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Six university undergraduates have just been announced as finalists in this year’s Design Innovation in Plastics competition – and have already proved they are game for a challenge.   This year’s competition asked students to create a game, which could be played indoors or outdoors, be educational or just plain fun.   The final six, representing Aston University, Brunel University, Coventry University, and Nottingham Trent University, will now present their prototype products

March 27, 2026                                                                Press release                                        A global pioneer in factory automation and computer-controlled machine tools, together with a leading training supplier to the UK Polymer industry, have linked up with Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) this year to provide a training course specifically for the competition’s 2026 finalists.   FANUC UK and Sierra 57 Consult will be introducing th

Zara King, our 2022 winner, is now carving out a career for herself in the world of product design and is gradually moving closer to bringing her DIP-winning product – EasyMode - to market.  EasyMode is a one-piece injection moulded bedpan for a pre-existing pulp liner to sit in. We catch up with her to see what she’s been doing since leaving university in 2023.   Zara receiving her prize from Mike Birrell (Worshipful Company of Horners), for winning Design Innovation in Plas

Harry Wragg tells us what it has been like since winning the 2025 DIP competition The 2025 DIP winner, Harry Wragg, a product design...