Bus Safety Signage Designed at Customlight heading for Ritchies Coachlines
With the safety of our children on everyones mind the challenge was set recently to design a solid and simple fitting - yet full proof - Bus Safety sign for Geraldine High School and its fleet of fifteen or so School Buses provided by Ritchies Coachlines. Working closely with Land Transport to develop this sign we suceeded in gaining a letter of compliance which we are quite proud of. Land Transport are currently clamping down on this whole area with regards to buses and signage – we had to jump through a few hoops and with the help of Paul at NZTA we were able to produce a great product. The sign is removable, fully adjustable, turns on by itself, and can be self managed by the driver where needed. It is light weight, yet very tough made from aluminium and stainless steel. The "Busign" is also designed to fit on 99% of all buses - front and rear. This product is being lauched as a twin set fully kitted with everything required including optional suction caps for the bottom of the sign.
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Twitting Away Happily
I just signed up a Twitter account for Customlight and am now wondering what's the point of it? Twitter, for those of you who don't know, is a way that you can let the world know what you are doing at the moment. You can update it at the Twitter website, with a text message, or an instant message. You can, also, put your up to date Twitter message on your website with a link. That’s if you can figure out how the hell effectively use all these things. But, what problem does it solve? What need does it fill? What desire does it feed? The only thing I could think of was the desire to have other people know what you are doing. You can also send private messages. I messaged Will Smith, no reply, and Kylie Minogue, she didn’t answer either – who do these people think they are? Twitter with its lack of real purpose has taken off. Are we so bored that the world has come to this? So, my plan is to open a Website called Woofer. For dogs who have become strangely computer aware. To see Customlights profile on Twitter go to our website and click on the Twitter Link. What do you think??
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2010 BusinessForecast
As Customlight looks ahead to this year - another tough one in store but clearly a general lift in the manufacturing environment in Canterbury. As we see business get back into full swing locally some of the old projects that were put on hold are starting to stir again. Like everyone we want to grow and need your help - so get in touch! We wish everyone well this year - and don't forget we are here to help and quote on any job - so give us a call any time on 03 3417175 or fax 03 3417176. |
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Massive Mining Monster
If you're a civil engineer this picture is probably on your desktop, but for the rest of us the Giant Bucket Wheel Excavator from ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik is enough to make us rub our eyes in disbelief. The Giant Bucket Wheel Excavator is the largest of it's kind used for mining. It takes 5 years to put a Giant Bucket Wheel Excavator together, so taking it apart when it needs to change sites is out of the question. Instead, it is driven to the next site travelling at approximately 1 mile every 3 hours, and everything in its path i.e. telephone wires, needs to be removed or risk being destroyed. Again, the production rates justify the coordinated efforts needed for its transportation. Giant bucket wheel excavators are the largest mobile machines on earth. Currently attained production rates are up to 240,000 m³ (bank) per day, digging heights of as much as 100 m and service weights of 13,500 tonnes. The size of the Giant Bucket Wheel Excavator is deceiving. Sprawled across 2 lanes of municipal road presents it at a scale we can appreciate. To some they are incredible, to others just plain ridiculous. Whatever your feeling about them there's no denying that ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik have succeeded in engineering something amazing.
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Bat Mobiles - How do I buy one??
Did you know that someone has actually built a working full scale replica of Batmans latest Bat Mobile the "Tumblar"? Mind you, this is not a toy. This is actually drivable and you can take it for ride around town if you like! This amazing work of engineering is out of this world! Credit must be given to Bob Dullam, its master builder who built it all by himself in his very own garage. Bob Dullam is nuts about Batman, that is pretty obvious, isn’t it? Check this out. He is currently working on a full scale replica of Batman’s Batpod and has plans to create his own Batman suit! What is this, Bruce Wayne in the making? Clearly this guy uses Twitter.
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Sterigel Special Offer
Readers please note - we don't have a lot left of this product left and wont be re-stocking for a while - so how about buying a bottle !!! This is a premium hand sterilising product not a cheap ineffective version - that's why it's in every hospital in New Zealand. Priced at $18 plus gst for a single 500ml bottle, $105 plus gst for 6 x 500ml bottles, and $197 plus gst for 12 x 500ml bottles. Freight not included. To order please email info@customlight.co.nz |
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February Lucky Draw Win $100 fuel !!!
Win $100 in fuel vouchers this month! Simply email us at info@customlight.co.nz with the correct answer to the question below and we will put you in the draw. It's as simple as that ! Which New Zealand movie Producer and Director was responsible for the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and King Kong, to name a few movies? Look for a clue below..............
Winner Christmas Superdraw 2009
Congratulations to Colleen Arnold from Opus International Consultants Ltd who correctly the December lucky draw question: Which American President was assassinated in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas on the 22nd November 1963 - the correct answer being John F Kennedy. Colleens name was among many correct entries during the festive season! We hope you enjoy the Fuji camera, SD card and fuel vouchers - a great start to the year. |
True Story Bank Robbery....
It seems a man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the branch and wrote, "This iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag." While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he was not the brightest light in the harbour, told him that she could not accept his stick up note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said "OK" and left. The Wells Fargo teller then called the police who arrested the man a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America. Another Twitter subscriber I guess?
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See the Genuine Knobby Knife on Trade Me....
We are the proud distributors of this product which is the genuine article straight from the USA - tested and fitted with our NZ plug in a 240 volt version! |
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