<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-07-08T08:44:08Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/C46DC54A-2B34-4C32-90E5-2301E737117C" ns1:id="C46DC54A-2B34-4C32-90E5-2301E737117C"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/A4756065-BF01-4B73-8D57-E8E9F2EDCEF5" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/A4756065-BF01-4B73-8D57-E8E9F2EDCEF5" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2011-04-29T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/E4694641-1D7A-4622-9210-0DC3C03B3B4D" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2010-03-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">730061</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Micro Project Technical, Safety and User Improvements on Artificial Ski Suface</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Legacy RDA Grant for R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Proslope as a company evolved in 2007 as a response to demand and failure of existing
suppliers to provide a competitive, safe, enjoyable product that provides a good return
on investment.
ProMat will be a new 'snowpsorts' sliding surface designed to address the failures of
existing surfaces. It's a new innovative all season 'artificial' ski/snowboarding/tobogganing surface that is:
safe, sustainable, enjoyable and competitively priced ..
Business aims:
• Development of a new year round safe, enjoyable, sports sliding surface with a
price competitive advantage over alternatives
• Develop a profitable working operational centre
• Develop workable business model as a template for others</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>