By Tele Reporter,4 May 2017 6.00am <\/p>\n
A Dundonian former health and safety manager in the oil and gas industry has designed a garment aimed at saving the lives of offshore workers in the event of an accident at sea. <\/p>\n
Simon Lamont came up with the idea for the Centurion 3 which is specially engineered to immediately produce heat when submerged in cold water after the 2009 Super Puma crash in the North Sea. <\/p>\n
It is designed to be worn under offshore survival suits and is also slash resistant. It improves heat retention, generates heat and resists fire, and a coating means the wearer should remain warm for at least one hour. <\/p>\n
Simon said: The helicopter crash left so many of us stunned, and when I discovered that the garments worn were insufficient when dealing with cold shock, I set to work designing and developing a product to remedy this. <\/p>\n
He set up Iron Ocean and has secured more than 100,000 in funding through Business Gateway, with an aim to launch the product next year. <\/p>\n
Simon added: In my previous job, I managed safety protocols and led incident and accident investigations but Im really enjoying being in full creative control of everything we do at Iron Ocean. <\/p>\n
More importantly, however, our design can save lives and there is nothing I value more than that. <\/p>\n
Working with Heriot-Watt Universitys School of Textiles and Design to create a prototype, Simon has also competed in various business events. <\/p>\n
Michelle Shepherd, business adviser at Business Gateway Dundee, said the organisation knew instantly that Simons idea had huge potential. <\/p>\n
She added: Since then, we have worked very closely with Simon, helping him identify funding opportunities, as well as supporting him as a new business owner. <\/p>\n
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