Welcome to Faster Brands

We are an independent  brand development and licensing company focussed on  getting our clients automotive and entertainment brands into both niche and volume apparel and accessory marketplaces throughout Europe,  and beyond. 

Being small and agile, we deliver results in a fast-changing retail environment by offering carefully considered authentic products whilst retaining our clients core brand integrity.  

Our mission is to bring more retailers into the licensed marketplace generating meaningful revenue and marketing opportunities for our client’s brands globally.  

We are committed to speeding up and smoothing out the licensing process in a world where the companies we license demand speedy approvals to meet the needs of consumers.

We hold a huge amount of approved artwork and design concepts that we make available to our supplier partners once agreements are in place.

 Chris Parkes - Managing Director

Chris Parkes formed his first company in 1980 to manage the merchandising rights for U2 before adding Simple Minds, The Cure, UB40 Morrissey to the roster.  He later established Merchandising For Life whose clients included Simply Red, Dido, Coldplay and Radiohead. 

For  10 years  he held the position of Licensing Director for PHD creating ranges and licensee marketing strategies for properties from most of the major studios including 20th Century Fox, MGM and Warner Brothers and licensing out rights globally for bands such as Rainbow and Thin Lizzy. 

An avid classic motorsport enthusiast Chris set up 

Faster Brands to exploit automotive and entertainment rights in apparel and accessories

David Bickers MBE - Brand Consultant

David Bickers has 35 years of experience in the Brand Licensing Industry working both for companies such as IMG and Dri and also individually representing clients globally within TV and Character, Sport, Corporate Brands, and Fashion Personalities. He has also acted as a Brand Development Strategy Consultant. In 2022 David was awarded an MBE for services to charity

Corporate Brands include: General Motors brands, Budweiser, Norton, BSA, Mini, Land Rover, MGF Racing, Playboy Magazine, Lord’s ‘The Home of Cricket’, Wimbledon Tennis Championships, London Eye, The Millennium Dome, and The British Basketball League

Info

 Unit C, Abbey View House, 11 Stert Street, Abingdon on Thames, OX14 3JF, United Kingdom

David Bickers david@fasterbrands.co.uk

+44 (0) 7836552536

Chris Parkes chris@fasterbrands.co.uk

+44 (0) 7970087160