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Tony Allen's idea for the Spider Catcher was spawned after spending years chasing spiders for his young son who was terrified of them.

After designing and developing a prototype in his garden shed, the Spider Catcher was launched at the Tomorrows World Live Event in London in 1999. Tony holds the worldwide patent to Spider Catcher and has set up a base in Fermoy, Co Cork for the management and distribution of Spider Catcher.

The company, Bug Co Web Ltd, employs three people and has a turnover of €600K per year.