Plastics Golf Trolley Wins Horners' Award 2007

A thermoplastics, injection moulded, powered Golf Trolley has been announced as the winner of the Horners’ Award 2007.

The prestigious Horners’ Award, run jointly by the Worshipful Company of Horners and the British Plastic Federation is now in its 62nd Year. The Award is presented annually for imaginative or innovation contributions to the plastics industry.

The judges of the Horners’ Award were greatly impressed by the overall design concept of the Golf Trolley which is compact and foldable, easy to handle , transport and store.

The Golf Trolley has been designed by Greaves Best Design and is manufactured by GoKart Powered Golf. Tooling, moulding and component sourcing is accessed through DT Industries.  Plastics materials are used to great effect in producing an extremely durable, light weight and low maintainance  product which is easily manoeuvrable at all elevations and on golf courses with challenging terrains.

Speaking about the thinking behind the use of plastics in the trolley, John Greaves, Partner of Greaves Best Design, said that ‘the materials selected facilitated innovation in the incorporation of springs, hinges, gears, and integral latches. Tactile qualities could be introduced which enhanced comfort and allowed a firm grip. Overall, as the components were moulded, the number of parts could be reduced with cost savings resulting’.

David Williams, the Horners’ Award Committee Chairman, said ‘We had a strong field of entries covering innovative products and processes. The judges were struck by several features of the powered Golf Trolley:  its practical design, its embodiment of good ergonomic principles and its imaginative use of the best qualities of plastics’.

The judges were also delighted to nominate the Owen Mumford Humira Auto Injector drug delivery system for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis as runner-up and recipient of the BPF’s Highly Commended Certificate.

The Horners Award Judging Panel met on August 30th to consider the entries. In addition to David Williams, as Chairman, the Panel was formed by David Oxley, the Master of the Horners’ Company, Mike Birrell, the Secretary of the Horners’ Award Committee, Peter Davis, Director General of the British Plastics Federation, and plastics design specialist, John Hockey.

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For a full copy of the letter or further details on this press release please contact:

Philip Batten, British Plastics Federation, 6 Bath Place, Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3JE

Tel: 020 7457 5007

Email: [email protected]

Notes for editors

1) British Plastics Federation (BPF) is the UK trade association for the plastics industry – representing the whole supply chain including polymer producers, distributors, additives suppliers, machinery manufacturers, processors and recyclers.