The Ambidexx form has been developed with ergonomics at the forefront of the design philosophy. It is a truly ‘inclusive’ product and offers people with impaired hand dexterity the possibility to engage once again with normal cleaning or DIY tasks. For others it simply makes tasks much easier and more productive whilst reducing strain and the possibility for damaging hands and finger nails.

Product design and development has been the responsibility of award winning design consultancy, London Associates (LA). LA partner Les Stokes commented ‘We get many approaches from inventors who all think they have the best idea since ‘sliced bread’ but in this instance it really was -the problem was one of how to achieve it at the right cost? With normal hand held products, for instance cleaning cloths, the action of gripping greatly impairs the hands natural dexterity and also reduces the effective surface contact. The Ambidexx product had to be extremely light, very flexible, and easy to pick up and put down but would stay with the hand with no effort. This was no easy task and has taken years of design, prototyping, testing and user trials. The good news is that we now have a great solution’.

Autoglym, a ‘premium’ well respected UK brand has launched the first Ambidexx products into the UK car care market with the ‘Perfect Palm Applicator’ and ‘Perfect Palm Polisher’. Like all Ambidexx products, they stay on the hand with no gripping and conform easily to any surface, improving efficiency, coverage and the quality of final results.

The company behind the products, is a consortium of ‘expert organisations’ covering everything from product design development and intellectual property to material science and high volume production. The innovation has been trialed by multi-national FMCG companies who have all contributed to the final design and ensured that it’s wholly driven by customer needs.