There’s an invention in each of us
It is often said that there is a novel in all of us. I would suggest the same is true for inventions. When you have a keen interest in a particular activity, pastime or occupation, it is almost inevitable that after some time, the experience leads to an awareness of...
Attending Telford Business Growth Hub Launch
On Friday I popped in to the Telford Business Growth Hub. Steve Hill from Telford Council’s Business Support Team had made us aware of it at a Federation of Small Business Networking Event in Telford. The launch of the Hub is tomorrow at the Telford Business...
Great ideas need a Spark
I played basketball for a team based in East London and it wasn’t unusual for our coach to use substitution, strategically to break the flow of the opposition when they were on a roll. For it to work, the sub had to be off the bench, at the officiating table and...
New addition to the family of textile fasteners
100 years after the modern zip was developed and 40 years after the introduction of hook and loop fasteners, there is a new addition to the family of textile fastener options. The need for speed The Ovalap® is the brain-child of Sid Edwards, the onetime active...
Protected: Business Plan
Our mission is to share the wealth of possibilities that emerge from the simplicity of the Ovalap® design. Telford Business Summit and launch of the Telford Business Growth Hub Agenda (NAN Bytes) RipSeam Business Plan Revision 3 - Final (NAN...
British product aims to end zip-related genital injury
The RipSeam fastener provides a safe solution for an estimated 450 men and boys who suffer zip-related genital injury every year across the UK. These are just the cases the result in a visit to hospital. The risk is eliminated for other, less serious, incidents that...
RipSeam start-up wins investment and bespoke support
Great news! I have been selected as a finalist in the Design Council Spark programme which was set up to uncover the UK’s next great inventions. I founded RipSeam Ltd. late in 2013 with help from Birmingham City University’s Interiors & Lifestyle...
Recent Comments