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THE Dragons’ Den is notorious for melting the will of even the most confident of potential slayers, and the Swansea duo were no different.

If you had told me then that we would have built a company based on the idea I wouldn’t have believed you. People kept telling us we should go on Dragons’ Den, so we thought why not give it a go?” Clearly the two are not going to risk arguing any further and they readily accept her offer. The deal done in the Den: We work hard to minimise our negative impact on the environment, reusing our waste and aiming to become a zero to landfill company. Ms Valentine described the grilling as “the most terrifying experience” of her life that left her on the verge of tears.A BUSINESS pair from Swansea have secured a much sought-after investment from the Dragons’ Den for a potentially life-saving invention. Theo Paphitis is also disappointed at their suspect statistics and he finds it absurd that they haven't even managed to speak to anyone in the buying departments of the stores they've approached.

They are a lot like they appear on the television, very much as I expected, but that didn’t make it any easier. I spent much of the pitch trying not to cry – I had got so upset that I felt like I was going to burst into tears all the way through. Most of the time I was keeping my mouth shut just to keep it together. In return, the dragon has taken a 45% stake in the business after the pair were subjected to a gruelling 90-minute grilling from Ms Meaden and the four other dragons – with Theo Paphitis and Duncan Bannatyne describing their pitch as the “worst they had ever heard.” There were a couple of errors with the pitch but they said that it was the worst pitch they have ever seen. So for the majority of the pitch I didn’t think that we were going to get the investment. At the time we weren’t that happy to be giving away that large a chunk of the company, but we have been very happy with how we all work together so far and we are very confident we will all make money.” Letitia Valentine and Alex Lewis from Swansea faced the formidable business gurus on the TV show on Monday.

As the interrogation continues Deborah Meaden steps in. She thinks they've made mistakes but she doesn't understand the barrage they're getting from her fellow Dragons. Ms Valentine said: “Deborah’s input has been excellent. She is very much hands on and when she made her offer for 45% of the company she said that she needed the extra 10% so she could take more of a hands-on approach – she’s going to be very much involved.