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Motorsport race seat experts Real Essential, located in Berkshire is to partner with Leicester-based automotive trim specialists CoverTec Solutions to develop material covering options for race seat in-fills and associated applications. The result could mean expansion, new jobs and innovative world leading products being developed in the region.

 

Real Essential Managing Director, Vaughan Cartwright said: “We wanted to develop our leading seat-infill product range further by offering complete high-performance trimmed seating options without compromising on safety or comfort. CoverTec Solutions bring a combined 40 years of bespoke quality automotive trimming experience to the partnership. Their unique custom manufacturing experience means that together we can increase our development for motorsport seat-infill systems, as well as exploring the non-motorsport applications for this technology.” 

 

The UK is already at the heart of world motorsport with many of the teams based here. Seating systems are essential to driver comfort, safety and driving performance in all motorsport. The partnership hopes to develop a range of seating systems building on poly-bead resin technology. While the technology is born of motorsport innovation there are many other applications which the partnership will explore with the promise of new jobs and expansion.

 

Paul Hames of CoverTec Solutions said: “Innovation is what British firms do best. This is a great example of the collaboration of leading technology with years of traditional craftsmanship. The result will be market leading products that the quality people all over the world associate from British hand-crafted products.” 

 

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Notes to editors:

 

Real Essential

 

Established in 2007, by former Formula One No.1 Mechanic, Vaughan Cartwright, Real Essential is a market leader in the design, manufacture, and service provider of race seat poly-bead insert systems.  With advances made in resin technology; Real Essential offer superior seat-kit products that will meet the demands of motorsport and the requirements of drivers across all types of the sport. By providing a range of insert options, Real Essential is now researching and developing new products based on our knowledge and experience gained through a motorsport background; which can be implemented into general everyday life. 

 

CoverTec Solutions:

 

CoverTec Solutions are experts in vehicle trimming and interiors, working on both modern and classic vehicles with their expertise quickly expanding into manufacturing bespoke tailored covers for the sporting and motorsport industries.

 

For further information please visit:

www.realessential.co.uk

www.covertecsolutions.co.uk

CoverTec Solutions currently Sponsor David Phillipson by way of designing and manufacturing protective tailor made carry and travel systems for his equipment.

Supporting David Phillipson in his progressive target for gold in the 2012 Olympic Games is important to what we do.

Our task is to ensure that David’s equipment arrives at competitions around the world in perfect working order.

The covers made for David have already travelled around the world to Australia, Japan, United states, Sweden and many other places. The covers have served David well and since using CoverTec solutions his equipment has always arrived in perfect working order and ready to use.

About David Phillipson

At 19 years of age David is the current GB No1 and World Ranked 25 in Wheelchair Tennis.

David is based in Nottingham but splits his tennis training between Loughborough and The Nottingham Tennis Centre where he combines fitness training in the Gymnasium with on court coaching and training. His coach based at Loughborough is Martyn Whait the GB Wheelchair Tennis Men’s Coach.

2008 started well for David competing in the Australian open for the first time and improving his World Ranking by first round wins in both singles and doubles.

He became the National Champion this year and went on to play for GB in the World Team Cup (The Davies Cup of Wheelchair Tennis) in Italy where with his partner won the final rubber to win the match against Belgium and the Group 2 title, they had already clinched promotion to Group 1 by virtue of reaching the final.

Next years venue for this prestigious event is Nottingham Tennis Centre.

The two highlight of 2008 are without doubt being invited on a Wild Card to play doubles at Wimbledon and being selected to compete in the Paralympics in Beijing.

Being selected to represent GB at the Paralympics will be a great experience and David’s goal is to reach the Quarter finals which will mean defeating a seeded player.

David’s ultimate goal is to win the Gold Medal in 2012 in front of all the home supporters.

  

 

DAVID’S OWN WORDS

“I travel all over the world competing in tournaments to improve my world ranking. This means Air Travel in the majority of cases which has the usual risks of my tennis chair and wheels suffering damage. However CoverTec Solutions Ltd individually designed and manufactured carry covers for my sports wheelchair and wheels substantially reduced the chance and risk of damage.

Thanks to CoverTec Solutions Ltd I can travel with confidence knowing that on arriving at the competition destination I will be able to commence playing with equipment in the same condition as when I last played.”

Our sports equipment covers are bespoke manufactured to your equipment providing cargo and travel protection, we supply a design service so that your equipment will look it’s best, the design can be tailor made and tailored to your specification.

We have made protective covers for some of the top athletes in the UK covering hand race bikes, tennis wheelchairs, basket ball wheelchairs, rugby wheelchairs, water skis, snow sit skis, and race wheelchair.

Our aims are to protect your equipment so that it arrives at it’s destination in one piece, assist in handling and moving, also protecting the interior of vehicles.

The covers and travel systems can be in various colours with your logo applied, also sponsors can have there logos applied as well.

The images and photos below show some of the designs that have already travelled all around the world.

     

At CoverTec Solutions bespoke covers of any size can be made to measure using our usual way of creating a storage and carry system allowing your products and items having some form of protection whilst in transit, the most unusual request has been for a case and protections for expensive dinosaur fossils whilst in transit around the world to the simplistic body panels of cars in the motor sport industry and protective covers for disability sports equipment.

The covers below are to transport equipment from the UK to China, makes a change to have products going that way, but i suppose that reinforces our skill in design of new products possibly.

The covers are fitted with handles to aid carrying the items from van to room or room to van, and as you can see logos have been applied to the covers as well, the internal structure of the covers have 4mm padding to protect from the small knocks and scrapes that occurs during light transit journeys and the outer fabric is 100% polyester with a shower proof lining behind the padding, the opening has heavy duty zip enclosed in a durable polyester heavy duty webbing placed to create a binding.

Staff at CoverTec Solutions have been associated in the manufacture and design of bespoke covers for the motor sport and sports industry for both cars and ancillary equipment for many years. Working closely with all of our customers to obtain the highest quality products with or without logos, screen-printed or embroidered. A general idea of products include Car covers, Bodywork Covers, Security covers, Gearbox and suspension covers, Garage/hospitality & catering equipment covers and within these are, Garage shower proof (inside/outside use) fabric & coated nylons, Travel covers, Side pod and general panel covers, Front & rear wing covers, Mono-cock covers, Wheel covers,  Front splitter covers, Under body covers, Tyre rack covers, Alcantara seat covers or other fabrics, Insulation covers, Heat resistant fabrics for fuel browsers or engine covers, Heat resistant radiator covers, Tyre trolley covers, Oil/fuel drum covers, Toolbox covers removable or fixed fronts, Tensator barrier covers (1 or 2 part), Gantry covers, Re-fueler covers, Air bottle covers,general pit equipment covers,pit lane transportation covers and all covers can include logos and text either heat pressed, screen printed or embroidered. The below images are for the purpose of showing which makes of cars that we have manufactured items for over the years. Staff at CoverTec have been lucky enough to work with many within their careers and below are just a few areas we have been involved with.

Formula 1,A1 GP,Superleague Formula,NASCAR,Moto GP,Superbikes,Offshore Powerboats,Automotive Manufacturers,Government Departments – Energy and Automotive,Olympic Equipment Design.

Race bike covers are designed by CoverTec Solutions Ltd. These race bike covers can be adapted to fit Quickie Shark, Draft etc. The covers are made from a durable polyester faced fabric containing a pvc backing then lined with a 4mm foam padding lined with a soft brush nylon. These covers are our own design and have been perfected to protect the equipment whilst travelling on aircraft, cars, and trains etc.