Awards And Media Appearances For RatMat

Hammer Technologies are fortunate enough to have awarded 4 awards for our RatMat. These are from both business and pest-control sources. They are listed below, please scroll down for our media appearances.

Washington Post Newspaper

‘Comprehensive auto insurance typically covers such damage after deductibles are met. To help drivers avoid reaching that point, several products claim to deter rats. There is the RatMat, an electrified tile system that can be placed under a car. Blame is often cast on the soy-based wiring insulation that many auto manufacturers now use, which is considered ecologically sounder than the petroleum-derived insulation it replaced. The lawsuits have argued that it is also tastier to rodents and therefore defective, and that car warranties should cover rodent damage. Defendants have countered that warranties do not cover damage from “environmental conditions” and, as Toyota wrote in one court filing, that “rodents chew on things, whether soy-flavored or not.” Judges have sided with the companies.

A rat died under the hood of Morgan Finkelstein’s car, and others destroyed her boyfriend’s vehicle. The boyfriend — who declined to be interviewed because he works in politics and did not want his Google search results to be about rats — already knew his Ford Focus had rat damage when he parked it behind their apartment for months during an out-of-state election in 2018. When he returned, it wouldn’t start. The car’s “carcass” sat there for more than a year, Finkelstein said, because tow trucks could not get around a tight corner to haul it away.’

Washington Post Article

New York Post - Rodents chow down on Teslas, causing thousands in damage

RatMat features in this brilliant article in the New York Post. Our own Dr Toby Bateson was interviewed on the rodent problem faced by Tesla currently. The article reads as follows:

‘Toby Bateson, a UK-based inventor who came up with a product designed to keep rats out of vehicles, said his company has seen special interest from Tesla drivers.

“We’re getting a lot of inquiries from Tesla owners because they seem to be vulnerable to the problem,” he said, adding that his company has been contacted by about 150 Tesla owners with rodent issues over the past year. 

Bateson sells a product called the RatMat, which he describes as a “horizontal electric fence” that keeps rodents from entering vehicles.

Please click the link below to see the full article.

https://nypost.com/

Rodents Cause Thousands in Tesla Car Damages | NTD Business News

Hammer technologies own Simon preuveneers featured on NTD news in the United States talking about our experience with rodents damaging Tesla cars. Fast forward to 4 minutes 30 to see the feature.

Corporate Livewire - Pest Control Specialist Of The Year 2021

The Corporate Livewire South West England Prestige Awards 2020/21 recognise small and medium-sized businesses that have proven to be the best in their market over the past 12 months.

All shortlisted companies are asked to support their nomination with evidence of their work, positive feedback from their clients, information on previous accreditation’s and recognition as well as highlighting the most outstanding parts of their businesses.

The judging panel base their decisions upon areas such as service excellence, quality of the product/ service provided, innovative practices, value, ethical or sustainable methods of working, as well as consistency in performance. The winners selected are those who can best demonstrate their strengths in these areas.

Corporate Vision Magazine; ‘Hammer Technologies; Best Eco-Friendly Vehicle Pest Control Solution: RatMat’ - February 2021

Corporate Vision Magazine launched the Global Automotive Awards in recognition of the diversity of business, logistics and manufacturing groups behind the sector. Awards Coordinator Jazmin Collins commented: “It’s been an honour to connect to those who drive this industry to ever greater heights. To see how businesses all over the world interconnect, thrive, develop, and grow. I offer a sincere congratulations to all of the winners recognised in this programme and wish you all a wonderful 2021 ahead.”

We are thrilled at Hammer Technologies to have been recognised as significantly contributing to this sector which is a cornerstone of our economy, as well as an essential part of our business and personal lives. RatMat is extremely effective at protecting cars and other vehicles against damage. It is more environmentally responsible than other solutions which use consumable products, as well as rodenticides which can enter the food chain and kill wildlife.

Business Insider Entrepreneur Of The Year Award - Dr Toby Bateson - June 2018

Dr Toby Bateson, inventor of RatMat and ZenPlugs Molded Ear Plugs has been awarded the prized Insider South West Award for Entrepreneur Of The Year. The award recognises his recent achievements in developing the RatMat Rodent Repellent Electric Flooring for Hammer Technologies, developing ZenPlugs Moulded Ear Plugs, ZenPlugs Swim and continuing to work as an Emergency Doctor in Cornwall.

'I was surprised and deeply honoured to be granted the award' he told us. 'I was not expecting this at all!' 

'The business awards event was great, I met so many fascinating and highly accomplished people across diverse industries who inspired me in so many ways. The innovation many of them had achieved was outstanding'.

As well as developing and marketing ZenPlugs Molded Ear Plugs Dr Toby has spent several years developing the RatMat Rodent Repellent Flooring. Working like an electric fence on the floor it is very effective at keeping rodents at bay. Developed in response to the extensive and expensive rat and mouse problem being battled with limited success around the world the product is the first of its' kind and promises to revolutionise the pest control industry.

Pest Magazine - Best New Product Award - 2nd Place - November 2019

Hammer Technologies were very proud to accept 2nd place in the Best New Product Category in Pest Magazine. Based on verified user votes, the award was presented to Dr Toby Bateson, MD of Hammer Technologies, Louise Coldwell, Head of Sales & Customer Services at Killgerm and Francis Dufort, Head of Product Development for Hammer Technologies.

Commenting on the award, Dr Bateson, says: “I am thrilled to receive this amazing award. We have worked hard for years to reach this point; the product wouldn’t be what it is today without the tireless enthusiasm of my colleagues. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for us.” Louise added “We are very proud that RatMat has been awarded second place in the 2019 Best Product Award! The RatMat is a superb, unique product and at Killgerm we are thrilled to have a great product like this to sell. The recognition is truly deserved.”

In case you missed it; Dr Toby Bateson talks to Debbie McCrory about RatMat Live on Radio Cornwall.

Alphr Website

‘Six years. That’s how long it took our generation’s greatest stroke of innovation to become a reality. It’s not anything you would probably guess, like hoverboards that actually float or holographic forms of communication. It’s RatMat, a rodent repellent — with potential for a brilliant slogan — that its creator Toby Bateson claims to be 100% effective.The “mat” of the RatMat is a series of interlocking, steel tiles — all of them measure out to be 31 x 31 x 1.2 cm — placed on a hard surface. It also comes with an energiser to power the tiles. The mat administers a shock that doesn’t hurt or kill a rodent when it walks across the surface, but deters it from returning to the same area. This means you can do without mousetraps’ barbaric ways and the cleanup efforts that result from it.’

www.alphr.com/ratmat

Falmouth Packet Newspaper

RatMat won an award for Best New Pest Control Product In 2019 from Pest Magazine at PestTech International Pest Control Exhibition - Featured In Falmouth Packet Newspaper.

Falmouth Packet