‘Unmade’ on demand jumpers win Pitch battle at St James’s Palace

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Uniquely designed jumpers knitted in-store in just 90 minutes are coming to Covent Garden — with some serious establishment backing. Start-up Unmade — formerly Knyttan — uses a “3D printer for knitwear” to make its jumpers in-house for the same cost as those mass-produced in international factories.

The two-year-old start-up was named the winner of the fourth [email protected] — a biannual event run by HRH The Duke of York where 15 start-ups pitch their products to investors and businesses at St James’ Palace. Read More

Construction app sets sights on big time after pitching to Prince

A LONDON start-up that developed software used by workers on the multi-billion-pound Crossrail project was named as a finalist in a business scheme backed by the Duke of York. Alex Siljanovski, 35, says his web and app-based software BaseStone “helps cut risk and cost” on construction sites. It connects site workers with office staff and allows designs and other materials to be stored digitally in one location. Mr Siljanovski, a former chartered engineer whose team is based in Whitechapel, says the software has been used at up to 15 per cent of Crossrail’s sites in the capital. Read More