I’m the proud owner of a brand new Apple iPad thanks to the groundbreaking work I’m involved in at Iplas. It was the first prize in a partly serious, partly fun competition organised by the University of Sheffield. The challenge – to give a two-minute presentation, using just one slide, about an innovation project. Mine was about developing reliable and low maintenance railway sleepers. I was one of seven representatives from companies taking part in the university’s Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. The pitches covered subjects ranging from radioactivity analysis to new heat exchangers.
More than 120 representatives of business and academia, in Yorkshire and beyond, attended the event and voted in the competition.
The audience were won over by the benefits of Zyplex – long life, high performance, low maintenance, and from UK recycled plastic. The audience were impressed with the extensive testing programme and the wide range of applications it has supported.
We make products from retaining walls to boardwalks to porous paving, for sectors as diverse as building and construction, marine and equestrian. And the great thing about working here is we are every bit as committed to continuing pushing the boundaries as when I arrived in 2008.
Innovation is at the heart of everything we do here and now I’ve got an iPad to prove it!
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