Fran Halsall in conversation with Neil Ginger

Neil Ginger is an engineer, innovator and entrepreneur. He runs an award winning, fast-growing family business, Origin, which designs, develops and manufactures the 'Origin Home' range of bespoke aluminium bi-folding doors, windows and electric roller blinds.

Having designed the doors, he established the business in the UK in 2001, since then it has grown rapidly so that today it has a turnover of £40 million, employs over 260 people and has operations in Dubai and now the US, where he is now based.

Although he's focused on developing the company globally, he's still heavily involved in product development.

He's won the prestigious EEF South East Region Innovative Operating Practices Award, was shortlisted for the National Business Awards and recently was awarded a silver in the International Business Awards.