From Festival Wristbands to Brand Legacy
How DHP Family Transformed Their Plastic Waste into Custom Awards
For businesses in live entertainment, every event leaves a lasting impression but often, it also leaves behind unwanted materials.
When DHP Family, one of the UK’s leading names in the industry, found themselves with surplus festival wristbands destined for landfill, they reached out with a challenge:
“Can we turn this plastic waste into something meaningful?”
At Future Makers, that’s exactly what we do. By rethinking materials and applying circular design, we help brands transform plastic waste into valuable, lasting assets. What started as a practical solution soon became something much more, a striking statement of sustainability and creativity.
A Second Life for Festival Wristbands
Those unused festival wristbands could have been destined for landfill. But instead, they became the starting point for something much more valuable.
At Future Makers, we specialise in transforming surplus plastic into high-quality, purposeful products. With its vivid electric violet and metallic shimmer, this material was too striking to waste.
Using our circular design process, we shredded and thermoformed the wristbands into durable sheet material. From there, it was about finding the right expression - testing finishes, refining textures, and letting the material guide the design.
One sample captured exactly what we were looking for: deep, rich purple with subtle, captivating textures.
When we sent it to DHP, their response said it all:
“That one. That’s the one.”
The final result was a series of bespoke recycled plastic awards, celebrating both individual achievements and DHP’s forward-thinking commitment to sustainable design and circular economy values.
Why Circular Solutions Matter for Forward Thinking Brands
Today, sustainability is no longer optional. Customers, clients, investors, and even your own teams are looking for businesses that take meaningful environmental action.
But for many brands, tackling plastic waste feels like an overwhelming challenge.
This is where circular design offers a clear, practical solution.
Rather than sending surplus materials to landfill, forward-thinking companies are finding new ways to repurpose and elevate their waste, transforming it into assets that tell a story, spark conversations, and visibly demonstrate their values.
For DHP Family, turning leftover festival wristbands into custom awards wasn’t just a recycling project. It was an opportunity to:
Showcase their commitment to sustainability
Strengthen their brand identity
Create a tangible example of circular economy principles in action
And it worked. These bespoke awards became more than just objects - they became a powerful statement of innovation, care, and leadership.
At Future Makers, we help businesses:
Turn plastic waste into valuable branded products
Create visible, high-impact sustainability stories
Deliver on Environmental Social Governance (ESG) goals with real, measurable actions
Circular solutions aren’t just good for the planet. They’re good for business.
“Being able to turn these surplus wristbands into awards to celebrate the amazing people who work so hard behind the scenes at our festivals and events was beyond what we imagined”. Michele, DHP Family
“These surplus wristbands were once destined for landfill. Now, they symbolise transformation, a shift in how we value materials, people, and the legacy our businesses leave behind.” Tristan Hessing, Founder, Future Makers.
Turn Your Plastic Waste into a Powerful Brand Asset
At Future Makers Studio, we help businesses transform their plastic waste into valuable, branded products that showcase your commitment to sustainability and circular design.
From awards and planters to furniture and functional art, we create bespoke items that carry your brand’s values forward - while keeping plastic in use and out of landfill.
Our In House Circular Design Process:
Shredding post-consumer or post-industrial plastic
Thermoforming it into durable, high-quality sheet material
Crafting bespoke branded products through precision machining and hand-finishing
Whether you have surplus materials, outdated branded merchandise, or plastic waste streams you want to repurpose, we’ll help you turn them into assets that inspire, engage, and make a visible impact.
“This is sustainable branding in action - transforming environmental challenges into creative opportunities that elevate your brand and showcase your leadership.”
Let’s Keep Plastic Circular - Together
Do you have leftover materials, branded plastics, or outdated promotional products gathering dust?
At Future Makers Studio, we help businesses like yours:
Reduce plastic waste and strengthen your ESG credentials
Transform surplus materials into conversation-starting products
Turn sustainability into a visible, valuable brand asset
Whether it’s awards, furniture, or functional art, we’ll help you create something that tells your story - beautifully, meaningfully, and responsibly.
📩 Email: Hello@future-makers.co.uk to turn your plastic waste into powerful brand assets today! Let’s collaborate and give your materials a second life.