Stairgates

Child safety gates for the top and bottom of stairs

First version:

• Traditional construction (welded tube, powder coating & minor use of mouldings)
• In first year of production it doubled the manufacturer's volume and tripled their gross margin

Second version:

• First UK use of plastic mouldings as major structural elements in a stairgate
• Very wide range of fitting widths

Development activities:

• Consumer research
• Concept development
• Sourcing of components and manufacture
• Structural design
• Detailed design to international standards & management of subcontractors
• Prototyping
• Transfer to production & production support

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