In the summer of 2023, The DM Lab were commissioned to rebrand national specialist non-standard motor insurance company ‘Quote Detective’. Directors David and Craig gave us free reign over our initial ideas. So, we thought outside of the box. A corporate re-skin was out of the question, given the ideas that the Quote Detective and […]

Digital Marketing Apprenticeship The DM Lab would like to introduce you to our newest apprentice – Hazel! Hazel did work experience at The DM Lab when she was in year 10 and really enjoyed it. So, after doing her A-Levels she decided to do a Digital Marketing Apprenticeship though The Development Manager. A bit about […]

Education to employment. The DM Lab actively supports the idea of developing and retaining local talent in order to bridge the gap from education to employment We are pleased to have been able to offer work placements throughout 2022. The placement supports students to develop their employability and real-world experience which we feel is priceless. […]

This week, we were able to accommodate our final week of work experience! Throughout 2022, we have welcomed 5 young people from different schools into our world – something that we are quite proud of. We’re only small, but offer way more than companies twice our size – and that’s what makes us stand out. […]

We love the brand that we’ve created here at The DM Lab. With online businesses like Sticker Mule, they’ve made creating branded merchandise even easier! That’s why we’re always looking for cool new ways to get it out there. Creating things that will make people remember us. However we just love creating things for ourselves […]

We are delighted to share a few insights as to how we’ve been working with Hereford RFC over the summer. After the devastating floods and costly pandemic the Hereford Rugby Football Club has come back fighting. The clubhouse has been completely revamped. However, if you haven’t paid them a visit yet, you have to see […]

Theo Paphitis’ #SBS Winners! Herefordshire based business, The DM Lab, gets a Twitter Boost from Theo Paphitis! They were selected as one of the #SBS winners last night! A Herefordshire based firm has received a business boost from Retail Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis. On Sunday, 19th June 2022, Chris Tipping, MD of The DM Lab tweeted […]

Hereford Work Experience At The DM Lab Blog Day 1 Chris put me on Photoshop at the start of the work experience week. I had a go at graphic design. As I have used it before, i was tasked with designing a poster for an event at the Courtyard later in the coming year. With […]

Wondering about where to go for work experience in Hereford? Meet Adam – The DM Lab’s latest work experience student from The Hereford Academy. He has spent the full working week with us this week and has been challenged with a variety of different tasks ranging from front-end development to the basics of Photoshop. We […]

Herefordshire Means Business Expo 2022 Well, it has been a minute since we last did anything like this…Or anything with the #HMBiz team for that matter! It was well overdue, very much missed so we were in from the get-go. Digital meetings and virtual get-togethers simply don’t offer the same personal interactions like a proper […]

Herefordshire Means Business 2022 Expo Ahead of the Herefordshire Means Business 2022 Expo, we wanted to give you a heads up about what you can expect from us as exhibitors… First off, we have a special publication made for the event! It will tell you all about what we’ve been up to in the first […]

What’s the deal? Despite almost 12 years in business, it still surprises us that people either don’t realise who we are, what we do and what the ‘DM’ in The DM Lab stands for! So, let’s recap! The business, built on blood, sweat and tears by Chris and Dale (yes, there’s more than one main […]

Mind Over Mountains Wellbeing Gesture Times are still tough, despite the worst of it behind us. However some people are struggling & although we can’t help everyone we can, at least, help some. Is everything beginning to feel a bit much? Are you feeling stressed, isolated or unwell? We stumbled across Mind Over Mountains… Mind […]

Meet Katie – our newest work experience recruit! Whenever we can, we’ve always strived to create work experience opportunities for as many people as possible. Katie has been with us a few weeks now. Having expressed an interest in IT, we took the opportunity to further this interest. We immersed her into the world of […]

LOCAL WOMEN’S BUSINESS 2021 AWARD WINNER ANNOUNCED The Women’s Business Awards is the highlight of the year. On Thursday 2nd December, the annual awards ceremony took place virtually. It was a celebration of the best business women and men from various sectors and locations.  With thanks to the awards main sponsor Xero. “There is nothing […]

‘Man of the Year’ Finalist at the Women’s Business Awards! Hi everyone, Chris here, just wanted to let you know about some fantastic news I received recently! I have been nominated and have now become a ‘Man of the Year’ finalist at the Women’s Business Awards! As you know, my business, The DM Lab, is […]

National Apprenticeship Awards 2021 As you may be aware, this Wednesday we’ll be attending the virtual National Apprenticeship Awards 2021!! In case you forgot or weren’t aware, Harv is a finalist in the ‘Rising Star of the Year’ category. Joe is a finalist in the ‘Apprentice of the Year’ category. In addition, The DM Lab […]

The DM Lab Attend The Human Factors Workshop Last week, the team were lucky enough to attend the Human Factors Workshop, delivered by Ellen at the Cyber & Security Centre in Hereford. We all took so much away from the workshop and would highly recommend it to other businesses. We’ve included our experience below. What […]

National Apprentice Awards 2021 Finalists! We are extremely pleased to share with you some amazing news! This morning, Harv and Joe were both named as finalists at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2021!! Harv is a finalist in the ‘Rising Star of the Year’ category. Joe is a finalist in the ‘Apprentice of the Year’ category! […]

Virtual London Marathon for the ELY Memorial Fund! We’re really pleased to be able to support The ELY Memorial Fund by taking part in this year’s virtual London Marathon on Sunday 3rd of October. Many thanks for giving us this opportunity Ange & team! If you’d like to donate, click the image below or there’s […]

Chris Tipping has been named as a finalist for the Most Influential Business Person of the Year category at this year’s Multicultural Business & Community Champion (MBCC) Awards. Recognised for outstanding service to both the corporate sector and their community, Chris Tipping has been shortlisted following a fierce public vote. Having received record breaking numbers […]

The techtimeout10 challenge Screen time is at an all time high. We love technology but is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Research shows that mindlessly overusing technology can negatively impact mental health. That’s why The DM Lab team are taking on the techtimeout10 challenge The first step to helping ourselves […]

What a way to celebrate the mid point of the year! We’ve only just said goodbye to a very memorable June and we are starting July on an incredible high! We’re extremely pleased to share with you news that we’re finalists at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards! We’re 1 of 6 finalists in the ‘Small […]

Micro Business Awards UK 2021 Finalists! We always try to make June a memorable month for us. This year – it certainly has been a special one. Mainly because it’s our birthday on the 22nd. We’re incredibly proud to have been in business for 11 years (and counting!). Without harping on too much, 2020, the […]

Happy 11th birthday to The DM Lab! Toward the end of 2019, we were already preparing a number of celebratory events to mark a decade in business in 2020. However, the less said about 2020 the better…So moving swiftly on! This year, again, we’re in limbo as to what we can and can’t do so […]