Hall 4, Stand C01
For the past 20 years, The Original Wooden Duck Company (DCUK) has been passionate about helping people smile every day, thanks to its incredibly popular wooden characters.
Starting back in 2004, the brand creates wooden ducks and feathered friends, each with its own unique personality. Inspired by everyday charm, curiosity and imagination, DCUK’s designs celebrate the beauty of craftsmanship and storytelling, with the help of bamboo root.
Every character is hand-carved and then hand-painted individually. For added playfulness, names are printed onto cotton name tags, and then carefully tied around the neck of each one.
can personalise these too if they wish, with a special free naming service offered to official stockists – giving each character’s new owner the opportunity to make them even more personal and relevant. Each one also proudly displays a DCUK Pin, which is a promise that it’s a true DCUK original.
But DCUK customers and collectors don’t just stock or purchase DCUK original characters… They really believe each one is a unique gift that tells a personal story. Or perhaps, adding their own imaginative original story brings their new friend to life in a whimsical, engaging way. Most importantly, they share the brand’s belief that every DCUK character has the ability to help someone smile.
What DCUK has created over the years is not just a popular wooden duck, but an emotionally invested gift purchase that helps people to say positive comments like ‘thank you’, ‘congratulations’, ‘thinking of you’, ‘I’m worth it’, and ‘you’re amazing’.
This approach has been officially recognised in recent weeks, with awards for customer service and engagement received from the likes of Feefo, Faire, and the judging panel of the hotly contested 2024 NOTTY’s Customer Crusaders Business Award, hosted by The Notworking Networking Club.
It’s also evident from the personal stories shared across the many thousands of five-star reviews from happy customers on DCUK’s Feefo feedback platform – and the experiences of official stockists, who also get to feel warm and fuzzy by helping their customers.
As Alice McPaul, of Americana by the Seashore gift shop in the US state of New Jersey, says: “Since displaying DCUK’s characters in our store, I see more smiles, hear more giggles and memories shared between friends and families, and most importantly, see more sales! I can’t wait to order more.”
Indeed, stockists are playfully warned to prepare their customers, as a mere dabble with DCUK can easily turn into a lifelong romance. One duck needs a friend, two start a family, and before you know it, there’s a penguin moving in next door!
On a mission to create characters that encourage people to smile and share emotions through their choice of gifts, DCUK has become a beloved brand for collectors around the world, with 2025 promising to be a landmark year with new partnerships and licences.
Whether it’s the fond feelings that the characters evoke when gifted to loved ones, or the ease of finding something for everyone, the magic of DCUK seems hard to resist.
Call: 01803 866316
Email: mail@dcuk.com
Visit: www.dcuk.com/trade
 has been passionate about helping people smile every day){kind=link}