£30,000 to find the next Jordan Daykin
CEO and Founder of GripIt Fixings Jordan Daykin has launched an Enterprise Scheme Competition to inspire under-16s to become entrepreneurs. Daykin, interviewed by Torque Magazine here, is offering a year’s mentorship and a cash prize of £30,000 for one lucky winner. Entrants can win with an idea or invention that might make money by creating […]
GripIt Fixings signs licence deal with MarXman
UK Building Products Ltd (trading as GripIt Fixings) has agreed a worldwide licence deal with MarXman Ltd to manufacture, market and distribute the MarXman – the professional marking tool created by Martin and Jenny Chard, which received £50,000 investment from Deborah Meaden in the Dragons’ Den in 2016. GripIt Fixings – also a Dragons’ Den […]
GripIt Founder and Dragons’ Den success story acquires VPS
Jordan Daykin, founder of GripIt Fixings, has acquired Vehicle Preparation Services Group Ltd (VPS) (reports BQ live). According to the report, Daykin bought the firm for £5m, which employs 160 people and turns over approx £5m. Working in the automotive sector, VPS is based over five sites in Wiltshire. Daykin has say on the VPS […]
GripIt Fixings raises £300,000 in just 3 days of crowd funding
GripIt Fixings has turned to crowd funding to back the next stage of the brand’s development. Through Crowdcube, the company is aiming to source £1.5 million from the public. At time of writing, the firm has raised £328,440 from 269 investors. The aim is to raise funds to develop and launch new projects. GripIt’s Crowdcube […]
TIMco fixes up distribution deal with Dragons’ Den success story GripIt
TIMco, one of the UK’s largest independent suppliers of screws, fasteners and fixings, is now distributing the plasterboard fixing GripIt that featured on Dragons’ Den in 2014. GripIt received an £80,000 investment on Dragon’s Den by businesswoman, Deborah Meaden, and will now join TIMco’s product range. GripIt is an innovative fixture for plasterboard which comes […]