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Welcome to our first blog of November. We’re having chilly and scenic starts here at Heywood House. The freshness is a good awakening ahead of busy days and gives some time to think about how we can help our clients. One thing that has come to mind is a common Read more…

Make us an integral part of your team

We are chuffed to start with a quote from one of our clients this week. ‘You are an integral part of our design team.‘ We are working directly with them to provide extra CAD resources on their time-critical project, so it’s great to hear they think we are a successful Read more…

A handy starting point for newcomers

It is feeling very autumnal here at our office at Heywood House at the foot of Westbury’s White Horse. It’s a nice time of year and we are enjoying seeing our clients face to face once again. We’re also enjoying welcoming new clients and discussing future projects. Some clients know Read more…

The best thing since …

Happy Friday to you all. We all know the saying “the best thing since sliced bread,” right? But do you know the first bread slicing machine was invented in 1912? By 1933, 80% of sold bread was sliced. So, this seems a slow burner by today’s expectations and the speed Read more…

High quality designs – don’t just take our word for it!

Welcome to this week’s blog. We’re pleased to have completed numerous projects in the month just gone. As always, there’s been a variety of industries using our services. Keep an eye out for our case studies on these. We hope they inspire more projects and showcase the work we do. Read more…

3D printing prototypes – why we’re your number one choice

This week we’re working on prototypes. Therefore, it feels like a timely reminder about the benefits of using our 3D printing service. Sometimes the best way to evaluate a design is to make and physically test it. Our 3D printing is an effective way to make this happen. Questions such Read more…

Let’s launch your idea

And here we are already, for this week’s fun fact. We say ‘already’ as it’s a busy week here in the office. Following the meticulous work on a patent application last week, we focus on tweaking the drawings accordingly. A patent is only as good as its first claim. Having Read more…

If you don’t try, you’ll never know

For this week’s blog, our inspiration is the Large Hadron Collider. Some people said it would cause a massive hole that would destroy the earth. However, 13 years on, no such thing has happened. From a product development perspective, fear of the unknown or fear of failure is the most Read more…

The importance of a back up

For this week’s fact, our inspiration comes from the Olympics. The intention is for the relay torch and the Olympic flame to burn for the duration of the event. The masterfully crafted torches are highly capable of achieving this. Yet if the flame goes out, it can only be reignited Read more…

Thinking differently

Welcome to this week’s blog. We’re sharing a fact about the Falkirk Wheel. This iconic landmark is the world’s only rotating boat lift of its kind. In our eyes, this is a magnificent design. It’s a great example of how thinking differently can achieve outstanding results practically and aesthetically. The Read more…