PRESS RELEASE - 25th June 2007
Savasocket Wins Grand Designs Award

Leeds businessman James Dunne was thrilled on Friday night (8 June) when his product – the SAVASOCKET – was announced as the winner of the Ecological Living category at the prestigious Grand Designs Awards.

The SAVASOCKET was actually a finalist in two categories – Technology for the Home as well as Ecological Living – but it was the latter that James was particularly keen to win. “SAVASOCKET puts an end to appliances wasting energy in stand-by mode through its unique remote-controlled six-gang mains extension panel.

It controls power to plugged-in appliances, thereby cutting down on wasted electricity, reducing unnecessary CO2 emissions, and saving money; plus it has in-built surge protection so it covers all bases.

“This product has been part of my life for such a long time that it’s fantastic for it to be recognised with the award and by an organisation like Grand Designs – I’m over the moon!”

Melanie Osborne, director of sponsors of the Ecological Living category, FuturEnergy, said: “As UK designers and manufacturers of the FuturEnergy 1 KW Wind turbine, we were proud to sponsor the Grand Design Eco product category this year.

We would like to congratulate the outstanding winner – SAVASOCKET. This product is of great interest to FuturEnergy commercially, not only to potentially offer our eco-aware customers but also for our own energy saving in our Cotswold manufacturing facility.

 

Its appeal doesn't stop there – equally on the home front it's great news – no more nightly crawling behind the settee for me! We wish James Dunne of SAVASOCKET great success this year, and hope to develop great business in the future."

James concluded: “Everyone wants to do their bit for the environment and SAVASOCKET allows you to do so, whilst at the same time, saving substantial sums on your electricity bills!  Everyone’s a winner!”

 

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PRESS RELEASE - 22nd March 2007
SAVASOCKET TO BENEFIT FROM DRAGON’S DEN

Any avid viewer of the BBC’s Dragon’s Den will have seen how - in an unprecedented move - all five dragons invested £20,000 each for a 10% share in a proposed remote controlled household device that saves energy.

One person who was paying particular attention to the show was Yorkshire business owner James Dunne (picture attached) whose company has its own remote controlled, energy saving socket - the SAVASOCKET - in production and is actually further down the line in terms of it being available to the public.

"I was thrilled and intrigued when I saw the other company’s prototype product on Dragon’s Den for a number of reasons," says James, director of Electratech Ltd. "It is great encouragement to know that five well known business investors can see the potential both to consumers and the environment of this type of product."

"From a personal point of view it also reinforces my belief that our product - the SAVASOCKET - is the best available, and will rapidly become the market leader, not least because we are much further down the road than any potential rivals and SAVASOCKET is being rigorously tested and will be awarded certification shortly. It is now ready for roll out ...."

The SAVASOCKET is based on nearly two years of intensive research and development, and Electratech - working through the Leeds offices of Walker Morris (solicitors) and Appleyard Lees (patent attorneys) - has secured a high level of intellectual property protection for the device. In addition, several prototypes have been extensively tested and all of the hard work has resulted in the grant of an environmental innovation design award and an invitation to the House of Commons to present the product to the Minister of the Environment.

The units are now ready to go into production with product becoming available in the UK within the next few months. To find out about stockists or to pre-order your SAVASOCKET, simply visit the web site at www.thesavasocket.co.uk.

James concluded: "Everyone wants to do their bit for the environment and SAVASOCKET allows you to do so while, at the same time, saving substantial sums on your electricity bills! Everyone’s a winner!"

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

• The SAVASOCKET stops appliances wasting energy in stand-by mode through a remote-controlled six-gang mains extension panel. Using learning frequency technology it controls power to plugged-in appliances thereby cutting down on wasted electricity.
• It is estimated that £250 million of energy is wasted each year by appliances in standby mode, that’s two power stations a year constantly running to power the standby need. Any reduction in this area will have significant implications on carbon emissions and the environment.
• The SAVASOCKET also acts as a surge protection, regulating the supply of mains electricity and prolongs the life of equipment.

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PRESS RELEASE - 1st May 2006

Savasocket, a new energy-saving 6-way mains adapter for electrical appliances has won an award even before its launch.

The patented pending device is the brainchild of Yorkshire businessman James Dunne, managing director of Leeds-based ElectraTech Limited, and won an environmental innovation award from Yorkshire Forward’s Centres of Industrial Collaboration (CIC).

The CIC comprises 14 institutes and the prestigious trophy was presented in January 2006 at the first annual awards dinner in Leeds, attended by 150 leaders of innovation and industry.

Savasocket puts an end to appliances wasting energy in stand-by mode through its remote-controlled six gang mains extension panel. The innovative product with in-built surge protection controls power to plugged in appliances, thus cutting down on wasted electricity, reducing unnecessary CO² emissions, and saving money.

The Energy Saving Trust believes the average household with typical TV, VCR and DVD appliances could save £25 per annum through switching off standby appliances. Estimated savings through using Savasocket are put at more than £40, but its ability to help the environment makes it all the more attractive. According to The Independent’s political correspondent, each year one million tons of damaging greenhouse gas is pumped into the atmosphere- by appliances left on stand-by in British homes alone.

In addition to its obvious appeal to responsible domestic consumers in the home theatre and TV market, Savasocket will benefit all businesses with PC workstations keen to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy bills.

The prototype of Savasocket, designed to Mr Dunne’s brief by Daletech, was delivered in half a day in collaboration with Engineering Design CIC. Following its award for innovation, Savasocket has attracted the attention of retailers, distributors and trade organisations keen to promote leadership in environmental responsibility, and online wholesalers. The public sector and the Government have also expressed interest in the cost-effective, energy-saving device.

Full scale production of Savasocket for the mass market is expected to begin once packaging and pricing research has been completed. For further details, please contact ElectraTech Limited using the details here.