Tycoon Challenge: RecycleRopes

Finlay Cooper (L6GRO) and Gwil Davis (L6WER) are the brains behind one of this year’s Young Tycoon businesses, RecycleRopes.

The pair of entrepreneurs are selling eye-catching products made from recycled climbing and sailing rope, hoping to make money whilst reducing landfill waste. 

Finlay explained: “Because of the materials used to make sailing and climbing rope, they don’t break down when they go into landfill.

“The quality of the rope is usually very high so we decided to repurpose it to make dog leads, bracelets and key rings.”

The products are all competitively priced, starting at just £3 for a key ring.

Finlay continued: “We hope that our products will appeal to environmentally conscious customers, but also those who just appreciate a high quality, attractive, hand-made product.”

RecycleRopes will be selling in the Senior School foyer this week and next week. They accept payments in cash and by bank transfer. 

You can follow RecycleRopes on Instagram – @recycle_ropes