2007 Morgan Stanley/Daily Telegraph Great Briton award
Trekinetic's founder and driving force, Mike Spindle, has been nominated for the 2007 Morgan Stanley/Daily Telegraph Great Briton award, in the field of Science and Innovation.
If you think Mike's contribution in this field worthy, you might like to endorse his nomination by personally voting on:
http://www.greatbritons.org/awards/categories/science.php
You may have to refresh the page a few times to find to Mike's picture/nomination, there are several eminent professors also nominated!
Also you can win tickets to the Gala Award dinner!
February 2007 -
TREKINETIC wins Best Product Innovation Award!
2007 U.S. based Frost and Sullivan product Innovation Award - Europe
Below are some brief extracts from this prestigious award:
'The 2007 Frost & Sullivan European Product Innovation Award in the field of rehabilitation wheelchairs goes to UK-based Trekinetic for its development of the assistive technology-based product called Trekinetic-K2 All Terrain, an advanced biomechanical rehabilitation aid that can provide mobility to physically challenged people or patients. Trekinetic-K2 All Terrain uses a novel ergonomic mechanical design and new materials for providing a smoother control and ride in the wheelchair. This is a highly advanced and comfortable product, which showcases excellent technical (material and mechanical) properties and provides increased assistance to patients and end users compared to the present varieties in the market'
'Researchers and engineers at Trekinetic have developed one of the latest next-generation wheel chairs. The model Trekinetic-K2 All Terrain showcases the company's work in improving the biomechanics and advancing material components of a wheel chair, resulting in an extremely comfortable and user-friendly machine.'
'In summary, Frost & Sullivan recognises Trekinetic’s pioneering work that has eventually facilitated the development of the Trekinetic-K2 All Terrain. This product will provide an effective, more user-oriented, comfortable-to-ride, innovatively stylish and ergonomically designed alternative to the present and past generation wheelchairs. In view of the impact Trekinetic-K2 will have in the assistive orthotics (wheelchair) industry, Frost & Sullivan bestows its 2007 Product Innovation Award on Trekinetic'
January 2007 -
2007 International Composites Design Competition
TREKINETIC K-2 ALL TERRAIN' has been chosen for the exhibition.
Entry proposed by Hans Robertus, director of Design, Phillips Electrical
December 2006 - 2007 JEC Composites - Innovation Award
TREKINETIC selected as finalist
October '06
TREKINETIC K-2 nominated for British Health Care Trades Association (BHTA) 2007 Independent Living Design Award
The Independent Living Design Awards aim to recognise good, innovative, commercially available products, that assist independent living. Over the years designers and manufacturers have made huge strides in devising clever, practical products which enable elderly and disabled people to stay in their own homes leading an independent life.
These awards are organised by the magazine, Assistive Technologies, whose readers vote for the companies they consider have given the best service in the fields of mobility, orthotics, and prosthetics.
11th July '06 -TREKINETIC preselected for International Innovation Award
Despite only being launched four weeks ago, TREKINETIC's K-2 All Terrain Wheelchair has already been preselected for the prestigious 2007 International Well-Tech Technical Innovation Award.
Each year the Milan based Well-Tech organisation carefully selects sixty of the most significant technological products from around the globe, for their contribution to 'Technical Innovation, Sustainability, Accessibility and Quality of Life Values'
This is a major recognition and TREKINETIC are in the company of some of the worlds largest global multinationals. TREKINETIC are naturally delighted that Well-Tech have been quick to recognise that the benefits of the K-2's revolutionary design may be somewhat more than skin deep
The evaluation by the judges will take place in February 2007.
More about the Well-Tech Organisation here www.well-tech.it
14 th June 2006 - Journal de Montreal Technical focus on TREKINETIC K-2
2006 TREKINETIC K-2 design compared with conventional wheelchair