Walkodile Wins

Congratulations to Elaine Stephen, a teacher at Buchanhaven Primary School in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, who won the female innovator/inventor category and came out on top in the product developer of the year category for her Walkodile child-safety device.

Elaine was short-listed along with 13 other women in the 9^th annual British Female Inventors & Innovators Awards for 2007 at the Café Royal in London.She said:

“It’s all still a blur. I couldn’t believe that I had won, especially as the competition was so fierce. But this has been the result of five years of hard work in our efforts to have Walkodile recognised throughout the UK.  As a teacher, child safety is a subject close to my heart and I wanted to contribute something tangible to ensure children were safe and secure when out on walks from nursery or primary school.”

You can find out more about the eye-catching device which links children to a flexible central spine by harness, allowing them to walk safely together on the website.

Link: www.walkodile.com