WIND power is the inspiration for two of last night's six winners in the Glasgow Development Agency's Business Start-up of the Year Awards.
Each winner received a cheque for #20,000 in the awards ceremony at the Glasgow Hilton, which was sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland and Atlantic Telecom.
Clubkites won the new start category with its imaginative linking of football and kite flying. The company, founded by Paul Joseph, now manufactures kits for Rangers, Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Ecomar Systems, which also won in the new start category, has developed a high speed propulsion system which could save ships 1800 tonnes of fuel on each Atlantic crossing. The company, headed by engineer Ian Duncan, has brought together the benefits of high efficiency propulsion with ultra-low drag ''smart'' hulls and controlled lift and ride to give greatly improved fuel economy.
The third winner in the new start category was Mailstream Packaging, which has established a one-stop packaging and distribution warehouse.
In the young start category, which covers firms less than three years old, the winners were Curious Oranj, a consultancy which has brought strategic marketing and creative design services under one roof; MJM International, supplier of Monique breast enhancers to top-name stores and the NHS, and Sign Here!, which designs and manufactures signboards for shops and other buildings.
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