Making stressballs in the UK may seem neither sane nor sensible given the current economic climate, but a Cumbrian manufacturing firm has many reasons to be positive about the future of a classic promotional gift.

Urofoam Ltd,  the only manufacturer of stressballs in the West, help hard pressed business gift companies, whose clients want something new – and need it fast.

 For imaginative account managers who can think outside the same old box, UK manufacture can turn a “sorry no can do” situation into a nice profitable earner, without having to compete by sourcing the same Chinese products as everyone else – for razor thin margins.

“The demand for more innovative and complex designs from our business gift customers has increased dramatically over the last few years,” says Cat Stables, the firm’s sales manager. “Our engineers and designers have to continue to develop new processes to keep pace with the changing landscape”.

She points out that making a high quality product from start to finish in the UK doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a premium price, far from it in fact, “We have survived some very tough periods over the last few years and it’s because our customers know that fast turn-round customised shapes and punishing delivery schedules can only be achieved in the UK. This keeps volume business coming in, our costs low, and our prices highly competitive in many areas with Chinese factories”.

“Price will always be a priority factor when dealing in a commodity item” says Cat “but the gap in cost between home grown and imported product is less significant when customers have much more sophisticated demands.”

So, it seems that any announcements of the death of British Manufacturing in the promotions industry are a little premature to say the least…

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Published on: April 29th, 2013