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Chris sends pulses racing with charity design

A University of Wolverhampton graduate is sending pulses racing with his range of interactive charity collection devices.
 
Design Engineer Chris Starey, 24, created the ‘DN8’ floor-standing collection box range to help charities raise more money by ‘rewarding’ people for making a donation.
 
Donors can measure their heart rate by placing their hands on the device, and be treated to impressive visual spectacles such as doughnut-shaped bubbles being released.
 
Trials of the boxes are taking place at three stores in the West Midlands - Wolverhampton’s Focus DIY store in Stafford Street, Sedgley’s Co-Op, and Halesowen Leisure Centre.
 
Computer Aided Product Design graduate Chris is now working on a series of new designs with new start-up company Interactive Play and Development, which is owned by AC Automation and based in Pembrokeshire.
 
Chris said: "Collection boxes have not really improved in the last 30 years and we are confident the DN8's will prove a hit in stores and shopping centres.
 
"The box is attractive, interactive, and encourages people to donate money to good causes.
 
"We hope this trial will help us develop the idea further and ultimately raise more money for a host of charities."
 
Liz Cox, Barnardo’s Assistant Director of Fundraising, said: "We think this new, fun, interactive collecting device will create interest with the general public whilst raising much needed funds for our vital work with disadvantaged children and young people."
 
Chris’ previous inventions include an energy-saving Luxaver device, which is fitted retrospectively to lightbulbs.
 
The invention, which detects whether a person is in a room and switches the light off if it is unoccupied, won him the University’s Bizcom 2004 Award.

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For more information please contact Scott Faulkner in the Press Office on 01902 322736.
 
REF: 3807/22/12/06/SF
Date issued: Friday December 22, 2006

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