They have already been adopted by the British Cheerleading Association (BCA).

After six years in development, Peter Greedy's patented shoelace technology allows wearers to simply tighten or loosen their laces, without ever needing to tie them.

Greeper laces can be applied to almost any lace-up footwear. They come in a wide variety of colours, styles and designs suited to any user in just about any age group.

Peter Greedy said: "The initial response to Greeper shoelaces has exceeded all expectations from just about all markets. The obvious health and safety benefits, where people cannot ever trip on their undone laces, has been praised by many."

Peter Greedy (right), a qualified optometrist, had his eureka moment while driving on a motorway in 2001.  A father of three, Peter was frustrated like many parents about the constant state of his young children's laces - regularly undone, frayed and tatty. He set out to devise an alternative to traditional lace-up shoes when he had an image of what would become the Greeper shoelace system.

Peter ensconced himself in his shed and constructed the first pair of Greeper laces - and they worked!  By threading the laces through a single central aperture, and putting stoppers in strategic places, the Greeper lace-up system mimicked the appearance of a regular ‘bow' type shoelace knot, and enabled the wearer of the shoes to easily loosen and tighten the shoelaces. Furthermore the bow would never come undone.

Having showcased this first working model to friends and colleagues, Peter was encouraged to get the idea/device patented, and in 2006 the patent was granted. Now Peter has left corporate life to make this unique device available to everyone.

For more information visit www.greeper.com

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