Windstorm Renewables Scoops UK Innovator Launchpad Award
January 23 2019 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Windstorm Renewables
(windstormrenewables.com), an Aberdeenshire-based
start-up business, has scooped the £6,500 2018-19 UK Innovator
Launchpad Award.
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John Mailey, Founder and CEO of Windstorm
Renewables (Photo: Business Wire)
The company has developed a mini power station using innovative
wind turbine technology which generates more power at a lower cost
than other systems currently used.
They beat off stiff competition from fellow finalists Alterwaste
(alterwaste.com) creator of an alternative to plastic made from
eggshells who claimed second place and Designed forLife
(sofaforlife.co.uk), developer of an innovative sofa design
extending the sofa’s lifetime, who claimed third place.
Founder and CEO John Mailey commented: “I and the team at
Windstorm are delighted to win the recognition and the funding that
this award brings, and we are confident this will help accelerate
our efforts to prove our technology and get it to market.
“After investing two years working on the technology
development, we now have a superb experienced team with the
determination to succeed and a clear plan to get there. Our vision
at Windstorm is to responsibly power our world”.
As well as the £6,500 cash funding provided by the competition,
Mailey claims a PR and advice package provided by the competition
sponsors, and a limited-edition space jacket in keeping with the
rocket launch theme of the competition!
Sponsors of this year’s competition are Murgitroyd, Leyton UK,
Clydesdale & Yorkshire Banking Group, Dog Digital and
Betabrand.
Keith Jones, Director, Patents, from founding sponsor
Murgitroyd, the intellectual property attorney specialists, and who
was one of the competition judges, said: “Windstorm really shone
through as a great business proposition that was well thought
through and we were impressed in particular by the strength of
their team”.
He added that the business propositions of all three finalist
companies were of very high quality and that he could see that
while Windstorm had edged a win, both Alterwaste and Designed
forLife, also had “superb potential”.
The top three companies were selected by the public in an online
contest where the top ten entrants shared a 90-second video
pitch.
All three finalist companies will be presented with their prizes
at an award ceremony at the Dome, Edinburgh on Wed. 13th Feb.
The next Innovator Launchpad competition will launch in Autumn
2019.
About
Innovator Launchpad
(facebook.com/innovatorlaunchpad) is an
innovation competition for UK-based pre-profit and non-profit
enterprises which was created in 2017 by Murgitroyd.
Murgitroyd (murgitroyd.com) is a global
firm of intellectual property attorneys with UK offices in
Aberdeen, Belfast, Glasgow, London, Newcastle and York. The firm
specialises in helping businesses protect and maximise return on
their intellectual property assets.
Leyton UK (leyton.com) is Europe's leading
R&D tax credit specialist. The firm has 21 offices in 10
countries and UK teams based in London, Manchester and Glasgow. Its
expert teams are dedicated to maximising its clients' innovation
potential by harnessing the benefits of R&D tax credits, patent
box and grant funding and providing employment law services.
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group
(cybg.com) offers a full range of financial
products to help people and businesses grow. It has a strong
personal customer base and a robust business banking capability
through a UK-wide network which supports British SMEs.
Dog Digital (dogdigital.com) is a global
digital marketing agency which aims to further its clients’
marketing advantage through expertise in data, planning, technology
and creative craft. It has UK bases in Glasgow and London.
Betabrand (betabrand.com) is an innovative
online clothing community, based in San Francisco. It designs,
manufactures and releases new products continuously, assisted by
design and crowdfunding input from its supporters.
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