Product development

Our guide to product development, including customer research, market positioning, the product life cycle and how to keep your product range fresh.

How to design your products and services for sustainability - from development through to production and delivery to end of life and disposal.

Quality assurance is paramount in the development of new products. It helps build brand reputation, customer loyalty and minimises the risk of launching new products.

Everything on choosing and sourcing the right packaging, passing on the costs to your customers and finding your way through the regulations.

Apart from a good idea, what do you need for successful development of a new product? These FAQs talk through the process from strategy to prototype.

How to encourage creative thinking in your business by being open to new ideas, brainstorming and rewarding problem-solving

The ISO 9000 family of standards helps businesses put quality management processes in place. Read our tips for getting accredited under ISO 9000.

Once you've come up with the idea for a new product or service, you need to develop it, test it and take it to market. Our guide to the key steps.

Innovating isn't a luxury, but an essential if you don't want to be left behind. How to use innovation to improve and expand your products.

Use this checklist to help to develop new products, from developing new ideas to setting budgets, deciding on product specification and prototyping.