Forward NPD

A readymade team of product development specialists.

Based in the heart of the Cambridge innovation ecosystem, we help our clients create and deliver effective, innovative products through the application of our industrial design and mechanical, electronic and software engineering expertise.

Our dynamic team of product engineers will guide you through the whole process – from concept and the earliest specification right through to manufacture and in-life support.

We have a real enthusiasm for technology and how it can be applied to meet your commercial objectives. You’ll be able to free up valuable time to focus on your business and add vital capacity so you can bring your disruptive innovation to market with less risk, less cost, and in a shorter timeframe.

The Forward NPD team has delivered hundreds of projects, working closely with:

• Founder-led startups and SMEs who want to develop a product – without building a whole engineering team.

• Large, established businesses who want to expand their engineering capacity and capability – without adding to fixed costs.

• Ambitious companies that see the potential of Internet of Things (IoT) and the opportunity to enhance existing products through added capability.

Founded in 2002, Fen Technology became part of funding specialists Inspiralia in 2018, connecting us with their huge network of innovative European startups. Since then we have expanded our capacity and capability by acquiring Cambridge industrial and mechanical design specialists, Wright Design. This combined new product development team now trades as Forward NPD.