Ross Eathorne runs SWF Distribution the Solar Gard protective films master agent in New Zealand. The Solar Gard product is one that many of us will look at every day and not even know it’s there! The film has been applied to thousands of surfaces that are in the public eye, examples being solar control, safety and security graffiti protection and decorative situations.
Recently Solar Gard introduced a film that focuses on protecting the painted surfaces of motor vehicles from the likes of damage from the elements, shopping trolley damage and bird droppings.
Called Clearshield Pro Ross believes this protective film could be very effective in a factory and manufacturing environment. For example for the protection of painted surfaces from surrounding factory floor activity and abrasive actions or to protect finished surfaces of manufactured product.
It’s worth asking the question about your situation after all you won’t see the film all while the extending the life of your or equipment. Click on the image below to view the video.
You can reach Ross on:
Phone- +64 9 441 0040Fax- +64 9 444 2788Cell- 021 245 5135Email-This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
An interesting comment came through to us from Gordon Anderson, principal of health & safety advisory Hasmate, on a bill currently before Parliament.
Gordon had been sent an industry alert that talked about the proposed Domestic Violence- Victims Protection Bill that is currently under discussion in parliament.
Gordon says that if you are a business owner and got some of your body parts in a tangle over the latest health and safety legislation then this Bill will really get you going.
Domestic violence is an unsavoury topic to many but it is something that is happening in all quarters of society. He suggests that what many business owners don’t realise is that they may have to be part of the solution if the pending Act of Parliament is passed that is currently under discussion.
He doesn't know if the NZ Qualifications Authority have any training modules or qualifications on employee counselling on the topic, but he suggests that you check it out.
You can reach Gordon on 06 842 2499 or by email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Water treatment is very much in the news right now. Beit the who's to blame game with the Havelock North town water supply system, or our lakes and rivers and not to forget the impact on the pasture and the increase in run-off rdue to the increase in dairy herd numbers over recent years.
It would be fair to say that in many cases modern technology has not been investigated as far as water and waste treatment out in the field is concerned, out of sight and out of mind combined with the, if its not broken it doesn't need fixing kind of attitude. Probably not the most sensible approach.
Phil Read founder of Reaman Industries came through to MSCNewsWire with an interesting comment around the removal of waste material that he spotted in article where apparently a helicopter is being used to transport the waste material away from remote locations in the South Island. A rather expensive way of doing it Phil suggested when their is equipment available such as the Reaman MBBR Treatment Systems that could very well be appropriate. These systems can be installed underground (see image below) or housed in a 20 or 40ft container.
Today, technologies are available that will provide a complete treatment process on-site without needing to remove any waste products. Should you be looking at water and waste treatment solutions for your situation then a call to Phil would not go amiss. You can reach him on 021 915 892 and by email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
RACINE - Claiming it can compete globally from its manufacturing base in southeastern Wisconsin, where it invented the first garbage disposal 90 years ago, InSinkErator on Thursday announced a $63 million raft of new investments that include new headquarters and research labs.
"We can be competitive here. We do it every day," said InSinkErator President Chad Severson. China, Britain, Australia and New Zealand are among the growth markets that InSinkErator expects to drive demand for made-in-Wisconsin disposals.
InSinkErator, owned by St. Louis-based Emerson Electric Co., will build a new $34 million headquarters and lab facility in Mount Pleasant, which is 5 miles from the flagship manufacturing plant, where officials unveiled the final design plans for the new prairie-style environmentally efficient building. Another $29 million is earmarked to expand the Racine manufacturing facility "and make room for future growth."
Company officials portrayed InSinkErator as a champion of made-in-America manufacturing, emphasizing that 90% of its suppliers are based in the United States, and all final assembly is done in American factories.
The company's basic food-waste pulverizing product is a staple in American homes, hidden under the kitchen sink. With new research and development labs, however, InSinkErator is broadening its aims into alternative energies, another global growth sector. Under a process it dubs Grind2Energy, InSinkErator will work with large-scale producers of leftovers such as stadiums or supermarkets and convert the leftovers into a slurry, which can be turned into fertilizers or biogas, Severson said.
The latest leg of expansion is part of a total $150 million in investments that Emerson is making in southeastern Wisconsin over the 2015-2019 timeframe. Those investments also include: $24.9 million to build a Kenosha facility, which opened in 2015, and $60 million in sustaining investment funding for various other needs.
InSinkErator employs 1,200 people in Racine, Kenosha and Sturtevant, making it a major employer in the region. InSinkErator is in the throes of restructuring its American operations but plans to leave its overall headcount in the region stable, officials said.
The new investments come as welcome news in Racine, where the unemployment rate is estimated at 5.3%, the second-highest of the state's 30 largest cities. Beloit has the highest, at 5.7%.
The new 85,000-square-foot headquarters, to be located in Mount Pleasant, also in Racine County, will be ready to open its doors next year near I-94, giving its executives access to the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor. It will house 175 engineers and professional staff.
"The I-94 corridor is going to be a very good jobs hub," said U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, speaker of the House of Representatives, who joined the announcement in his home district. “Manufacturers like InSinkErator are the backbone of our economy.”
Ryan used the occasion to reiterate his support for a proposed overhaul of the U.S. tax code this year, meant to lower tax rates for American companies to become more competitive, and for the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
“I truly believe there is no better place to do business in America than the Badger State," Ryan said.
Emerson has closed on the purchase of 11.5 acres at the southwest corner of Highway 20 and Industrial Drive in Mount Pleasant and has received local approvals to build on the site. Construction of the new headquarters and lab building, which has been designed to qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, is scheduled to begin in June.
InSinkErator will receive financial incentives from the Racine County Board of Supervisors, which approved Emerson’s $4.65 million loan request, and the Village of Mount Pleasant Board of Trustees, which approved $600,000 in tax increment financing assistance.
“Southeast Wisconsin continues to be an important area of operations for Emerson’s InSinkErator business,” said Bob Sharp, executive president at Emerson's Commercial & Residential Solutions division.
Emerson expects to have its new InSinkErator headquarters open in July 2018 and reconfiguration of the Racine plant completed by fall 2019.
| A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel release || May 12, 2017