Personalized iPod vinyl skins, Laptops covers & Games Console skins: Wrappz.com

PR Log (Press Release) – May 22, 2009 – As gadgets become an ever more important part of our day to day lives, people increasingly want to personalize them so they really feel like their own - and a company started by two young men from Bromley have tapped into this phenomenon and in the process created a multi-million pound business.

www.wrappz.com produce and sell personalized iPod skins, games console and laptop covers featuring anything from music, movie and sports stars to stylish prints and personal photos. Printed using the latest digital techniques and made of patented 3M vinyl allowing easy application and you can upload any image you want using their revolutionary ‘create your own’ technology so it doesn’t just have to be high art or your favourite actor, model or band – you could also have your partner, child, motorbike or goldfish!

You name it, you can have it as a cool statement on your electronic pride and joy and the company’s patented technology which creates Wrappz tailored to exact specifications has lead to deals with some of the biggest players in global entertainment.  

The business partners behind the company Alex Knowlden (32) and Ben Davies (36) have sold 500,000 Wrappz units in their first year and their company is now set to smash its second year turnover target of £1.5 million after striking deals with huge multi-national companies such as Disney, Nickelodeon, T-mobile, Sony, BT and the BBC. It all goes to prove that with the right idea and product it is possible to generate incredible profits whatever the economic climate and many businesses could learn a great deal from Alex and Ben’s passionate ‘can do’ approach

The dynamic pair met 14 years ago through playing football when Ben was the director of Vinyl Printers and Alex was a property developer. After falling off a scaffolding unit in Spain, Alex suffered a brain haemorrhage and decided during recover to follow his dreams and start his own company. There was no one better for Alex to go into business with than best friend Ben who has never let the fact he turned Kate Moss down for a date when they were teenagers they decided to start Wrappz.com in and the rest as they say is history.

“Wrappz.com is experiencing incredible growth at the moment and new deals are being struck every day to extend the reach of the brand,” says Alex Knowlden. “We’re proud to have come so far in such a short space of time but we won’t rest until there is a Wrappz on every popular gadget out there!”

About Wrappz.com
Wrappz iPod skins, laptop and games console covers are the latest must-have accessory. They are even being snapped up by A-list celebrities, many of whom are choosing to design their own covers using powerful new software at www.wrappz.com, which allows personalisation like no other. There are more than 100 designs to choose from, including pop starts such as Madonna, and movie icon such as Audrey Hepburn. There are also lots of exclusives, including the official SpongeBob SquarePants Wrappz from the Nickelodeon range.

Wrappz uses patented 3M vinyl material that allows easy and bubble-free adhesion to your device. When the covers are removed, they’re residue free.
For more information please visit – www.wrappz.com