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Strategic support

DCA are particularly adept at generating the optimum design strategy for the development of future products. Our broad skill base and depth of experience is key to the successful realisation of a product portfolio tailored to your commercial objectives.

DCA are also able to provide a host of tools and services such as market reviews, competitor and client product analysis, hall testing, ergonomic studies, behavioural studies, focus groups, expert opinion groups and consumer panels which help to develop a product solution to match with both the consumer market and your requirements.

The creation and successful management of intellectual property is aided by DCA’s long-standing relationships with leading patent agencies and patent litigation specialists. The benefit of this is the unhindered development of your product, whilst establishing protected commercial advantage.

The strength of brand understanding in maintaining consumer loyalty and market positioning combined with our creative design skills means that we can work well with brand managers to deliver fresh ideas that adhere to the established brand guidelines. However, DCA are also skilled in utilising new product development as a vehicle for the evolution of the brand image or the creation of totally new ones.

DCA’s established multi-national manufacturing links will help to ensure that your product is designed and developed to meet its performance, cost and quality targets that will benefit the industrialisation of your product.

Our project management expertise enables us to select and integrate the optimum design and development activities to match the strategic needs of your company in developing the product concerned.