When we started Tewke, we did not set out to build a light switch. We set out to rethink how homes use energy, how they respond to the people living inside them,…
Enjoy the journey
If you’ve just watched Grand Designs and found your way here, then welcome. It’s been quite something sharing our family’s story and seeing so many messages from people who connected with it.…
A bumpy ride
As a self-proclaimed car enthusiast, my excitement for electric cars is extensive. While I am still a petrol head I believe daily driving will be electric. I am a member of a…
Electrifying Future
I have always been enthralled by electricity in our homes. It’s immediacy, efficiency, and cleanliness. No smell, no mess. Obviously, the actual impact it has a lot to do with how it is…
Give children the right start
Back in February 2019 we broke ground on a new project I supported which was to build a dedicated children’s nursery in the heart of Warwickshire. When my first daughter was 6-months…
Two Jobs
From a young age I was introduced, by late step father, to the German and Austrian culture. Being a proud German but having lived in England most of his life he had…
Kickstarter
One of my hobbies is inspiring and mentoring a new generation into the world of business and entrepreneurship. As I am quite a practical person I find one of the best ways…
Double down on innovation
With so much talk on the economy and the challenges of a post pandemic recovery I would like to use an example close to home, well to me anyway, in terms of…
Positive thoughts, positive actions
With lockdown in full swing I have been interested in the different responses by small businesses to the crisis. Businesses that usually operate on a day to day basis and have nothing…
Downturn was on the cards before Coronavirus
For the past 18-months I have been convinced we would see a recession in 2020. Not for any morbid reason, just that I felt 2020 would be the year we would see…
We can do better than Entrepreneur Relief
LinkedIn is awash with investors, entrepreneurs and accountants talking about the upcoming budget and the potential possibility that Entrepreneur Relief will be cut, if not abolished. This relief to those that haven’t…
New year, new electricity
I have joined the early adopters in parking my love of petrol and everything engine related and gone electric. Well partly. Having written before about my love of the hybrid e-bike I…
Win win or no deal
Since starting my first business at fifteen I have enjoyed many business audio books from the infamous Jim Collins, From Good to Great through to more recently 7 Habits of Highly Successful…
Killing Marketing
I read with interest the news that Volvo will be limiting all their cars to 112mph (180 kph) in a bid to reduce road deaths. We are told this is due to…
Divorce always looks better in hindsight
With only one conversation dominating our media at the moment I have been debating with myself the merits of writing a post about it. I have always been told to stay clear…