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News | Funding Boost for Pedal Power Transport

Samuel Harris (Pedal Power Transport Limited)

Friday 29th June 2012

Pedal Power Transport scoop second place in Bristol’s equivalent of Dragon’s Den. 

Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award winner Sam Harris and his business partner Nishil Raichura have won £6,750 to continue to develop their business in Bristol’s equivalent of Dragon’s Den. Their business, Pedal Power Transport, is a courier and taxi business powered by people rather than petrol. They have specialised rickshaws which allow them to make deliveries of people and parcels around the city, offering a high-quality, competitive and eco-friendly service.

As well as scooping £1,000 for his Shell Grand Ideas Award Sam also received coverage in his local press as a result of his win. To be in with a chance of benefiting from a Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Award you can enter today by filling out an online application form.

 


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