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Celebrating three years in business

By Simon Cornelius

Three years ago, I incorporated my business Cornelius Creative Ltd on Companies House and off I went to conquer the product design and marketing world. Little did I know that just six days later we’d enter our first (of several) national lockdowns due to a little thing called Covid-19 (you may remember it…)

Those times almost seem like a dream now, three years later. No longer am I working from the spare bedroom, we have a team of five working from our new 800 square foot office that we are currently renovating to create a welcoming workspace featuring a client meeting room, prototype workshop and staff area.

Celenbrating three years in business
Celebrating our third birthday with a caterpillar cake!

We’ve worked with some incredible clients, including SharkNinja, Bathroom Brands Group, Furnitubes International Ltd and Barton Marine to name just a few.

The idea behind Cornelius Creative was always to provide a holistic product design and marketing service for our clients, helping them to develop and launch commercially successful products. I believe that we’re achieving this for our clients and staying true to our core values to be Respectful, Innovative, Passionate, Authentic and Supportive.

To date, we’ve worked on 130 projects on everything from sports equipment to consumer products, marine accessories to sanitaryware. We’ve offered everything from market research, concept generation, industrial design, computer generated images and animations and product prototyping.

Here are some of our headline achievements from the first three years:

We’d like to thank everyone who has supported us on this beginning part of our journey – from our family members for their never-ending support, our wonderful clients who have put their trust in us to deliver their products, our reliable network of suppliers who keep us operating, and of course our fantastic team members who make Cornelius Creative what it is.

We couldn’t have achieved any of this without you all.

Here’s to the next three years, and beyond!

Celebrating one year in business

Today marks our first year in business!

When we incorporated Cornelius Creative in March 2020, we were full of excitement as any new business owners, despite the looming pandemic. Only six days later, the UK went into lockdown and thus started a year like no other. While other businesses were shutting down and sending staff home on furlough, we were buzzing to get our business started.

We quickly learned that we needed to adapt to stay afloat; but with determination, great teamwork, some favours and luck, today we have a growing business with big ambition. To call it a rollercoaster year would be an understatement!

In our first year we have moved from the spare bedroom to our new office in Fawkham, we’ve won a Theo Paphitis Small Business Sunday award, and we’ve even been featured in the local Kent news.

We’d like to thank everyone that has helped us so far, including our clients and partners; we’re so glad to have you on the journey with us.

Cheers to a fantastic first year, and let’s see what year two has in store!

Moving to our new office in Fawkham

Today marks the start of a new chapter for Cornelius Creative. We’re excited to announce we are moving to a new office in the village of Fawkham, Kent. As the business has grown over the past year the time has come for a larger office space.

Our new office is based in the heart of Fawkham Valley, a beautiful rural area surrounded by golf courses, fields and woodland. We’re located next to a working farm in a barn shared by other local businesses.

We are also close to Brands Hatch Racing Circuit (we’re looking forward to arranging corporate days there in the future!)

Just down the road is a central village green with a great pub (The Rising Sun), which again, we’re looking forward to visiting once lockdown eases.

Fawkham is easily accessed by road – the M20, A20 and M25 are all nearby. Longfield rail station is 5 minutes’ drive, while Ebbsfleet International, which has highspeed links into London and Europe, is around 15 minutes away.

Our new address is:

The Black Barn
Gay Dawn Farm
Valley Road
Fawkham
Longfield
Kent
DA3 8LY

Our new phone numbers are 01474 368654 and 07884 288868.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Have a read of our story so far on Kent Live.

What our clients say.

  • "They were able to deliver an outstanding solution to a challenging brief"

    "I gave the team at Cornelius Creative a challenging brief, and they were able to deliver an outstanding solution, but more importantly did so a highly professional and efficient manner. I would certainly recommend them for any product design or marketing briefs you have. It was a pleasure working with them."

    Anand G, Hansgrohe
  • "Their interest, passion and care makes them feel part of your team"

    "Simon and the team at Cornelius Creative are fantastic. Their interest, passion and care makes them feel part of your team. They have a wealth of experience which was clear in our project and critical to the successful design. Simon was critical in the brain storming all aspects of design and functionality. Cornelius Creative always make time for you and are extremely approachable and helpful to talk through any aspect of the design. Cornelius Creative have a passion for delivering high quality designs, which is clear in our project. SailAI would highly recommend Cornelius Creative for any creative design projects, and hopefully we will be working together again in the future."

    Ben P, SailAI
  • "I liked their collaborative approach and commitment to getting the project done on time"

    "I worked with Cornelius Creative on a product launch for which they produced CGIs and product renders. It was a smooth process, I liked their collaborative approach and commitment to getting the project done on time and on brief. Very happy with the results and I'll surely work with them again!"

    Ernest O, Furnitubes Ltd
  • “They were able to look at my business as a whole and refresh my brand"

    I approached Cornelius Creative to help with my business branding, which had got a bit stale. They were able to look at my business as a whole and refresh my brand to make it more appealing to my customers. They made huge improvements to my logo and visuals as well as my messaging to make it more appealing. My brand is more recognisable now and I couldn't be happier with the result. I'd definitely work with Cornelius Creative again.
    Robert H, MKBS
  • “What an effortless transaction… Cornelius Creative exceeded all my expectations”

    What an effortless transaction. I had been putting off getting my patent drawing done as thought it was going to be a long and arduous job but Cornelius Creative exceeded all my expectations. A straightforward process, knew exactly what I needed and quick turnaround with less then 48 hours! Communication was 2nd to none.... I will 100% be contacting Cornelius Creative again for future projects. Thank you!
    Charlene D, Untainted
  • “We can’t wait to work with them again!”

    Glowpear has had the pleasure of dealing with Cornelius Creative on design, marketing and strategy. They are highly recommended, with the drive to succeed at a high level, amazing results, and a personal touch when dealing with us. We can't wait to work with them again!
    Simon L, Glowpear
  • “They exceeded all expectations. Their creativity and attention to detail is second to none”

    Cornelius Creative made a great impression from the onset. They were tasked to design a concept which was very different from the status quo and they exceeded all expectations. Their creativity and attention to detail is second to none.
    Steve C, Uthos

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