The company was started by Mike Norman, Managing Director and inventor. The inspiration came some years ago, while he was watching a television programme which aimed to raise money to buy a four-wheel drive ambulance for use in Africa. With his experience and love of motorcycles he felt that he could produce a similar, yet more versatile product for a fraction of the cost. Thus the Ranger LifeCycle was born.

After much development and two years of successful trials in Zimbabwe, Mike's invention won the coveted Worldaware Shell Technology Award for Development in 1999. As a direct result of winning this award, Robert Deacon Elliott brought the project to the attention of HRH Prince Bandar Bin Sultan. Prince Bandar immediately saw The Ranger LifeCycle as a most effective means of instantly and sustainably enhancing the lives of many of the people who were less fortunate than us, and offered his full support and sponsorship. On hearing of the project former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, endorsed the humanitarian benefits of The Ranger LifeCycle by becoming co-sponsor.

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