LowCVP members among winners of Shell Springboard Awards
Wed 03 March 2010
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LowCVP member organisations were among the winners of £40,000 in the 2010 Shell Springboard Awards which were presented in London in early March.
LowCVP members winning awards were Aeristech (regional winners) and Shiply (overall runners-up). Hardstaff also received a commendation. Oxy-Gen, recent winners of the LowCVP's Technology Challenge, were the 2009 Springboard winners.
Shiply.com was named runner up for its ‘eBay’ of the freight world, an online marketplace for transporting goods which has saved over 2,985,881kg of CO2 since it launched in June 2008. Both the competition winners, HiMag Solutions, and Shiply.com will also both receive consultancy to help develop their businesses further.
Aeristech Ltd was recognised for its Hybrid Turbocharger which eliminates ‘turbo lag’ and has the potential to save 25% of the energy of a conventional petrol engine.
The Shell Springboard programme has awarded over £1.6 million to 43 UK-based small businesses and this year celebrated its fifth anniversary. Eight companies were awarded no-strings awards of £40,000 each.
The final judging panel comprised Tom Delay of the Carbon Trust, Lord Oxburgh, Ben Goldsmith of Wheb Ventures and Dr Douglas Parr, Chief Scientist, Greenpeace.
The LowCVP's Managing Director, Greg Archer, was amongst the judges for one of the three Shell Springboard regional awards, held in Manchester.
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