A Dunoon family business has won an award for a puncture repair tool they designed.

The MotoPressor 4in1 Puncture Repair Tool - designed by Greg and Janice Jansen of Rocky Creek Designs - received a prestigious Good Design Award Gold Accolade in the Product Design category in recognition for outstanding design and innovation.

“We designed a four in one multi-tool that uses pre-vulcanized repair strings and the whole package stores in a sheath small enough to fit in your pocket,” Mr Jansen said. “The tool contains a pair of pliers, a rasp, an insertion tool and a knife, including five strings.”

The “repair string” plugs the hole and leaves a “patch style” repair on the inside of the tire.

The Good Design Awards Jury praised MotoPressor 4in1 Puncture Repair Tool commenting: “A compact and highly functional puncture repair tool with an industrial look that goes with the motorcycle aesthetic. The complete package and storage pouch is clever for the amount of tools making it small enough to fit in your pocket.”

The Jansens moved to the Northern Rivers in 2004 where they started planting 18,000 coffee trees on their Dunoon property. During that time, their brand, Hills of Byron, won numerous awards for outstanding taste. 

Both are motorcycle riders and have a passion for seeking new and innovative ideas.  

Janice’s background is sourcing promotional gifts for companies seeking gift with purchase items with their brand name and handling the public relations side of the business, so together, they formed Rocky Creek Designs, which has taken them on a totally different path.  

“We have built the business from one product which we designed back in 2010, called HELMETLOK,” Mr Jansen said. 

“This product was so successful that Harley-Davidson asked us to manufacture it for them with their logo on it. We were also approached by Schuberth Helmets to do the same for them, so the HELMETLOK is a well known and used, brand name.

“We then added line items to our portfolio and with the new MotoPressor Puncture Repair Tool, we have over 50 items in our range, 99 percent of which have been designed by us.”

“This Gold Design Award is a real feather in our cap,” said Ms Jansen. “We are very proud to have the ‘tick’ which means a great deal about the design of our product.”