Lisburn firm launches gumbuster developed by Queen's University

A company from the North claims to have solved one of the stickiest problems facing towns and cities the world over – discarded chewing gum.

Harnessing so-called “super solvent” technology first developed by university scientists in Belfast, Northern Ireland based firm Expelliere International has launched a product which it claims can, in a matter of seconds, remove gum that has been trampled into pavements over decades.