South East Design

Alchemy Healthcare

“Our business proposition and earning potential have been transformed as a result of the Innovate programme”. Ian Harrison, Alchemy Healthcare

Telekinesys/Marketingunity

"It was a really interesting and motivational exercise, we now have a definition of the revised brand concept which will stand us in good stead for the future" Chris Hopwood, Marketingunity.

RJR Solicitors

"The new website will reflect the personality of the solicitors and confirm RJR as a friendly, modern firm with unrivalled expertise."

Prosperity Brownies

"New packaging changed the perception of our brownies. One retailer has seen sales increase five-fold". Paul Hatcher, Prosperity Brownies

Edgcumbes

“The workshop was a real wake-up call for me…Our branding of 25 years was in need of an update but I lacked the expertise….” Alice Rendle, Edgcumbes

Southsea Deckchairs

“We are now well-placed to benefit from our focus on design and build on our export potential”. Stephen Davies, Southsea Deckchairs

Fudge Kitchen

New branding and extended product shelf life enabled Fudge Kitchen to enter the wholesale market. Now the company is set to build on that brand, developing new products and increasing its wholesale offering.

David Clarke Estate Agents

David Clarke Estate Agents had a loyal local market but the housing slump brought increased competition. Now a brand identity is helping the company maintain its marketshare and bring in new clientele.

The Little Shipmates Group

"The programme has been about so much more than just pretty pictures or a new logo. It has helped us identify our values and taken branding right into the core of the business."

Prestige Network

"Thanks to Designing Demand we are predicting a huge growth in turnover, taking it to £5m in the next eighteen months."

R&D Vehicle Systems

"The programme came along at a critical time for us. It forced us to stand back and look at the business overall and allowed us to reassess our approach - critical for any growing business". Rob Millar, RDVS

Meadows Aromatherapy Products

"We are now very confident that we will be able to not only consolidate but also expand our position in Asia. The new branding has also given an edge to our new product range."

Thesis Technology

"We knew we had to seriously upgrade our packaging to get the maximum benefit from a new export order. Incredibly the process took just three weeks, from my initial briefing to taking delivery of the finished packaging."

Epicurean Europe Ltd

"This project has brought us immediate access to a highly sought-after consultant that we would never otherwise have been able to afford."

Eric Wall Ltd

“Our ongoing investment in the environment has allowed us to save the equivalent of around 306 tonnes of CO2 and 28,000 metres cubed of water every year as well as diverting 1,300 tonnes from landfill. We are all immensely proud of our achievement.”

Paladone Products

“We cannot afford to take any risks when it comes to health issues and it is reassuring to know that we now have in place a system to identify potentially hazardous chemicals and heavy metals that both meets and goes beyond the required legislation."

Ovenden

"The business needed an overarching brand that could encompass the whole organisation and appeal to an increasingly wide customer base"

Proporta

“The Proporta Smart range is definitely here to stay, we will also be reusing some of the techniques we have learned, and building them into our primary product range.” Graham Boyd, Proporta

Discovery Yachts

"I feel we got so much more than we originally bargained for when we first signed up to the programme. It has fundamentally changed our attitude and that has been beneficial for the business, both now, and in the future.” Nigel Stuart, Discovery Yachts

Flambeau Europlast

"In fact the Designing Demand process became an integral part of the turnaround plan. In particular, it emphasised just how important it was to Flambeau’s future to begin generating our own designs to set us apart from the competition." John Wingfield, Flambeau Europlast

Stand out from the crowd

South East Design has been developed specifically to help you use design to stand out from the crowd, increase your turnover and market share and improve your profitability.

Hundreds of businesses across the south east have already benefitted from our free independent design service which includes:

Developing new or improved products and services
Refreshing and creating new brands
Reviewing and revising existing packaging
Improving and focussing on communications
Upgrading work and retail environments
Researching trends and customer needs

We run regular workshops across the region to help you identify the benefits good design can bring to your business. We also offer a series of specific programmes to help businesses run design projects, attract investment and use design as a tool for further development.

Every £100 a business spends on design increases turnover by £225

Solutions for Business

is a publicly funded package of business support products and services to help businesses. Visit Solutions for Business.

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How Can South East Design Help You?

Events and Workshops
Discover the business benefits of good design

Designing Demand
Bring top-level design expertise into your business. We can help with strategic design projects, getting new technology to market and increasing profit through design led change.

Sustainable Design
Reduce costs, increase sales and benefit the environment