http:// 2013-05-23T01:04:25Z 2013-05-23T01:04:25Z perth-marathon-causes-increased-demand-for-customised-uniforms

Perth, WA, May 23, 2013 - On Sunday, 16th June, the West Australian Marathon Club (WAMC) will hold the Perth Marathon at the Burswood Water Sports Centre. The marathon will start at the headquarters of the WMAC, outside of the Burswood Water Sports Centre, where it will wind through a picturesque riverside course, through East Perth, South Perth, to Canning Bridge, to Troy Park, and back to the beginning.The first Perth Marathon was in 1979, and has been contested every year since then. It now includes a Relay Marathon, a Kids Marathon, the Masters Athletics WA Marathon Championship, and the WA State Marathon Championship. This year, the Perth Marathon will award prize money totalling $8,000.JP Promotions, which offers promotional products, corporate clothing, workwear, and uniforms in Perth, are currently taking orders for customised race uniforms and singlets for the Perth events. Their singlets are available in many styles, as are tops and bottoms for tracksuits.JP Promotions offers screen printing and embroidery to customise race uniforms with company names and logos. All tops can be screen printed or embroidered on either side of the chest, or on the back. JP Promotions is still taking orders for the Perth Marathon and associated events, but they do recommend ordering now, to ensure that the uniforms arrive in time for the race.In the past, JP Promotions have outfitted numerous local companies, large and small, with corporate athletic clothing. Because the Perth Marathon also has the Perth Relay, in which four runners are allowed to run as a team, many companies and corporations sponsor relay teams. Many also sponsor teams of runners who all run the entire marathon. In addition, many individuals and small clubs also order customised uniforms.According to Jarrod Wojtowicz, Director of JP Promotions, companies and clubs that sponsor runners create a unique camaraderie among the runners: “Every year, we outfit hundreds of runners and triathletes in the various local events. Most of these are sponsored by their workplaces. In almost every case, those ordering the uniforms comment about how the runners are looking forward to them, and how the runners seem to share a special bond that only exists between athletes.”Wojtowicz continued, “We have seen it over and over again. The camaraderie and pride that the runners take in representing their companies in athletic events always spills over into the workplace. Employees who represent their companies in off-site activities, especially athletic ones, seem to be more proud of where they work, and care more about how well their company does.”Wojtowicz added, “In addition, the runners and triathletes are all in better shape than most of their fellow employees, and they seem to be more efficient, more alert, and take less sick days than those who don't get regular exercise. Another benefit from sponsoring runners in customised uniforms is the billboard effect. Employees tend to wear the uniforms when they practise, and if they all meet somewhere and practise together, they wear the uniforms to and from the practise site. Many will stop off for light shopping on the way home, while still wearing the uniforms. This provides hundreds of advertising impressions.”Wojtowicz concluded, “Sponsoring runners with customised company logo uniforms promotes pride in the workplace, gets employees in better shape, and provides thousands of advertising impressions. Everybody wins.”JP Promotions provides workwear, corporate wear, and uniforms in Perth and surrounding areas. For more information, please call 08 9248 6300 or visit their website: http://jppromotions.com.au/

2013-04-22T00:17:00Z hustle-amp-flow-adds-dash-of-hip-hop-to-sydney-s-small-bar-scene

Hustle & Flow adds dash of hip-hop to Sydney’s small bar sceneOpen to the public Wednesday 24 April 2013Tuesday, 23 April 2013 – Promising to represent the four ‘Rs’ of Rap, RnB, Redfern and Respect, Sydney’s newest small bar Hustle & Flow creatively infuses hip-hop culture into every part of its Regent Street operation. Owners Tim and Lisette Duhigg have poured more than their hearts and souls into the bar to ensure guests receive top notch service, a relaxed vibe and a good dose of rap and RnB music predominantly from the ‘90s. “We wanted to create something very unlike other small bars in Sydney,” states Tim. “We have really tried to differentiate ourselves - guests will always know they are in Hustle & Flow.” Before Tim and Lisette had their liquor licence they set-up Facebook and Twitter profiles to gauge sentiment for a small bar like Hustle & Flow. “The support we got from social media confirmed that we were onto a good thing. Setting up our online profiles early is also why it seems like we have been working on the bar for an eternity to our followers,” said Tim. Hustle & Flow Bar offers a range of Australian and New Zealand wines and American and Filipino beers, but it is the venue’s hip-hop inspired spirit and cocktail list that will entice fans of rap and RnB. Snoop’s ‘Gin and Juice’, Tupac’s ‘Thug Passion’ and Tech N9ne’s ‘Caribou Lou’ are amongst the tipples on offer. With no major financial backing, Tim has completed most of the fit-out individually and many local graffiti artists donated their time and skills to decorate the walls. Pieces by Phibs, Pudl, OnShow, Amuse, Pezm, Jackpot, Froth Monster, DaysOne, Rotek and Skwish adorn the walls. Lisette Duhigg notes that Sydney’s newest small bar is all about letting the good times flow. “Hustle & Flow will be a happy, fun venue regardless of whether you are a fan of RnB and rap music or not,” said Lisette.-Ends- Hustle & Flow Bar3/105 Regent Street, RedfernOpening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 5pm – Midnight.Licensed for 60 peoplehttp://www.hustleflowbar.com/ Images attached: Hi-res images available on request.HustleFlowBar 1HustleFlowBar 2Tim and Lisette DuhiggTim Duhigg Photo/Interview Opportunity: Tim and Lisette Duhigg are available for interview and photo opportunities by appointment. Twitter: @HustleFlowBar #HustleFlowBar Media enquiries: Samuel Spurr, ph. 0438 501 005, sam@inlumino.com.au

2012-11-20T00:00:00Z steve-sharp-s-parrafirst-wants-to-give-eels-back-to-members

Triple-premiership winning Eel Steve Sharp will lead the ParraFirst ticket against Roy Spagnolo’s 3P board at the upcoming football election, with the goal of giving Parramatta Eels members control over their NRL side.“A Rugby League club is nothing without its members and supporters,” said Sharp. “ParraFirst want to ensure that the board with responsibility for the NRL side is accountable to Parramatta Eels members.”The Parramatta club has announced plans to reach 20,000 members for next season. However, those members will not be able to vote for the board that has responsibility for the NRL side which is the Leagues Club board, explained Sharp.“The club’s current structure and constitution was designed back in the era that I played football,” he added.“Today, Rugby League is big business. How can we have aspirations to be a marquee club when decisions about our great club are being made by Leagues club directors who have little experience or skills related to the running of a football operation,” Sharp said.Sharp said the 3P ticket had made similar promises in 2008 when it challenged and defeated Denis Fitzgerald, however, most recently directors declared there was no plan to review the current structure, which also effectively works to entrench the incumbent board.The ParraFirst ticket commits to, once elected:1. Conducting a review of the current structure and constitution tasked with finding the most effective way of making the boards accountable to football members. This could be as simple as requiring four members of the Leagues Club board are Football Club directors, reciprocal voting rights across the two clubs or it could mean complete structural separation.2. Presenting its finding no later than next year’s Annual General Meeting and asking members to decide on the structure that the club should take moving forward.The ParraFirst ticket is seeking election for the Parramatta District Rugby League Club board, which will be decided at an election to be held on December 8, 2012. It will next year, also contest the Parramatta Leagues Club election.Sharp said the ParraFirst ticket is the result of cherry-picking only successful business people with relevant skills to the Parramatta Eels group. All candidates have previously demonstrated considerable commitment and service to the club.“We want members to feel like they own this club. And as owners of the club, we ask them to vote for the board that they feel is most qualified, and whom they will have trust in, to have guardianship over the Parramatta Eels business and football operation.”“The candidates on this ticket, provide us with significant business experience across every revenue stream and boardroom skillset related to the Eels including football, media and marketing, event management, gaming and hospitality as well as venue, corporate boardroom and government liaison experience,,” Sharp said.“Every single one of the ParraFirst candidates is hugely successful in their field, has shown prior dedication to the club and is committed to a boardroom that is professional, maintains confidentiality, protects the brand’s image and stays out of the day-to-day running of the business so that the people we employ can most effectively do their jobs.”The ParraFirst ticket is:Steve Sharp (Premiership winning Eel and board experience): As well as being a triple Premiership-winning footballer from the Eel’s legendary 80’s era, Sharp is a current board member of the PDRLC and a manager in the public service. He is currently completing an MBA.Phil Sim (Media Relations, Digitial Business, Social Media): Sim is the Chief Executive Officer of an online media and software company and a journalist who built and still operates the largest Parramatta Eels supporter website, 1Eyed Eel.Peter Serrao (Junior Football, Venue Experience): Serrao is Commercial Manager of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority. He is a life member having being Head Coach of two Harold Matthews premiership winning sides in 1998 and 1999. He has worked in the Junior Representative Program since 1995 and currently contributes to the Eels as Head Coach of the junior summer coaching school.Tom Issa (Event management, Hospitality, Government Liaison): Issa is Chief Executive Officer of automotive events companies: Supercar d’Elegance and Australian Concours d’Elegance . He is a highly successful business person owning and operating hotels, restaurants and agriculture businesses, including the popular Port Bar on the Parramatta River. He is a former representative Parramatta junior player.Lawrence Shepherd (Gaming and Technology): Shepherd is the Managing Director of Independent Gaming Australia, a Baulkham Hills-based gaming technology company that specialises in making clubs more successful. He has been a sponsor of the club for 25 years.Matt Hollier (Corporate governance, business and sales management): Hollier is the Managing Director of M4 Healthcare. A proven entrepreneur who has already built and exited his first business venture, he was responsible for six divisions of a large health sector firm with combined revenues of $30 million. In that role, he had extensive experience both reporting to a board and as a board member. He is a former junior Eels development squad manager.While, the six candidates will stand at the Parramatta Eels election, Sharp noted that ParraFirst had been developed in consultation with dozens of passionate supporters, who have either provided feedback, advice or volunteered their efforts. “We want ParraFirst to be inclusive of all Parramatta Eels supporters and we encourage you to register your support at our website (www.parrafirst.com) or any of social media presences including Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn,” Sharp said.ParraFirst’s commitment to review the current club structure and constitution is the first plank of its platform to be taken to the Parramatta District Football Club election to be held on December 8 at the Parramatta Leagues Club from 10am to 4pm. All those supporters who have been members of the club across the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons are eligible to vote.

2012-02-29T01:15:00Z hsbc-waratahs-supporters-win-with-blinkmobile-s-service-delivery-platform

Sydney, 29 February 2012 - The HSBC Waratahs has announced the successful implementation of its mobile information services for members and supporters, deployed for the first time during the 2011 rugby season. Using BlinkMobile Interactive’s, mobile service delivery platform, team supporters were able to access up-to-the minute game and transport information drawn data directly from the HSBC Waratahs website, making it an integral part of match travel arrangements, pre-game conversation and in-game reporting. “Following a three-year program of research into supporter behaviour and website information needs, we decided to adopt a digital strategy as a way of engaging the supporter base more, by giving them better access to information. This enabled our website content to be delivered to mobile devices such as smartphones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). Supporters took to the technology quickly and within two weeks of launching, the site was being frequently used with overall site usage surging by up to 250% on game day,” said Kym Aust-Howlett, Waratahs Rugby General Manager Commercial. “We also recognised that people today are time poor and that mobile services offer a way of taking the information to our supporters so that they don't have to go looking for it,” she commented. EcoView Global, a technology and consulting services company, introduced Waratahs Rugby to BlinkMobile Interactive and their mobile service delivery platform. Using this platform, BlinkMobile Interactive, drew data directly from the HSBC Waratahs website and re-purposed it 'on-the-run' for delivery to all mobile devices. The platform also provided easy maintanence, which was essential for a site involving regular updates. The solution was also capable of supporting a wide range of mobile devices, from Blackberries and Nokia phones to the latest generation of Android devices, iPhones and iPads. “Building the mobility capability was very easy from our side,” said Aust-Howlett. “We'd already looked at our current website, looked at the traffic and found what people were interested in. A mobile-enabled site was created covering HSBC Waratahs news, player profiles, game day information including times and venue, live scores and results, and membership services. The pages also meshed with a number of third party services such as travel and transport links to and from the games venues, and integrated with a ticketing service. “It took us just two weeks to go live,” said Aust-Howlett. “All the information is pulled directly from the main website.” The enthusiastic reaction from users has ensured that mobile information will remain an important communication channel between the HSBC Waratahs and its supporters with big plans already in place to expand the service ahead of the 2012 season. “We're looking at including more facilities and more information so we can save our supporters time and effort,” said Aust-Howlett. “In turn, this will deliver a better customer experience for our supporters.” Some of the plans for the 2012 season include delivering exclusive mobile content, adding more game day information, extra transport links, pre-game activities, live scoring and continually updated data regarding injuries or changes to the team, game day competitions, match and venue surveys and fan polling on their man-of-the-match. “The Blink Mobility Platform is a very inclusive technology which was important to allow us to engage supporters across all age groups,” said Aust-Howlett. “At the same time, just like any sporting organisation, Waratahs Rugby is limited in resources, so efficiencies are extremely important.” About Blink Mobile Interactive Blink Mobile Interactive develops and markets a mobilisation management and deployment platform that allows any organisation to provide rich mobile interactions and response mechanisms from their existing web based information and business systems. Focused on a corporate customer base and running a PaaS business model, BlinkMobile’s enterprise-grade services allow organisations to manage their complete mobile environment, while quickly and easily mobile enabling web services, dynamic web content and intranet/extranet applications. The platform, client services and end-user experience resulting from BlinkMobile’s services are internationally innovative. Visit http://www.blinkmobile.com.au or call 02 4340 5110.

2011-12-04T23:42:37Z tune-in-to-the-action-with-new-uniden-bearcat-digital-scanner

Making its return to the digital scanner radio market, Uniden today launched the new Bearcat UBCD396XT – offering professionals and enthusiasts access to the latest digital scanner technology, widest channel selection and improved useability. The state-of-the-art UBCD396XT can access up to 25,000 dynamic channels, including commercial grade channels. Ideal for truck, emergency and air scanning, users can pick up any frequency in the range* as well as make use of eight pre-programmed service searches: police, marine, railroad, air, CB radio, UHF-CB radio, racing and FM broadcast searches. This superior range appeals to a diverse scanner community, from those seeking emergency alerts as they occur, to diehard racing fans chasing the action between V8 drivers and their pit crew, to aviation enthusiasts hoping to listen in on pilot/ground crew communication. Featuring TrunkTracker IV™ Technology, the UBCD396XT allows users to follow all the action on the four major types of trunked radio systems: APCO25 Digital, Motorola, EDACS and LTR. Providing the greatest possible access to monitor activities and transmissions of city service departments, these four systems can be tracked on virtually all bands and all configurations, including narrowband and ‘rebanded’ systems. Complete with APCO25 digital capability, the scanner can pick up both digital and analog radio systems. Equipped with advanced Close Call RF Capture technology, the UBCD396XT can automatically lock onto nearby radio transmissions even if they have not been programmed into the scanner. This is ideal for use at events where the frequency being used is unknown, such as sporting matches. The UBCD396XT also debuts a range of GPS support features which can be accessed once the scanner unit is connected with an optional GPS Antenna. Location-based scanning will automatically turn systems and channel groups on and off as you change location – a simple and convenient feature which means users won’t have to take their eyes off the road to change channels. This GPS function also enables users to determine the location of the frequency they are listening to, in addition to location alerts and crows flight navigation. Rounding out the new features is Bandscope, providing a graphical representation which indicates signal strength of transmissions in a selected range. This helps users to zone in on possible interference sources, tune into intermittent signal sources and also help to pinpoint where the signal originates. Other features include: Key-safe – protects important programming and modes from accidental changes Custom searches – offers users the flexibility to program up to 10 search ranges IF Exchange Priority ID Scan 100 Quick Keys and Quick Search 500 Search Lockouts (250 temporary and 250 permanent) Multi-colour back lit LCD Ultra compact unit Specially certified for Australian + New Zealand market.Uniden’s UBCD396XT Digital Scanner is available now from specialised communication retailers, and in Dick Smith stores nationally from early 2012. RRP $499.95 For customer enquiries: phone Uniden 1300 366 895 or see www.uniden.com.au * Frequency range (MHz): 25-520 MHz, 758-960 MHz, 1240-1300 MHz

2011-05-19T06:06:05Z new-website-to-promote-newly-rebranded-welsh-australia

Welsh Australia, a leading importer and distributor, has launched a new website to consolidate the company’s four brands and provide customers with information on safety, crowd control, materials handling and storage products. The company’s goal is to create a user-friendly website for customers while integrating Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) techniques for better rankings on search engines. Developed by Exa Web Solutions, the website (www.welshaus.com.au) promotes the company's united brand and effectively represents the four existing areas of the business: TrolleyMaster, CrowdMaster, Skipper Barrier and Sliding Storage. Welsh Australia’s General Manager, Matthew Welsh said the website has a clean, crisp design and presents well to current and prospective clients. “The new website navigation makes it easier for customers to find the information they are looking for with fewer clicks, and coupled with the new features to the site, making it user friendly” Welsh said. “With strong branding and detailed product display, people are instantly aware of our broad range of products.” In spite of the new website and branding, the company offers extremely high quality products and delivery services as it did previously. The new site is designed to act as a one-stop shop for any businesses safety and material handling requirements. “We still sell TrolleyMaster, CrowdMaster, Skipper Barrier and Sliding Storage products at affordable prices” Welsh said. “The new site promotes our ability to offer free delivery Australia-wide and does so on time and in a professional manner”. Welsh said the website has been optimised not only ensure fast accessibility for all users, but also to make it easier to find on major search engines like Google. About Welsh Australia:Welsh Australia is a family owned and operated company, specialising in the import and distribution of high quality safety, materials handling and storage products for the Australasian markets. The company has over 30 years’ experience and offers products from TrolleyMaster, CrowdMaster, Skipper Barrier and Sliding Storage. For more information, please contact Matt Welsh on (03) 9646 0645 or email mattwelsh@welshaus.com.au. About Exa:As Australia’s largest and most successful Web Solutions Company, Exa has a full time staff of over 200 Web Designers, Web Developers and Online Marketing experts. Exa’s WebMagnet and Customised Web Solutions have helped improve the profitability and efficiency of more than 1000 organisations. Exa’s clients include some of the world’s biggest brands, leading banks, government, not for profits, multi-nationals and SME’s from various industries. Founded in 2000 Exa has sustained around 50% growth year over year. For more information about Exa contact Loris Toffano, Marketing Manager on 0413 387 382 or email loris.tofffano@exa.com.au.