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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