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See a demonstration of the BarbeSkew in action by the BarbeSkew inventor at Downtown Garnden Centre near Grantham, Lincolnshire on Sunday 8th August.

For map and more inforamtion about Downtown see: http://www.oldrids.co.uk/

BarbeSkew Company Limited has formed a strategic quality alliance with RKS Laboratories Limited to cover all aspects of quality. RKS Laboratories is a UKAS accredited facility meeting the requirements of ISO 17025:2005 and has been providing advice and guidance to companies for over 50 years on testing, certification and development.

Tim Robinson, the Technical Director of RKS Laboratories, said “Our alliance with BarbeSkew will ensure that the product not only meets the latest quality standards, but exceeds these standards, and with the two companies working together, we aim to make the BarbeSkew one of the highest quality barbecues in the world.

The BarbeSkew – the “must have” accessory for summer 2008 and Euro 2008 – will be for sale at Harrods.

Harrods are the latest retailer to confirm they will stock the BarbeSkew – the world’s first hands-free barbecue – and will feature it at their Barbecue Event Days.

The Harrods buyer stated “I like the BarbeSkew because it is not just another boring old grill. It is different from everything else that’s on the market and I think it represents an exciting new line of barbecues.”

Ed Wray, the Managing Director of BarbeSkew, said “Harrods are a world class retailer and so we are delighted they are participating in the BarbeSkew Revolution”

The BarbeSkew team have just returned from exhibiting at the 8th European DIY Retailers Annual Conference in Berlin where some of Europe’s leading DIY retailers including Kingfisher (B&Q), OBI (Germany) and Silvan (Denmark) presented “Sustainability and Energy Efficiency – Strategies for Success in the DIY Sector of Tomorrow”.

In line with this, BarbeSkew Company Limited are pleased to announce that from this point, the wood in the skewers will be sourced from FSC (Forest Sustainability Council) sources. The MD of BarbeSkew, Ed Wray, said “New consumer values demand new solutions and so I am proud the BarbeSkew is leading the field”.

BARBESKEW WINS BEST NEW PRODUCT AWARD
Industry recognised award for the World’s First Hands-Free Barbecue

BarbeSkew, the World’s First Hands-Free Barbecue, has been voted best new product at GLEE, one of Europe’s largest trade events for garden, pet and leisure.

Ed Wray, BarbeSkew’s Managing Director, says: “I am simply over the moon. This has been the perfect start to GLEE. The fact that this is an industry recognised award is a massive boost for what I believe is a product which will revolutionise the way people barbecue food in the future.”

The BarbeSkew, which cooks food to perfection, is a new design that makes barbecuing easier and safer than ever before. The days of black sausages with pink middles are over!

The BarbeSkew – which takes it name from BARBEcue and SKEWer – combines the traditional bbq with a spit roast. Instead of a grill above the flames, the BarbeSkew automatically slowly rotates the food on skewers ensuring it is cooked thoroughly but making sure it doesn’t burn. Larger produce such as fish and burgers can be cooked too by placing them in a rotating cages.

The BarbeSkew is the brainchild of entrepreneur Ed Wray who spotted a niche in the market while eating barbecued food at a party. Ed was motivated to design the BarbeSkew as he was fed up of eating badly prepared barbecued food. He says: “On a traditional barbecue, the food is placed on the grill – it burns. It is turned over – it burns. And then it is taken off the grill – uncooked. And what are you left with? Burnt uncooked food.” He continues: “The BarbeSkew not only prepares food properly but the chef can have a drink and chat to guests without worrying about constantly turning food over. And you can cook food in all weathers by closing the lid.”

The BarbeSkew has some brilliant features including:

* a charcoal tray that raises and lowers using a handle that gives fantastic heat control
* nine small kebab skewers and three large ones
* a chrome cage in which to cook fish or steaks to perfection
* an easy-clean removable charcoal / fat tray. It’s never been easier to clean your barbecue.

The HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards is one of the UK’s most highly-coveted small business awards. Held annually since 2000, it recognises fledgling businesses with an inspiring blend of creativity, determination and business acumen.

Over 1500 entries were registered this year with BarbeSkew Company Limited winning the Southern Region Award.

Ed says “With BarbeSkew heading towards being an international brand, it is just fantastic that the HSBC have seen the product and liked it, and this means BarbeSkew will receive tremendous promotion through the HSBC network and also through their sponsors The Daily Express and Sky News.

For more details of the awards see www.startupstars.hsbc.co.uk