Haughton Design Ltd is a Made in the Midlands Bronze Member 
Haughton Design will be exhibiting at this year’s Midlands Design & Manufacturing exhibition at the Birmingham NEC on May 23 & 24, Stand 1341. It is defined to be the one-stop shop for the ‘best of British high-technology, high-tolerance manufacturing’. This event will be Haughton Design’s first exhibition, and they are very proud to amongst some of the Midland’s finest…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 01/05/2012
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Outsourcing design and engineering work not only helps an organisation get their product to market on time, it creates a strong supply chain of employment supporting the UK economy. Take for example Ultra Electronics, a powerhouse within the British Design and Manufacturing industry and primary SC21 supplier, with over 26 companies. Not only does this company support the UK economy…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 16/04/2012
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Haughton Design have proved once again to be the most innovative company in the region winning The Sentinel Business Award for Business Innovation, sponsored by the Business Innovation Centre for the second year running. 2011 saw the company launch 4 core service packages; New Product Development, Product Refresh, Design Rescue & Review and Mechanical Design & Engineering that focused on…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 29/03/2012
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Haughton Design’s Founder and Managing Director, David Mills, will be speaking at the Product Design + Innovation Conference (ExCel, London on 29 and 30 May 2012). The two-day conference is dedicated to industrial design, drawing on expertise across corporate functions and sector divides. It is Haughton Design’s fusion of industrial design and mechanical engineering which enables them to create unique…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 27/03/2012
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21st March saw the North Staffordshire Chamber’s Manufacturing Group welcome David Mills, Managing Director of local design development consultancy Haughton Design, to deliver a dynamic presentation about the value of new product development. Having worked for some of the regions finest companies, Haughton Design has seen first-hand how investing in design has helped companies to grow and were keen to…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 21/03/2012
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New service, ‘Design Visualisation’ has proven to be a great success for design development consultancy Haughton Design. Mid-2011 saw UK business confidence fall, companies were hesitant to invest in new product development. As a reaction to a cautious market Haughton Design launched their innovative new service ‘Design Visualisation,’ a low risk, cost-effective service which turns basic concepts into virtual images…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 07/03/2012
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North Staffordshire Chamber and local design development consultancy, Haughton Design, will be encouraging local manufactures to be more innovative, at the upcoming North Staffordshire Manufacturing Group (NSMG) networking event. On the 21st March at the North Staffordshire Chamber David Mills, Haughton Design’s Managing Director, will be speaking about the benefits that investment in design can bring. The Design Council estimate…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 27/02/2012
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Design for Manufacture Workshop: Could you list the advantages and disadvantages of working with the main plastic materials used in engineering applications? Can you select the material and process required to maximise your profits? No? … Well Haughton Design’s ‘Design for Manufacture Workshop: Introduction to Plastics Technology' can soon sort that out for you! It’s the first of a series…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 16/02/2012
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Having supported the UTC from the very beginning, the design company has worked closely with the exam board to produce selected module content, and have creative input into the curriculum. As part of an ‘Engineering Design’ module, students were challenged to design a bedside entertainment unit for hospitals. Using valuable research skills, innovative concepts and CAD models for practical development,…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 01/02/2012
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Our commitment to innovation has been recognised by being shortlisted to one of three finalists for the Business Innovation Award, part of the Sentinel Business Awards. We were ecstatic to win the award last year, and very proud to be nominated again this year. Managing Director, David Mills, revealed “2011 was our most innovative year ever as a company. We…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 31/01/2012
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Gus Desbarats Chairman of British Design Innovation (BDI), the national representative organisation of the industrial design profession, has made a public appeal for increased collaboration between engineers and industrial designers for the greater good of the UK economy. Design development consultancy, Haughton Design, is a shining example of how industrial designers and engineers can work together to develop innovative concepts…
Posted by: Haughton Design LtdDate: 05/01/2012
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