Q. Who hires First Principles Engineering Inc.?
A. Most of our clients are small to medium sporting good manufacturers looking for creative thinking and solid Engineering support to compliment their own efforts. We do, however, also contract to individual entrepreneurs looking for engineering support to take their new product to market.

Q. I've been designing and building my product for 20 years, why should I hire you?
A. We, at First Principles, believe that our strength lies in our fresh approach to each problem. By maintaining a very diverse client base and specializing in 'one off' new product designs, we free ourselves from the limiting patterns of history and will set you clearly apart from the competition. One thing is guaranteed, if anyone ever asks us why we designed something a certain way, our answer will always be 'because we believe that's the very best way to do it', and never simply 'because it's always been done that way'.

Q. Have I seen anything you've done?
A. Chances are, yes you have. While we have worked on many projects currently in the public domain, most are the property of the company who contracted the work, and are therefore, not ours to advertise. References from non-competing companies are available for those who enter into a confidentiality agreement with us.  Some of the projects that we can show you are featured on our page.

Q. I have a great idea, but I'm afraid to tell anyone because they might steal my idea. How do I know that I can trust you?
A. We are licensed Professional Engineers in the business of new product design. We are bound by a code of ethics and professional conduct, and our livelihood depends on it. As well, we ourselves can have several new product ideas on the go at any one time and, as a result, are equally as concerned with protecting ourselves, as with protecting you. Disclosure of patentable ideas is a very serious business and we treat it as such.