Building Connection Summer 2016

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The Bracketeer
Car fires are far more common than
most people realise. While statistics
aren’t readily available in Australia, the
U.S. reported 174,000 car vehicle fires
last year, resulting in 445 deaths, 1,550
injuries and $1.2 billion in damages. If
Australia has 8% of the vehicles on the
road the numbers are still frightening.
If you have ever witnessed a car fire,
you will know that they take hold quickly
and ferociously – if an extinguisher is not
readily available, the likelihood is that
the vehicle and its contents will be burnt
to the ground before the fire brigade can
arrive. And what if someone is trapped
in the vehicle? That could just be the
world’s worst nightmare.
The trouble is, most drivers don’t
carry a fire extinguisher because they
don’t think they’ll ever need it, or don’t
have a way to easily mount it.
Southern Californian resident and
Australian ex-pat Simon Wehr decided
to do something about this by inventing a
universal fire extinguisher bracket that fits
almost every vehicle.
“After personally putting out four car
fires in my lifetime, I have been an advocate
for having fire extinguishers in every
vehicle. I built a one-off fire extinguisher
bracket for my own car and shared the
plans on a forum for others to copy. The
next thing I knew I had people wanting to
buy them and so the business was born,”
said Simon.
The bracket is compatible with a wide
range of models and makes including
BMW, Chrysler, Ferrari, Ford, Holden,
Hyundai, Jeep, Mazda, McLaren, Mercedes
Benz, Pontiac, Porsche, Subaru, Toyota,
Volvo, Volkswagen and more.
It is perfect for fleet vehicles and vans,
performance vehicles, family cars, 4x4’s,
emergency services vehicles, or anyone
wanting the added peace of mind of having
a fire extinguisher within easy reach.
The bracket simply clamps onto the front
or rear of the seat rails and is secured
firmly using set screws. For vehicles with
a traditional bolt-on seat frame design, it
is inverted and secured through holes onto
the factory mounting bolts.
The design provides lateral adjustment
of between 330mm and 465mm to
ensure compatibility with almost any seat
rail width.
The cradle supplied with the fire
extinguisher can then be bolted onto the
bracket in over thirty different mounting
combinations, ensuring the most
convenient and appropriate location is
always achieved.
Whether you are driving around with
thousands of dollars worth of equipment in
the back of your ute or van or simply taking
a weekend drive with the family, having a
fire extinguisher securely mounted within
easy reach may just be the best decision
you ever make.
UNIVERSAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER BRACKET
Ledlenser
Working on commercial and industrial job sites, it is paramount
to have the correct lighting when engaging in the task at hand.
Ledlenser has released the economic and ecological i-Series of
commercial torches and headlamps, designed specifically for
the industrial professionals of the world.
The torch range features the i6R, i7R, i9R and i9R-Iron, which
are German engineered to be precise by expertly bundling
the light that they produce. This is thanks to the impressive
homogeneous and defocused light cone – which forms part
of the Advanced Focus System(AFS). AFS combines both the
lens and reflector to unite the advantages of both systems, to
provide you with the best of both worlds.
RECHARGEABLE TORCH RANGE CORDLESS TOOL RANGE
Dewalt
XR Flexvolt is a range of 54V power tools that offers
runtime and performance that has never been seen before
- for the first time, professional tradesmen can reliably
undertake heavy-duty construction applications without
the need for mains power.
This innovation means that you can have 54V power
across a whole range of tools without the inconvenience
of a cable. Dewalt XR Flexvolt is the only battery on
the market that can switch from 54V to 18V, making it
backward-compatible with your existing XR power tools.
TOOLS