GripSport news
Seriously… who else is going to do this for you? |
Paralympian Carol Kooke picked up her new racing trike from the AIS and realised immediately that there wasn’t a bike rack in the world that was going to carry it. She needed something safe and secure (because that’s not a cheap bike) as well as something that was simple and foolproof to use. In a nutshell she needed one of our Hi-Ride carriers.
So we made her one… with custom adapters to suit her bike… and within a week she was back to her regular training sessions in her lead-up to the London Olympics.
Cheers for now and feel free to scroll down for older news items and past rants.
We’re famous…. sort of. |
Anyone who saw the ABC’s new comedy show, “Woodley” may have noticed “Frank” sitting himself down onto a bike he thought was his, only to discover it was actually on the back of a car… which then took off with him on it. Well that was a carrier we were asked to design and custom make especially for the show and while it only got about 5 seconds of air time, famous is famous…. right? 
And out this week is the latest edition of AMB (Australian Mountain Bike magazine) featuring their comparative tests on a whole range of bike carriers including our own Hi-Ride. So if you’re wondering why so many people reckon the Hi-Ride is the best bike carrier in the world… you can read the full review by clicking HERE.
Cheers for now and feel free to scroll down for older news items and past rants.
Thanks… |
... to everyone who applied for the job here at Grip HQ. We had a huge amount of interest in this position and ended up interviewing far more people than we expected to. Which put us in the almost embarrassing position of being able to pick and choose from a great pool of highly desirable applicants.
You should have all received an individual response and “thank-you” by now, but we wanted folks to know what a tough final decision it was. In fact we ended up with five people we wanted to employ… but of course we only had the one job on offer. We were really pleased that we were able to arrange a job for one guy (John) with an engineering firm right over the road from us (and we still may end up stealing you back, John), but in the end our particular vacancy went to Brian Cooper who was thrown into the deep end of our pool yesterday morning and hasn’t had time to come up for air since. Yeah… welcome to the salt-mine, Brian!
Cheers for now and feel free to scroll down for older news items and part rants.
WHO WANTS A JOB? |
Here at GripSport we are getting well and truly hammered with work and we’ve decided we need to hire someone new to join our small team immediately.
The person we’re looking for may or may not have formal qualifications in the engineering field, but at the very least they will need
* “Workshop” experience in a welding/fabricating/engineering environment.
* Welding experience (MIG at least and preferably TIG as well)
* The desire to work in a small team environment where quality is everything.
* Good communication skills.
We’re prepared to consider a number of different options including new apprentice, 2nd year apprentice, qualified tradesperson, non-qualified but trade experienced person.
This is a full-time position with IMMEDIATE START for the right person.
Initial phone enquiries are welcome. Call Jon Weaving on 94662553
Cheers for now and please feel free to scroll down for past items.
Happy New Year |
Well we’re back… and as usual it’s a hectic start to the new year for us. In fact this is our 12th new year now and every one of them has been busier than the last. This one is particularly satisfying though, because we’re in the middle of putting in some new CNC tube bending equipment, tweaking designs for a few new products and looking at adding to our workshop staff in the near future.
All in all we’re expecting a huge year and we’re looking forward to being of service to our customers in any way we can. So don’t hesitate to get in touch and remember - there’s no such thing as a stupid question, only a stupid answer… and we try very hard not to give any of them.
Last chance! |
Don’t forget folks… this Saturday (Dec 17) is our last Saturday trading day for the year.
We’re closing for the holidays at 3.30 Wednesday Dec 21
And then re-opening at 8am Monday Jan 9.
... but Saturdays have always been our big day for customers to drop in so we’re giving you this reminder… if you’re wanting something before Christmas and you’re a weekend sort of person and can’t get in during the week, then this Saturday is your last chance.
But wherever you are in Australia you can always call to order what you want because we deliver to every corner of the country.
Have a great Christmas and New Year everyone… and be safe!
From all of us at GripSport.
We don’t need a holiday… really! |
Holiday closing times
* Shutting the doors 3.30 Wednesday Dec 21
* Re-opening 8am Monday Jan 9.
No bloody idea why we’re being forced to do this. It’s not like we need a rest or anything!
But we are going to be closing for the holidays, all because some people… medical type people and “wife” type people… keep telling us we need a break and that a year of 12 hour days is going to kill us.
Pffft, what a load of rubbish… there’s nothing wrong with us! Happy Easter everybody.
Welcome to our new website! |
And what beauty it is…
Many thanks to our very clued-in web designer, Ben Bailey. If you like the look of Ben’s work and need some website work done, you can get in touch with him via a link at the bottom of our “About Us” page. And best of all, not only is he very good at what he does, but he’s a cyclist too so it was a match made in heaven when we found him… although he did look a little worried when he spotted us for the first time. Go figure?
Anyway, our site really is all new, so please have a look around. We’ve got new products and services listed now that we were never able to showcase on the old site and everything’s bigger and brighter and hopefully much easier and cleaner to use. As usual, we’re always rapt when we hear from customers, so don’t hesitate to get in touch with comments, feedback or even just a g’day. We’ve even made contacting us easier - check out the “Contact Us” page.
Cheers for now and please feel free to scroll down for past items.