FAQ

Some initial research or a ‘Feasibility Study’ may be required in order to determine if the proposed product is practical and if so, how to proceed with its development. The cost for this work could range from £1,000 to £5,000, depending on the complexity and uniqueness of the project. The output from the Feasibility Study will enable us to determine the type and amount of work required to develop the product. From this information the cost and timescale for the development of your product may be determined.

In order to understand what you want us to do we need a Functional Specification from you. The more detail you give the better. We will be able to estimate costs and timescales when we know the details of your idea.

We can help you write this, in return for a fee.

See our Design Process page which details each stage in the development of a product.

Every project is different, so rather than give an hourly or daily rate, we prefer to work on a fixed price basis.  At the outset of the job we will assess your requirements and quote a firm price for the work.  In the case of a large project, we will tell you what stages are required, and quote separately for each stage.

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Complete a Non-Disclosure Agreement and return it to us by email or post. 

You can protect an idea with a Patent. This can cost upwards of £2,000. A Patent Agent can advise and we can assist with the technical aspects, such as writing the Patent Specification.

You do. We make no claim to the IPR of the work that we do for you. IP Issues can be addressed as a part of a feasibility study.

We are sorry to say that we cannot help financially with your product development. It is our company policy not to form partnerships in order to develop products in return for a share of the profits. We prefer to be paid for the work we do as we do it.

This depends on the cost of parts and labour, which will not be known until the design stage is complete. After some initial research has been carried out, we may be able to produce an estimate or ball-park figure. A budgetary manufactured cost should form part of the Requirements Specification.