“You have convinced me - I will koofe two!” Harald Gerhard will never forget this key experience at the first trade fair presentation at Velo Berlin: the idea and development of his indicator glove worked. The 72-year-old industrial engineer, known nationwide through his appearance in the VOX show “Die Höhle des Löwen”, founded his company in Bensheim in 2016 in order to develop a marketable product from his idea.
2018
REALLY CLEVER: FLASHING FOR SAFETY
Harald Gerhard, Gerhard Trade & Consulting GmbH, Bensheim.
The motivation for founding
A near-accident showed me how dangerous cycling in the dark is. I knew you had to do more in the area of safety and that's how I came up with the idea of the indicator glove.
The idea
The indicator glove is a cycling glove with light emitting diodes to indicate the direction. The special feature is the combination of electronics and textiles in the outdoor area in summer, winter and transition gloves. The blinker is shockproof and water-repellent. Cyclists are therefore safer on the road.
The performance
Development, production and sales of the indicator glove.
The current status
The indicator glove is sold for department stores and discounters by DS Produkte GmbH, the sales network is also completed for the retail trade, including custom-made products for vintage motorcyclists and carriage drivers.
"Of course there are problems and unfortunately everything doesn't always run like clockwork - but giving it up is out of the question!" Says Harald Gerhard and advises: "If you believe in your business idea, you have to give it your all."
Harald Gerhard impressed on the stage of the 19th Rhein-Neckar Business Start-Up Day in the DAS WORMSER conference center under “Ideas with perspective”.
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"Of course there are problems and unfortunately everything doesn't always run like clockwork - but giving it up is out of the question!" Says Harald Gerhard and advises: "If you believe in your business idea, you have to give it your all."
Harald Gerhard impressed on the stage of the 19th Rhein-Neckar Business Start-Up Day in the DAS WORMSER conference center under “Ideas with perspective”.
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