided to engage...

We are pleased to announce that Haughton Design has successfully transitioned our management system to the latest international standards. Our new scope is: ISO 9001: 2015 – The provision of...

We are delighted to announce that Haughton Design is finishing off the year with an exciting new design studio expansion, to accommodate our growing design team. Construction is currently underway...

Haughton Design were lucky to win the styling work on the Yale Conexis L1 and it’s proving to be a very successful product for them. Yale continue to break new...

Haughton Design congratulates Airbox Sampling Products on their highly successful Airbox - It's just won the 2017 Asbestos Award for air sampling pumps at Contamination Expo, Excel, London. With all judges scoring...

Mark Heynes joins the Haughton Design team after working in new product development for almost 10 years across various manufacturing industries including extrusion, injection moulding and sheet metal. Graduating in...

Well done to Weedingtech for their innovative product, Foamstream.  Great to see our styling in action. 0

Phil Sampey, Design Development Engineer at Haughton Design gives his top 5 tips for injection moulding. Considerations for engineers using injection moulding when designing products. 0

There may be many of you out there who are confused by that name, or you may have heard the words but just don't know what it is? Perhaps you...

William Morris joins Haughton Design as Design Development Engineer, previously working at Renishaw, he led the industrial design for the current and next generation metal Additive Manufacturing machines. Will is...

Joe Cowan joined Haughton Design around seven years ago as Product Design and Development Engineer and for the past two years as Operations Manager. If Joe had to be drawn...

Graduating from Staffordshire University, Phil Sampey went on to work for Protolabs, a prototype manufacturing company who specialises in plastic injection moulding and CNC machined parts.  He then worked for...