An invention that was laughed off TV’s Dragons Den is now worth millions thanks in part to people supported by CIC’s Wolfcraig Project in Stirling.
When Andrew Gordon, son of CIC Project Manager, Moira designed the “stabletable” a gadget to stop tables wobbling he was sure he was on to a winner. However, his confidence took a knock when he was ridiculed by Dragons Den judges including Duncan Bannatyne. Original Dragon, Rachel Elnaugh went as far as to describe it as "the most ridiculous idea" she had ever seen. Mum Moira and many of the trainees at Wolfcraig, (a service that offers educational and occupational training for people who have long term enduring mental illness) believed in the invention and were keen to offer their support to Andrew. Four trainees (working for permitted earnings) assisted Moira in the assembly of an urgent order of 500 packs, part of Andrews’s first major order. Andrew also called on the training project to survey their opinion on various packaging designs. The ‘STABLEtable’ has now sold over 1 million units. Its clients include Kensington Palace and the Exam Officers’ Association who ordered 200,000 STABLEtables to combat students having to work on the dreaded wobbly table during exams. For more information on the stable table please visit: http://www.stabletable.co.uk |
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