Consumer Product Design for Commercial Success

We are a full-service product design-to-manufacture consultancy, partnering with ambitious brands to deliver consumer products across the UK and international markets. We guide clients through the full innovation journey providing clarity, momentum and confidence at every technology readiness stage, combining insight-led design with engineering rigour to achieve measurable commercial impact. We focus on delivering products that are desirable, manufacturable and built for scale with a portfolio covering fast-moving goods, nursery products, automotive, wellness, lighting, building products and tools.

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Ring Automotive - Boosting first year sales by over £1 million
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Featured
Projects

Projects
Baby Rocker
Baby Rocker

Continuous motion to help children stay asleep in their pram

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Wellness Cube
Wellness Cube

Everyday wellness habits for calmer, more intentional life

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Vehicle Battery Booster
Vehicle Battery Booster

A brand aligned range of vehicle care products

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A garage door opener remote with the Snap-on logo and the RockIt logo, featuring a rocket icon, displayed alongside text and icons for RING, Baby, and other brands.
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Black Snap-on logo with a stylized text.
Logo with the words 'RING' inside an oval and 'Automotive' below.
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Usability & Manufacturing Insight

Innovation underpins everything we do. We anticipate future user and market needs, applying proven design and development processes to turn early ideas into commercially viable products. Sustainability is embedded from the outset, with circular design principles and product carbon mapping enabling smarter decisions that deliver both commercial and environmental value.

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Luma³ - Design to manufacture to enable scaling of a wellness product.
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A Strategic Partner

We act as your strategic design and manufacturing partner or operate as an extension of your in-house R&D and design team. Whether delivering a focused project or providing outsourced support, we help you move quickly when time, budget or market opportunity are critical.

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Insight Led Design

Our research provides clear direction and confidence, grounding decisions in real user behaviour, market insight and commercial opportunity. Through focused workshops, we uncover needs and motivations that shape differentiated, competitive products.

Regulation & Quality

Our engineering and manufacturing expertise ensures cost-effective solutions that meet performance, quality and scale-up requirements. Certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015, we operate to the highest standards across complex and demanding markets.

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Rockit - Guiding a startup from idea to 1 million units manufactured
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  • "The team at Pd-m took our original concept then carried out product development, in-house prototyping, engineering and design-for-manufacture. The team at Pd-m are highly focused, experienced and dedicated; they have really helped us in our journey to market".

    —CEO, Rockit

  • "From the first meeting with Richard and team it was obvious that they were a safe pair of hands. They walked us through the process, explained the need to exploit innovation, understand commercial aspects, address regulatory compliance and work with manufacturers".

    —CEO and Founder, Popeto

  • “The knowledge, experience, passion and support I have received from the team at PD-M has changed everything. I know that I made the right choice when partnering with them - I couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to navigate the trials and tribulations of launching a brand new product.”

    —CEO and founder, Mind Body Goals