Trade Ordering
Design Group UK designs, manufactures and sources gift packaging, creative play and stationery, photo frames, albums, and diaries products for leading retailers in the UK and beyond.
Whether you’re an independent retailer, wholesaler, distributor or national retailer, our online ordering platform provides easy access to a comprehensive range of Good, Better and Best products, combining affordable quality with commercially focused, solution-oriented ranges to help you meet your customers’ needs.
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Why work with us
Driving growth together through strategic collaboration, innovation and commercial alignment. Unlocking value and delivering results.
Competitively priced, quality products
Excellent track record in 99% availability & OTIF
Dedicated UK and Far East operations with full transparency
Ethical, technical, legal and sustainability compliance built in at every step
Talented people designing and delivering innovative, sustainable and trend-led products
Expert leaders in market and category management
Investment in automation, NPD and patented packaging
Own label and brand innovation driving consumer and category differentiation
24/7 customer service
Our products
We make and source products across three areas, all made for resale in your shop.
Gift Packaging
Everything your customers need to mark life’s special moments: gift wrap, gift bags; greetings cards, crackers; and partyware and décor.
Creative Play and Stationery
Products that spark imagination for all ages, across craft, activity sets, educational ranges, family games and artist materials.
Photo Frames, Albums, and Diaries
Products that help people organise their lives, from stationery and licensed stationery to photo frames, albums, calendars and diaries.
About us
We’re Design Group UK
Design Group UK designs, manufactures, and sources celebrations, creative, home and office, and away from home products for leading retailers in the UK and beyond.
With a leading in-house design studio, decades of experience in manufacturing and sourcing, and an expert commercial team, our experienced teams work in partnership with our trade customers to design, produce, and deliver the very best products at exceptional value.
A partnership built for success
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Leading global designer, manufacturer and sourcing partner to trade retail.
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Commercially focused and solution-driven to meet consumer expectations.
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A well-established reputation, trusted by trade buyers worldwide.
Meet your field sales team
Hover or tap a pin to see the area it covers, then select it for your local contact.
Click a region on the map to see your local Design Group contact and their details.
Graham Burns
Scottish Agent
Areas covered
All of Scotland — Highlands & Islands, Grampian, Tayside, Fife, the Central Belt (Glasgow & Edinburgh), Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway and the Borders.
Details to be confirmed
Brendan Lenzi
ROI and NI
Areas covered
All of Ireland — Northern Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone) and the Republic of Ireland.
Nerina Roberts
North
Areas covered
North of England — Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and North, West & South Yorkshire.
Jackie Yeomans
Central
Areas covered
The Midlands & Wales — Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, plus North & Mid Wales.
Lisa Hayworth
East
Areas covered
East of England — Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.
Amy Taylor
South West
Areas covered
South West England & South Wales — Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bristol, plus South Wales.
Michelle Douglas
South East
Areas covered
London & the South East — Greater London, Kent, Surrey, East & West Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Gillian Blair
Head of Trade and Independents
gblair@igdesigngroup.uk.com 07825 419293Dave Hester
Sales Manager – Trade and Independents
dahester@igdesigngroup.uk.com 07500 934230
Samantha Horan
Internal Account Manager & Export · Covers UK & Export
shoran@igdesigngroup.uk.com 07860 235 779Sales management
UK-wide, export & support
The fastest way to order
Our online ordering portal is the most direct way to buy Design Group UK products.
Browse the full range, place an order and reorder your best sellers in a few clicks, whenever it suits you. It’s the quickest, easiest and most direct route from our warehouse to your shelves.
- Fastest — order in minutes, any time of day or night.
- Easiest — the whole range in one place, with reordering built in.
- Most direct — buy straight from our online portal.
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