An untidy Bradford seven-year-old has inspired a business idea and unusual product that is set to go global.

Businessman Darren Holland's son Keane had a bedroom resembling a bombsite, strewn with electronic games and other techno-paraphernalia.

Mr Holland searched high and low for some convenient storage solution for his son's treasured possessions.

Finding none, he set about creating a console in which keyboards, CDs and Playstations could be easily and safely stored away to transform his son's bedroom from a disaster area into a place of neatness.

But it soon dawned on him that here was a business idea with potential. And 27 months ago The Gameulator concept was born.

"I just wanted something to store games and consoles in and provide a good gaming experience but there was nothing," said Mr Holland. "The only things I could find were for driving games and they didn't include any storage.

"I started making drawings and thought long and hard about the features it would need. Eventually I visited an engineering company in Dewsbury and had a prototype made out of wood and it proved a big hit with my son. It wasn't long before all his friends wanted one too."

Mr Holland showed his prototype to local entrepreneur David Campbell who thought the idea had legs.

They decided to set up a company to manufacture the products and brought in people with expertise in manufacturing, importing, exporting and law.

The six-strong company based in Gomersal has ploughed tens of thousands of pounds into the venture, working alongside such organisations as Trading Standards to make sure the product meets health and safety requirements.

The one thing which did take Mr Holland and his team by surprise was the timescale for developing the product.

"It takes three times as much money as you believe and four times as long," he said. "I remember sitting here last February thinking that it would be on the market by the spring."

Mr Holland, who has a background in IT and technical support, is manufacturing the Gameulator in China. He has visited the country regularly to set up production.

"The Chinese workforce is very educated," he said. "Back in the old days, 'Made In China' had a stigma attached to it but not any more."

Mr Holland said the product had excited interest from across the globe with inquiries from every continent.

Later this week his brainchild will get national exposure when it is featured on the ITV children's show, Ministry of Mayhem.

The lads' magazine Loaded is also expected to review it, as is the X-box official magazine.