About us...
We are a Scottish company with a global business. We were founded
by a time-served plumber, Ross Dickinson who is driven by a passion
for developing simple solutions to pipe repair and pipeline
sector related problems.
This year we launch our new range of plumbing and pipe repair products,
including our new pipe freeze kits – the Kibosh FASTFREEZE™ range.
We are also in the process of securing funding for field testing our industrial pipe repair
clamp and pipe freeze clamps. In these trials, we are partnering with
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre and The University of Strathclyde’s-
Advanced Forming Research Centre as well as world renowned industry partners.
We are passionate about what we do, and we would love you to
try our products and see for yourself the difference they make.
Please let us know what how you get on using our products. E-mail
us or call us with any feedback. We would love to hear from you.
Kibosh™ History
Plumber and Kibosh Founder Ross Dickinson was called out to fix a burst
pipe in the winter of 2007. The homeowner could not turn the water off to the burst pipe because the shut-off valve was hidden in the garage. By the time Ross traced the pipe back and was able to turn the water off, there was already a significant amount of very costly water damage.
Ross got home and asked himself why there was no
product widely available to stop the leak and get the
situation under control. Then he had his eureka moment.
The Kibosh Rapid Pipe Repair Clamp was born. Ross then
took it upon himself to develop and patent the product.
Kibosh Ltd was incorporated in 2009.
Ross developed prototypes of a pipe repair clamp with
local tool making and injection moulding company,
Cademuir Engineering. He developed the product which
was tested by the British Standards Institute (BSI), and he
patented the design, both in the UK and internationally.
Initially Ross sold the product himself and he used the
success of wins from innovation awards and Kibosh social
media platforms to build awareness of the Kibosh Rapid
Pipe Repair Clamp.
The Kibosh Rapid Pipe Repair Clamp was then noticed
by Rothenberger, a leading global plumbing tool and
equipment brand. Ross entered into an agreement
with Rothenberger UK to produce the Rothenberger
Kibosh Emergency Pipe Repair, which is available in
the UK & USA.
Rothenberger UK also went on to employ Ross in the role
of Technical Manager , while Ross still remained as
Managing Director of Kibosh Ltd.
Sales of the Kibosh Rapid Pipe Repair Clamps quickly
grew, and Kibosh also started to produce pipe
freezing clamps, using the same IP, for Rothenberger
for use in their Rofrost Rapid pipe freezing kits.
As international interest and sales grew, Ross also
saw the opportunity to develop pipe repair and
freezing products for the Oil & Gas and
industrial markets.
In 2015 Ross secured funding to start phase 1 of this
development with the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre
(OGIC) and Heriot Watt University.
In 2018 Ross secured further funding for a Phase
2 of development of Kibosh clamps for up to 6”
pipes, again with OGIC and with the University of
Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre
(AFRC). This development was completed in 2019.
In 2019, Ross secured private equity funding
for Kibosh from Par Equity, an Edinburgh based
investment syndicate. This allowed Ross to leave
Rothenberger and work full time at Kibosh.
We are in the process of securing funding for field testing our industrial pipe repair
clamp and pipe freeze clamps. In these trials, we are partnering with
The Oil & Gas Technology Centre and The University of Strathclyde’s-
Advanced Forming Research Centre as well as world renowned industry partners.
In February 2021, we launched the new Kibosh brand,
bringing to market our full range of products, pipe
repair clamps to pipe freeze kits. This represents the
start of the next chapter in our history, and we hope
you enjoy it as much as we do.
Any more questions please contact: sales@kiboshinnovation.com
Location: United Kingdom, Scotland, Galashiels
Member count: 11-50
Phone: +44 7515 449515
Founded date: 2009
Investors 1
Date | Name | Website |
- | Par Equity | parequity.... |