Maclaren Baby Buggy – a grandchild that inspired her grandfather to improve on a heavy and clumsy pushchair
 The idea of a Baby Buggy came to Owen Maclaren when he was visited by his daughter, her airline director husband and his first grandchild. Finding himself wheeling his grandchild around in a clumsy, heavy conventional pushchair, he had the inspiration to improve the humble vehicle. He did more. He invented a new generation of baby transport.
Finding a way to make baby buggies lighter and mobile
Using modern lightweight materials like tubular aluminum, Maclaren developed a structure that could comfortably carry even a fairly large child and then fold into a space only a little bigger than that occupied by a rolled-up umbrella. The beauty of the new design was its lightness – with its aluminum frame it weighed just 6 lb (3kg) – and its three –dimensional folding mechanism that collapsed the buggy like an umbrella.
Maclaren “Buggies” (umbrella strollers) sold all over the world in over 50 countries; New Guinea, the Bahamas, Chile and the Middle East, with the USA, Australia and Europe being the major export markets.
Maclaren today is a highly successful enterprise winning design and excellence awards for its products.
2003
Mac 3 - winner of the JPMA Innovation Award
2003
Quest - winner of the Prima Baby Reader Award
best buy in 4-wheel buggy category
2003
Junior magazine Editor's Choice
Best 'Lightweight Buggy'
2002/2003
Techno XT
Mother & Baby
Best Stroller
2003/2004
Quest
Mother & Baby
Silver Award
Best Lightweight Buggy/Stroller
Award for Excellence for Contribution to the nursery industry
Mother & Baby
2004
Quest- winner of the Best Buy Award
2004
Techno- winner of the Best Value Award
2003
Techno XT
Mother & Baby voted
'Reader Favourite'
Baby & Toddler Gear
Platinum Award for
Maclaren Mac Sac
Baby & Toddler Gear
Gold Award for
Front Carrier
2004/2005
Techno Classic, Quest, Kate Spade, Baby Carrier, and Maclaren MacSac
Pregnancy Buyer's Guide
Editors Choice Award
2004/2005
Techno XT
Mother & Baby
Best Stroller
2005
Techno XT
Mother & Baby
Best Buy
2004/2005
Twin Traveller
Prima Baby
Best Value
2005
Techno XT
Pregnancy
Editors Choice
Here is current list of Maclaren strollers and accessories for 2005;
Maclaren Kate Spade
Maclaren Volo
Maclaren Triumph
Maclaren Quest Sport
Maclaren Quest MOD
Maclaren Ryder
Maclaren Techno XT
Maclaren Techno Classic
Maclaren Global Buggy
Maclaren Rally Twin
Maclaren Twin Traveller
Baby Essentials
Maclaren Macsac
Maclaren Universal Organiser
Maclaren Baby Carrier
Maclaren Deluxe Footmuff
Maclaren Rocker
Maclaren Baby Blanket
Maclaren Carry Bag
Shop online at Dreamtime Baby for Maclaren Strollers and accessories.
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