Ferguson Associates and DWS Engraving Inc. Announce Exclusive Luxury Customization Partnership

Beginning this April, DWS Engraving Inc. and Ferguson Associates will embark on a groundbreaking partnership whereby Ferguson Associates will be the exclusive DWS U.S. 3pl product personalization provider to the luxury fragrance and personal care industry, providing access to DWS proprietary bespoke personalization technology to smaller, emerging luxury brands whose volumes do not immediately justify the need for their own DWS laser marking station.

Since 2017, DWS has been at the forefront of personalization using user friendly interfaces, making bespoke item customization available in both the fulfillment center and retail sales floor environments, delivering the highest quality customization with rapid speed using state of the art laser marking solutions and digital interfaces. Today DWS is the global leader in luxury bespoke customization in the fragrance, personal care, wine and spirits, leather goods, watches and jewelry.

Ferguson Associates has been providing value-added logistics, operations and order fulfillment services and consultation to the luxury fragrance, personal care and home goods sectors since 1981, specializing in assisting emerging brands establish U.S. operations and supporting their unique strategic visions in the challenging but all-important U.S. luxury market. Providing peerless operations services over the years to iconic brands such as Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Annick Goutal, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Creed, and Cire Trudon, current clientele also includes House of Amouage, Ex Nihilo Paris, Floris London, Glasshouse Fragrances, SVR Laboratoire Dermatologique, Marc Antoine Barrois, Escentric Molecules, Bon Parfumeur, Chambre 52, Ānti, Fabrica Della Musa, Anomalia, What We Do is Secret, Birkholz Perfume, Brume Orpin, Mikimoto, Parfums Lubin, and Taffin by James de Givenchy.

“DWS has brought an incredible product and service to the global luxury consumer commodity market,” said Ron Ferguson, Vice President of Ferguson Associates. “Their process is incredibly intuitive to use, effective in production, and elegant in final impression. It is the perfect value-added service for any brand seeking to deliver an additional level of luxury along with the primary customer purchase experience; we are proud to be associated with DWS and to offer this top shelf service to our house of cherished brand clientele, current and future.”

“Ferguson Associates has been our trusted partner since the beginning of our US endeavors”, said Aurélien Ricci, Chairman of DWS. “Ferguson Associates is a long-standing, high-added value 3pl partner of dynamic niche brands and our reinforced collaboration will bring even more innovation and value to the services provided to this wonderful clientele.”