Dragons' Den

Read an article in our gardening magazine this week.
It's about Dragons' Den. A father and son team invented a 'wheelbarrow booster' which could increase
the capacity of a wheelbarrow by 300% saving lots of trips to empty it and it can be folded away, when not in use.
They turned down £50,000 of investment on Dragons' Den. They offered a 10% equity in their company.
The Dragons' Den wanted 50% of the company!
Mike (Dad) after a heated exchange told them "sod you!"
Son (Joe) said they may have negotiated 25% but Dad speaks before he thinks..and they forgot to mention the product was endorsed by Alan Titchmarsh.

I think they have had the last laugh, Homebase have ordered 5,000 for 2013 and Tesco Direct have listed
it for £12.99. They also went to a trade show and took orders for another 2,000.

The company is www.greanbase.co.uk

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I think they should rename it Vultures Den!

It's awful they way they try to rob these people blind imo.

Glad the father and son duo have made it without them

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I saw the wheelbarrow 'sleeves' on the show Janela they looked quite good.

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I had to laugh when I read this because a few years ago an Australian Landscape company took part in the Chelsea Flower show (I think they won a prize too). They shipped over half a dozen wheelbarrows because they said that in Britain you couldn't get a decent wheelbarrow. When I looked at the photos on the reference above I could see why.


Even the cheap and nasties from Bunnings look better. Why not built a decent barrow in the first place?

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We do a fine line in barrows Bruce, here are a few
I see the barrow booster is advertised near the bottom of the page

http://www.garden4less.co.uk/garden-...partner=MsnWHB

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Glad that one had a happy ending. Think the Dragons are getting a bit big for their boots.