Solar Gard’s Clearshield Pro Paint Protection Film was spotlighted on Fox 5 New York on Tuesday, in a segment that showcased its ability to invisibly protect both high-end luxury vehicles and classic cars. Click the image above to check out the full clip, featuring Solar Gard Dealer Lorenzo Narvaez of Lorenzo’s Tint in Bronx, NY
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COSTA MESA, Calif. (September 29, 2016) – Solar Gard, the global leader in advanced film technologies for sun and impact protection across the automotive, commercial and residential industries, today announced it has selected DRIVEN Public Relations, an international public relations and creative marketing agencyspecializing from inception in the automotive industry, as agency of record. A division of global glass and building technology icon Saint-Gobain – an organization whose 350-year legacy originated with the Hall of Mirrors within Paris’ Palace of Versailles – Solar Gard is now working with DRIVEN to elevate its brand and reintroduce Clearshield Pro Paint Protection Film (PPF), Ultra Performance Plus Window Film and full portfolio of automotive window films.
Clearshield Pro is an invisible protective film that forms a tough, clear barrier to act as body armor for a vehicle’s paint, protecting it from rock chips, scratches, and road hazards. The latest introduction to Solar Gard’s automotive window film portfolio, Ultra Performance Plus boasts advanced nano-ceramic technology that offers the ultimate in heat rejection for a vehicle’s interior, as well as a customized look and protection against harmful UVA and UVB rays.
Solar Gard products are sold at leading automotive dealers, tint installers and aftermarket equipment shops around the world.
“The Solar Gard story is incredible,” said Mike Caudill, president of DRIVEN Public Relations. “Not just from the technological innovation of its automotive products – but also the rich history of Saint-Gobain as a whole.The same company founded in 1665 to build glass for French kings – having engineered solutions for landmarks from the Statue of Liberty to the Louvre – is now helping to protect the vehicles of regular consumers everywhere. We look forward to sharing that story with the automotive world.”
“It was essential for Solar Gard to partner with an agency that really understands the automotive space to share our story of advanced technology and global leadership,” said Kendall Combs, global marketing director for Solar Gard. “We are well aware of DRIVEN’s reputation for success and effectiveness in the automotive industry and are assured they will truly help build our brand in the marketplace.
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COSTA MESA, Calif. (September 29, 2016) – Solar Gard, the global leader in advanced film technologies for sun and impact protection across the automotive, commercial and residential industries, today announced it has selected DRIVEN Public Relations, an international public relations and creative marketing agencyspecializing from inception in the automotive industry, as agency of record. A division of global glass and building technology icon Saint-Gobain – an organization whose 350-year legacy originated with the Hall of Mirrors within Paris’ Palace of Versailles – Solar Gard is now working with DRIVEN to elevate its brand and reintroduce Clearshield Pro Paint Protection Film (PPF), Ultra Performance Plus Window Film and full portfolio of automotive window films.
Clearshield Pro is an invisible protective film that forms a tough, clear barrier to act as body armor for a vehicle’s paint, protecting it from rock chips, scratches, and road hazards. The latest introduction to Solar Gard’s automotive window film portfolio, Ultra Performance Plus boasts advanced nano-ceramic technology that offers the ultimate in heat rejection for a vehicle’s interior, as well as a customized look and protection against harmful UVA and UVB rays.
Solar Gard products are sold at leading automotive dealers, tint installers and aftermarket equipment shops around the world.
“The Solar Gard story is incredible,” said Mike Caudill, president of DRIVEN Public Relations. “Not just from the technological innovation of its automotive products – but also the rich history of Saint-Gobain as a whole.The same company founded in 1665 to build glass for French kings – having engineered solutions for landmarks from the Statue of Liberty to the Louvre – is now helping to protect the vehicles of regular consumers everywhere. We look forward to sharing that story with the automotive world.”
“It was essential for Solar Gard to partner with an agency that really understands the automotive space to share our story of advanced technology and global leadership,” said Kendall Combs, global marketing director for Solar Gard. “We are well aware of DRIVEN’s reputation for success and effectiveness in the automotive industry and are assured they will truly help build our brand in the marketplace.
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WASHINGTON, /PRNewswire/ — A new study published by the nonprofit International Window Film Association (IWFA) shows professionally installed window film is the most cost-effective answer for residents when compared to other energy saving home improvement initiatives, such as upgrading insulation, air sealing, or installing new air conditioning or heat pumps. This study was carried out in Florida
This new report comes at a time when Federal studies reveal that Florida residents spend 40 percent more than their U.S. counterparts on their electric bills and use more than four times the national average for air conditioning to stay cool in the sunshine state, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
“From a Florida consumer perspective, this new report confirms that window films are a smart investment to reduce their utility costs,” said Darrell Smith, executive director of the IWFA. “Window film can reduce energy consumption by reducing solar heat gain and cut cooling costs by as much as 30 percent, while at the same time allowing in natural light without the negative impact of harsh glare and potentially dangerous UV exposure,” said Smith.
Conducted by energy consulting firm ConSol, the methodology for the report utilized the Florida Department of Community Affairs Energy Code approved software for demonstrating energy code compliance. The research report compared the energy efficiency of internal and external window films for existing homes in the climate zones of Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa and Jacksonville to:
Window films may also offer the fastest way for Florida to reduce its overall energy use as most of its 9,000,000 dwelling units were built before 1989. In fact, fewer than 25 percent of the state’s homes have double or triple pane window glazing (compared with almost 60 percent for the U.S. average) and 86 percent of homes rely on central air conditioning to stay comfortable.
The effectiveness of window films increase as the cooling degree-days increase (i.e.; the further south in Florida the more cost effective window films become). Window films reduce energy (kWh) two to four times more cost effectively than installing R-38 ceiling insulation over the existing R-30 ceiling insulation. Window films are eight to 15 times more cost effective than reducing the air infiltration of homes. Window films are three times more cost effective than replacing the air conditioner. The complete report can be seen at: www.iwfa.com.
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Numbers of New Zealanders available for work are being incorrectly reported, says BusinessNZ.
The Salvation Army today claimed young unemployed New Zealanders are not getting employment opportunities because of unfair competition from migrant workers.
A Salvation Army report What Next - Addressing New Zealand's Youth Unemployment says 75,000 young unemployed New Zealanders would take work if it was available.
BusinessNZ says this number is incorrect, as official statistics show that job-seeker unavailability – rather than work unavailability – means the number of young New Zealanders available for work is far less than the 75,000 claimed.
MSD analysis of 70,000 unemployed New Zealanders in April 2016 showed that when corrected for unavailability factors, only around half that number could be regarded as actually available for work.
Unavailability factors included not being available for full-time work, not being available for work at weekends and not having a drivers licence.
BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says it is wrong to inflate claims of numbers actually available to work, when employers in key sectors such as hospitality and aged care are crying out for staff and cannot find New Zealanders for available jobs.
A LEADING plastics scientist has won an inaugural new innovators award for creating a process that allows manufacturers to replace glass components with light-weight plastic.
Dr Colin Hall and his colleagues at the University of South Australia’s Future Industries Institute have combined micron thin layers of plastics to develop a material that can replace glass in cars, aircraft, spacecraft, and even whitegoods - making them lighter and more efficient.
For his efforts he was awarded the Australian Prime Minister’s Prize for New Innovators. The team’s first commercial success is a plastic car wing-mirror. The Ford Motor Company has already purchased more than 1.6 million mirror assemblies for use on their F-Series trucks. The mirrors are made in Adelaide, South Australia, by SMR Automotive and have earned $160 million in exports to date.
The award recognises the contribution Dr Hall has made to bringing science and industry together to find practical solutions to problems that have a market value. “Universities can transition something that has been dreamed up in the lab right through to scale up to production,” Dr Hall said. “It shows that universities can work with industry hand in hand for commercial success.”
Dr Hall used his experience in the spectacle industry to solve a problem that was holding back the University of South Australia team’s development of the new technology.
He developed the combination of five layers of materials that will bind to plastic to create a car mirror that performs as well as glass and metal, at a fraction of the weight.
Workplace programme tackling airborne contaminants shifts into next phaseWorkSafe has launched a campaign to raise awareness of risks from welding fumes, wood dust and carbon monoxide in the manufacturing and construction sectors. The programme, which forms part of the Healthy Work strategic plan for work-related health, broadens WorkSafe’s focus on workplace airborne contaminants which initially started with silica and organic solvents.
Every year, an estimated 600-900 people die in New Zealand from work-related health issues and a further 5,000-6,000 are hospitalised with cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other chronic illnesses from workplace exposure to airborne contaminants.
“There are multiple diseases associated with wood dust and welding fumes, including cancers, asthma and chronic lung conditions, while carbon monoxide can be a potentially deadly poisonous gas,” says Marcus Nalter, Programme Manager for Manufacturing and Construction at WorkSafe.
“The effects of exposure may not be visible for days, weeks, months or even decades. But workers in the construction sector are 20 times more likely to die of exposure to harmful airborne substances than from a workplace incident, and that rises to 25 times more likely for manufacturing workers.”
During 2015 and 2016, WorkSafe did nearly 1,000 proactive inspections focused on welding fumes and wood dust. In 150 of these, inspectors found risks weren’t being managed and enforcement action was required. “We will continue to educate and support employers and employees to recognise and manage these risks, and will take enforcement action where necessary to protect workers’ health,” says Mr Nalter.
“Employers have an obligation under the Health and Safety at Work Act not just to keep workers safe, but healthy too.”
Looking after workers’ health also has significant productivity benefits for businesses. Research has shown that one in 10 lost working days in New Zealand is due to ill health caused by work. The average cost of lost productivity is estimated to be $44,500 per case.
There are some good examples of employers taking health risks seriously. Placemakers Frame & Truss in Auckland has always monitored and managed air quality and already had a large extraction system. But in 2012, after legal limits for airborne dust were reduced, one area of the factory was exceeding limits. The business worked with a specialist ventilation engineer to develop a solution – building plywood booths around dropsaws to enable more efficient sawdust extraction.
“The booths were cheap to make, simple and effective, and they don’t restrict us in any way,” says Laurie Smith, Northern Manager for Placemakers Frame & Truss. “Workers helped design, build and test the solution and they were very happy to be part of the process. We worked together to create the best possible working environment.”
Mark Taylor, Naylor Love Construction’s Regional Health and Safety Manager for Canterbury, says the increased awareness of airborne contaminants is paying off. “The guys are working out that it is a lot nicer working with their saw or grinder plugged into a vacuum – and it’s cleaner,” says Mr Taylor. “They are more aware that ‘dust is dangerous’.”
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Will consumers pay a premium to food producers doing the right thing by the environment? For most of us, it’s an intriguing conversation starter. For Mike and Sharon Barton, their very future hangs on the answer.
The Bartons run an award-winning 142 hectare sheep and beef property on Taupo’s western shore, where a strict cap on nitrogen discharge has been in effect since 2011. Known colloquially as the ‘N Cap’, it was imposed by the Waikato Regional Council in a bid to limit nitrogen leaching into the lake through Taupo’s highly porous pumice soils. Because most of the nitrogen load can be traced back to animal urine, it’s effectively a cap on stocking rates, and hence productivity.
The Bartons began to truly appreciate what the cap meant for them in 2007, when Mike in his role as chairman of a local farming collective was asked to give evidence at an Environment Court hearing. Using financial records from their own farm and five others in the catchment, and assuming rising costs, static incomes and capped livestock, he modelled the likely economic impact. His conclusion? Worst case, they’d all be insolvent within a decade.
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Four in 10 New Zealand firms say they are interested in investing in robotic processes and automation within the next 12 months, as the so-called fourth industrial revolution continues to gather pace. In contrast, a smaller 36.7% said the same in the equivalent research conducted in Australia.
Businesses across the country indicated they want to learn more about the benefits of drone technology, artificial intelligence (AI), big data, product assembly and services automation, as captured in the latest round of the Alleasing New Zealand Equipment Demand Index (the Index).
One quarter of businesses surveyed said they would consider investing in product assembly and service automation. This emerged as a key investment priority for New Zealand firms, likely given the associated productivity enhancements and reduced labour input costs, particularly in sectors such as manufacturing, construction and retail where repetitive tasks are common. Big data and AI are also attractive for businesses (21.9% and 10.8% respectively).
On a location basis, minimal difference exists. Forty four per cent of firms based in Auckland are interested in robotics or automation – this compares to 41.4% in Wellington and 44.3% of companies based throughout the rest of the country.
Alleasing Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Blizzard, said the early interest in automation and digital integration will give New Zealand firms a future advantage over their Australian neighbours. More than half of businesses located across the Tasman indicated they have not considered investing in such technologies.
“The Index data shows New Zealand firms have a clear appetite for learning more about the next wave of digitisation and automation, and indeed making the decision to invest in it. Although corporate adoption of these technologies is still in its infancy in New Zealand, the Index data is very promising and suggests firms are already thinking of the major cost, productivity and control benefits on offer, as described by the likes of Accenture (1)."
Another area of focus for the Index this round was to understand whether time consuming administrative processes are negatively impacting capital equipment acquisition programs.
When asked which administrative process has the most negative impact on their asset acquisition program, more than a third (44.3%) of New Zealand businesses reported tax compliance. Issues under the tax compliance umbrella, which were specifically classified as barriers to growth, include the ever changing tax framework and the corporate tax rate. Examining the data further, little variance exists by business size or location, which suggests tax compliance is a universal concern for New Zealand firms and changes are required to improve underlying business confidence and capital expenditure.
“To achieve revenue growth, maximise productivity and adequately prepare for the future, New Zealand businesses need to become increasingly focused on maximising their capital structure.
“In addition to this, businesses are suggesting that they want more from the New Zealand government in terms of finding ways to encourage investment and improve productivity,” Mr Blizzard finished.
Source: CSO
Palace of the Alhambra, Spain
By: Charles Nathaniel Worsley (1862-1923)
From the collection of Sir Heaton Rhodes
Oil on canvas - 118cm x 162cm
Valued $12,000 - $18,000
Offers invited over $9,000
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Mount Egmont with Lake
By: John Philemon Backhouse (1845-1908)
Oil on Sea Shell - 13cm x 14cm
Valued $2,000-$3,000
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