About Us

A view from Todmorden towards Leeds

Which came first? Folding or rolling?

It all began in an office in Leeds. Beate had cycled to work, reached into her bag to pull out her laptop and flung a pair of knickers across the room. Since then she’s been trying to make cycling to work a touch smoother and more stylish.

St Pancras Station interior
Beate Kubitz catching a train

Who?

Beate Kubitz is a transport consultant, campaigner and designer. For the last ten years she has worked with start-ups, established companies and local authorities developing understanding and implementation of mobility innovations. These include better facilities for cycling, walking, digital journey planning and ticketing, mobility-as-a-service and on-demand buses.

The Fold+Rºll was invented to help make cycle commuting a better experience by organising a fresh change of clothes (or neatly rolling up items that aren’t in tip top form).

Fold+Rºll aims to be the most sustainably-made packing organiser for cycle commuters, travellers and people who do more than one thing in their day.

Beate has roots in the north of England and the east of Germany, and lives in a village in the French Pyrenees.

Beate on LinkedIN | transport consultancy

“A Fold+Rºll keeps my footprint light and my stuff in order when I’m cycling or catching the train.”

Contact us

Beate Kubitz Associates Ltd | Unit 8 Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George’s Street Hebden Bridge HX7 7BY UK

Company number: 13439358 | VAT number: 393199455

The design for the Fold+Rll is a registered design: UK Design Registration no. 6316317 UK Patent Pending 2313385.3.

Need more information?

For media enquiries, wholesale and distribution details and any other queries, please send us a note using the form.

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A number of talented, skilled and experienced people have helped get Fold+Rºll up and rolling.

Meet the Team

  • Chipps Chippendale

    WORDS AND PICTURES

    Chipps is the editor of Singletrack Mountain Bike Magazine, pro-photographer and word wrangler. He’s worked on pictures and copy.

  • Judy Freeman

    MARKETING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

    Judy is the creative marketing talent that has kept project Fold+Rºll rolling.

  • Simon Blyth

    MULTI MEDIA DESIGNS

    Simon is a multi-skilled designer who has created our videos and pimped up the packaging.

  • Jane Hurn

    BUSINESS PLANNING

    Jane’s business development experience has enabled Fold+Rºll to move from idea into production.

  • Grace Abell

    LOGO DESIGN

    Grace is a talented logo creator, font wizz and the holder of the Fold+Rºll style guide.

  • Jess the Dog

    THE ORIGINAL ROLLER

    By snuggling up daily, Jess demonstrates the benefits of compact, rolling joy.

Thank you too to our suppliers

CottonBee

Committed to sustainability using green printing technology that reduces water consumption, energy and chemical use, CottonBee also plants 1m2 of forest with every order placed.

APF

APF is both a charity supporting people to live independent lives and also a social enterprise with state of the art production facilities employing people with disabilities.