Ted’s Joke – The Golfer & The Dentist
A man and his wife walked into a dentist’s office. The man said to the dentist, “Doc, I’m in a hurry. I have two buddies sitting out in my car waiting for us to go play golf, so forget about the anesthetic and just pull the tooth and be done with it. We have a 10:00 AM tee time at the best golf course in town and its 9:30 already. I don’t have time to wait for the anesthetic to work!”
The dentist thought to himself, my goodness, this is surely a very brave man asking to have his tooth pulled without using anything to kill the pain. So the dentist asked him, “Which tooth is it, sir?”
The man turned to his wife and said:
“Open your mouth, honey, and show him.”
Fullpoint Archery
In our March-April newsletter we featured IBS Managing Director Bill Seawright in our “Meet the Team” section. What Bill didn’t tell you was that one of his hobbies is archery/bow hunting, something he’s been involved with for many years. He recently placed fifth in this years ABA Queensland State titles Flight 1 division. Bill has now taken all those years of experience and opened up Fullpoint Archery inside IBS and online at www.fullpointarchery.com.
Bill stocks a wide range of archery equipment including compound bows, arrows, bow cases, bow fishing equipment, broad heads, adaptors & points, fletchers & jigs, glues & waxes, nocks & inserts, quivers & stabilizers, release aids, sights & peeps and even DVD’s and clothing. Bill is also more than happy to give you advice on what equipment you need and adjust and repair your bows.
Got an interest in archery/bow hunting or needing equipment or just some advice? Call in to Fullpoint Archery and have a chat to Bill.
Trurag Lo Lint
Trurags are a hygienic, clean rag made from new material. Unlike normal rags they are extremely absorbent and you don’t have to worry about zips, pins, or buttons.
Benefits include:
Virtually Lint Free — Minimal risk of leaving an unwanted residue, making it great for paint and print cleaning applications.
Extremely Absorbent — Will absorb water, oils, solvents and paint.
Hygienic — Made from new material so they are free of toxins and other contaminants.
Completely Safe — No pins, needles or other unwanted inclusions, no risk of injury to users or damaging delicate surfaces.
Environmentally Friendly — Made from a renewable resource.
Economical — One 5kg carton of Trurags gives you approximately 300 pieces per carton.
Mango De-Stemmer
At IBS, we always pride ourselves on being innovative, so when Mango farmer Adrian Zugno approached us about devising a machine that could decrease sap burn and production costs, we jumped at the chance.
Sap burn is the largest single quality problem with mangoes caused by poor harvesting and handling techniques. It’s normally caused when the stem of the mango is cut too short resulting in the sap exuding out and spreading over the fruit peel causing skin damage.
In addition to burning the fruit, the caustic sap can cause skin irritation or much more severe reactions in people.
The IBS Centre of Engineering Innovation has designed and manufactured a the Mango De-Stemmer to cut the stems to a uniform length, ensuring no sap escapes resulting in a clean high quality fruit. Not only that, it cuts down on production costs, staff training is greatly reduced and you end up with a high quality fruit ready to send to the market. It’s quality you can control.
“The steps involved are fewer and less complex, enabling them to do the right job all day. This, in turn, results in consistent better quality and fewer market issues.” – Adrian Zugno, Mango Farmer
Natural Zeolite Absorbent
Zeolites are microporous, aluminosilicate minerals that are used in a wide range of commercial and domestic uses.
In industry, Zeolite can be used to clean liquid spills, such as oils, fuels, mild acids and alkalis. Many gases and odours have been shown to be absorbed by Zeolite.
Around the home you might be more familiar with it as “kitty litter” or as a filter additive in your aquarium but they are also used in laundry detergents, and can even be used around the BBQ as a fat absorbent or the bottom of waste and garbage bins to absorb liquids and odours.
It can even help out in the garden where it can act as a water and nutrient reservoir, providing improved moisture holding capacity during dry periods, and promotes rapid re-wetting, significantly reducing the requirement for irrigation and fertilizer.
IBS now have in stock 22litres (15kg) bags of Natural Zeolite Absorbent for your workshop, home or garden needs.
Ted’s Joke – The Aussie vs The Yank
An Aussie was sitting at a bar in Sydney when this huge, burly American guy walks in. As he passes the Aussie, he hits him on the neck knocking him to the floor. The big, burly Yank says,” That’s a karate chop from Korea.” The Aussie gets back on his barstool and resumes drinking his beer.
The burly Yank then gets up to go to the bathroom and, as he walks by the Aussie, he hits him on the other side of the neck and knocks him to the floor. “That’s a judo chop from Japan”, he says.
The Aussie decides he’s had enough and leaves. A half hour later he comes back and sees the burly Yank sitting at the bar. He walks up behind him and smacks him over the head, knocking him out.
The Aussie says to the bartender, “When he wakes up mate, tell him that was a crowbar from IBS!”
Torqin’ ‘bout Our Customers – Cardross Mining
You may have noticed their new building in Grace Street and thought to yourself “who are Cardross Mining and what do they do exactly?” Well Cardross Mining is one of IBS’ many valued customers. Administration Manager and Director, Christine Heath took the time to answer some questions so we could find out the history of Cardross and what it is exactly that they do.
What does Cardross Mining do?
We are a total drill, blast and mining company that offer our expertise to mine sites, quarries and other companies that require our services.
When did Cardross begin business?
Cardross was first started in 1990 by Jim & Kathy Genocchio, but in 2007 they retired and Anthony Genocchio, Ben and Christine Heath bought them out and created Cardross Mining Pty Ltd, which is now the continuing business
What do you do in your new building and why did you build it?
Our new office and workshop was built as we wanted to be close to town and our suppliers. We also wanted to look more professional and be able to host our own training and expansion.
What’s unique about your business?
Our company’s expertise in the drill, blast and mining industry has been fine tuned over the last 4 years and we are specialists in our field. Not every business can just blow up dirt and drive heavy equipment – you need specialised training, licences and professional staff all combined together. We provide all the training and offer our employees the chance to grow within the company.
Who are some of your customers?
We work for a variety of clients – Kagara Pty Ltd, Miriwinni Lime, MCG group, WATPAC, Mackay Regional Council, M&G Crushing and Kidner Contracting.
Why do you keep your business in Innisfail?
We are firm believers of trying to use local businesses for our supplies and consumables. Around 80% of our suppliers are based in the Innisfail area, and we do try to work with them to get the best pricing etc.
What does IBS do for you?
IBS supply a lot of our work boots, consumables items, PPE equipment and they even modified one of our smaller trucks to a service truck for a mine site.
Thanks to Christine for the answers. All of us here at IBS congratulate Cardross on their new building and wish them the best!
You can visit Cardross Mining online at:
Ted’s Joke – Jesus & The Burglar
A burglar breaks into a house. He sees a CD player that he wants so he takes it. Then he hears a voice, “JESUS is watching you”.
He looks around with his flashlight wandering “What the HELL was that?”
He spots some money on a table and takes it, once again he hears a voice “JESUS is watching you”.
He hides in a corner trying to find where the voice came from. He spots a birdcage with a parrot in it! He goes over and asks “Was that your voice?” The parrot replies, “YES”. He then asks “What’s your name?” to which the parrot replies, “MOSES”. The burglar says “What kind of person names his bird Moses?”
The parrot replies “THE SAME PERSON THAT NAMES HIS ROTWEILER “JESUS”.
A Better Spreader
“It’s 150% better” said Bruno not 5 minutes into the first trial with the upgraded spreader, even before any adjustment to the throwing positions were made.
The IBS Centre of Engineering Innovation had just completed upgrades to John and Bruno Casale’s (Casale Brothers) fertilizer spreader. New throwers were designed and manufactured that ensure that fertilizer is placed in the rows where it’s needed, not between them where it’s wasted.
When Bruno first came to see us he wasn’t happy with the current setup on the spreader trailer, sure it did the job, but there was potential for it to be a lot better. After throwing around a few ideas the Centre of Engineering Innovation team finally decided on redesigning the throwers, making them more accurate with better adjustment.
Eric (our resident Design Engineer) got to work immediately on designing the new throwers and once everyone was happy with the new design Hugh (our soon to be boilermaker tradesman) got to work on manufacturing the new design. During some down time the spreader trailer was then returned to us and Todd (our 1st year apprentice boilermaker) removed the old throwers and fit the new ones on.
The end result is a much more effective solution, reducing the originally estimated 15% of wasted fertilizer down to almost nothing and thus putting 18% more fertilizer where its needed. And all this designed and built around existing equipment.
Meet the Team – Bill Seawright
This month we introduce you to Bill Seawright. Bill is our Managing Director and with his father Ted, founded IBS in 1979.
What is your favourite movie?
Braveheart.
Which celebrity would you like to meet?
Chung Ju-Yung, founder of Hyundai.
What is your favourite quote?
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
What is the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done?
Ripped the arse out of my pants at skating with no jocks on.
What CD are you listening to in your car at the moment?
Rodney Rude.
Who is your favourite actor?
Sean Connery.
Who is your favourite author?
Matthew Riley.
What is your ideal holiday destination?
Alaskan Wilderness.
What is your favourite dessert food?
Black Forest Cake.
What do you enjoy about working at IBS?
The staff.