A WEBSITE which will save students across the country vital pennies has been launched by savvy students at Bristol University.
Collegestall.com has been devised as a student marketplace where they can buy and sell various items, find house-shares and learn about new employment opportunities during their study.
Founders Mohammad Khan, 20 of Hotwells, and Tommy Adey, 19, who lives in the city centre got their idea off the ground last October.
Now the aeronautical engineering students have 6,000 registered users at universities across the country.
The website has similar features to both Gumtree and eBay, with more than 3,500 listings of items ranging from text books and bicycles to computer equipment.
CollegeStall has been supported by Basecamp, the university's student start-up support service, which has nurtured the website's marketing strategy and helped it grow.
The next stage is incorporating student deals and discounts to further help save money.
Tommy, 19, said: "We've now got 6,000 registered users and 3,500 listings, which is a great start.
"We see it as being a useful website for students up and down the country because it can help them save money in a variety of ways and also facilitate other aspects of university life such as finding housing and part-time work."
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