Specialist manufacturers of aluminium extrusions, aluminium alloy strip, fibre optic carrier core & aluminium alloy bar/sections for applications wound onto drums or coils. Alform, formed in 1977, supplies extruded aluminium products primarily to the Electrical, Cable & Tube industries. Alfrorm's rotary continuous extrusion machines are particularly designed for the manufacture of coiled products, which can be supplied on either Drums, Reels or Tied Coils. Among the types of aluminium extruded are the 1000, 3000 & 6000 series alloys. Alform is a small company which prides itself on the flexibility, reliability & quality of its products & service. We also undertake development projects with many companies to manufacture Continuously Extruded products which can be applied to automated production lines. Products manufactured by this extrusion process have the benefit of consistent mechanical & electrical properties along their entire length, unlike 'billet to billet' extruded products.
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Smartstreets Ltd are designers and manufacturers of innovative urban street furniture. Our range includes the unique, Patented ''Smartstreets-Smartbins'' - chewing gum and cigarette litter bins which wrap around lamp posts and sign posts, as well as mounting onto walls, railings and bollards to deliver architecturally sensitive litter bin facilities where they are needed most without adding clutter to the street scene. Smartstreets also supply our own design ranges of pocket ashtrays, gum board style solutions for tackling chewing gum litter and cycle park solutions. Contact us today to find out more about our extensive range of chewing gum bins and cigarette bin solutions and discover how we can help you protect your environment from chewed gum and cigarette litter.
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Smartboxes specializes in creating and manufacturing bespoke plastic/cardboard products and packaging for high volume users such as the travel industry (airlines, trains and ferries) as well as fast food and coffee retailers. Example products include in-flight plastic meal boxes for children and adults ('mealboxes' also available pre-packed with ambient food and toys). Smartboxes is the production arm of design consultancy Farish Associates. Clients include British Airways, Emirates, Saudi Arabian Airlines, BHS, Korean Airways, Coca Cola, Shell International, Blockbuster Video, Pizza Hut, GSK, Batchelors, Granada, Hitachi, Virgin Megastores, Watermark, Avery, De Ster, Virgin Trains and Hamleys. To find out how we can create a relevant and compelling solution for you, please contact Andrew Farish who will be happy to discuss your requirements.
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Progress are creative packaging specialists offering a unique range of design led products to maximise your campaign. Our custom packaging and stock range includes eye catching mailing bags, presentation boxes, metal boxes, tins, folders and binders, polypropylene packaging, pvc packaging, and specialised CD packs.
Progress Packaging Limited aim to be market leaders in the field of creative packaging. Working best when involved from concept stage as partners, we are able to project manage production to an end result. By offering a professional and innovative service to our clients whilst working to the tightest of deadlines, we aim to be a valued member of your creative team. Progress are simply a company who believe that packaging matters and that successful partnerships lead to outstanding results.
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Product Design, specialising in plastic component and assembly design
INAL Metals North are a dynamic solution driven innovator in the design, supply and manufacture of aluminium extrusions and finished extruded components. Accredited to ISO 9001:2000, our premise is simple.. "To understand what you the customer wants.. and give it to you". Operating from our site in Manchester we have circa 30,000 square feet of warehouse, office and process capability. We are able to satisfy urgent customer demands, offering a limitless variety of extrusions and precision engineered components. Applications encompass a wide range of industries, ancluding - Automotive and Locomotive, Electronic, aeronautical, Architectural, Medical, Security among others. Manchester, UK.
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Guilform are a design, development and manufacturing organisation who provide site support.
The two most common ways in which we work are:
Working direct with an architect/specifier in the design and development of a cladding panel solution for ultimate supply to a specialist installer or contractor.
Working as part of a curtain walling or cladding team, where the design and installation are being carried out by a specialist contractor.
A combination of both are possible, enabling the architect/specifier to explore at an early pre-contract stage innovative cladding solutions.
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We undertake design and development projects covering; product design, furniture design, office furniture design, seating design, retail furniture design, domestic furniture design, street furniture design, furniture design & make, solid modelling, using Solidworks, detail drawings and project management.
Crombie Anderson is a multidisciplinary product design consultancy.
Our team of highly experienced designers, engineers and technologists will help you take your product from a blank sheet of paper through to management of tooling, batch build, testing and launch. While many of our loyal clients value our expertise in medical and laboratory applications, our capabilities extend far further.
We adapt to match your needs and all elements of our turnkey capability are accessible to you as stand alone services.
Strategic planning
Industrial design
Mechanical design and Mechatronics
Electronic design
Design for manufacture
Value engineering
Prototyping
CE marking and FDA compliance
Crombie Anderson has one of the most experienced and competitive development teams in the business. If you have a new product development project underway or are about to commence a new project, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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With over 10 years experience, Total Spectrum are considered to be the UK's leading & most diverse supplier of both "off the shelf" CD/DVD packaging & creative packaging solutions, to the Multimedia Entertainment Markets. Our product range includes, all formats of DVD & CD cases, Tins, Gel, CD/DVD Flexi Trays, Spiders, CD/DVD pockets, Polyprop & PVC Presentation Folders,
CD/DVD replication, Calendar Cases, Vacuum Formed Packs & bespoke packaging solutions. Product can be delivered from as little as one carton, through to full bulk
packed, direct containers. For a full in depth over view of our products/services, please either view
our web site, or call us directly on 01256 814114.
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Consultancy in areas of design, web & graphics to product design
One of the world's leading suppliers of light metals, Hydro Aluminium sells almost 3 million metric tonnes of aluminium a year. The company has the experience & expertise to meet a whole host of aluminium extrusion requirements. From extensive design facilities through to manufacturing, finishing & fabricating, Hydro Aluminium has the complete capability.
3D product design using UGS I-Deas and Solidworks, working independently or integrating with your existing design team. Experience includes the development of medical devices, high volume consumer products, scientific instruments and special purpose machines.
Engineering design & draughting services
Design consultancy & services
Aluminium extrusion & aluminium alloy tube manufrs
Tempwall is an aluminium framing system that can accept any type of flat material up to 18mm in thickness. The extremely robust design easily handles the most uneven floors or walls while retaining a fundamental visual appeal
Sub-contract engineering design & project management from concept to manufacture
Firsthand Design are industrial design and engineering consultants highly experienced in supporting companies in product creation, new product development and design for manufacture in areas of consumer, medical, healthcare, and, industrial, sectors. Services include, innovation, concept design, ergonomics, product design, prototyping, design engineering, packaging design
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Product design consultancy, industrial design consultants, research and innovation services. We create ideas that inspire people and develop them into practical, profitable products.
Lucid's team are product and industrial designers who specialise in new product development for structural packaging, technology products, security, medical device design, beauty, food and drinks promotion and dispense. Our people have over 20 years of design and manufacturing management experience in the UK and Far East.
Lucid Group ISO 9001 - 2000 accredited business, we work with small, specialist businesses and major multi-nationals.
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Product design & development consultancy
CAD design services, solid modelling, 2D to 3D conversion. product prototype development, rapid prototyping, fabrication development, metal product development, plastic product development. Electrical and electronic design services. Special machinery design, machine and process automation.
Specialist aluminium stockholders. Suppliers of mirror trim, (mirrortrim), anodised standard sections, glass sections, 90 degree corner sections, display trims, ticket strips, slotted sections, slotted tracks, lighting sections, security rolling door systems, aluminium extrusions, shelf brackets, anodising, extrusions, curving or bending, fabricating and powder coatings.
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Product design consultancy
Engineering component design services
Product design, industrial design, solid works