Sleepbreeze Ltd. news

Sleepbreeze was well represented at the STAR-TIDES autumn exhibition at Fort Leslie J. McNair in Washington D.C. in early October. Managing Director, Andy Buxton attended the exhibition and was on hand to demonstrate the Sleepbreeze and discuss it's numerous benefits to a variety of distinguished visitors from the US Military and NGOs. There was universal praise for the Sleepbreeze and serious enquiries which are being followed up.

The Sleepbreeze's small size, low weight, effectiveness and energy efficiency were all admired.

STAR-TIDES is about getting people with solutions in front of those people with problems. It is not about delivering "Meals Ready to Eat" (MREs) to disaster victims. There are many established and effective organisations doing this already.

"STAR-TIDES is all about offering appropriate, affordable technical solutions to problems faced by populations in disaster zones. These include, solar power generation, water purificaition, solar cookers, shelters, waste treatment, communications, lighting, heating and cooling.", said Andy. "The Sleepbreeze offers the best cooling solution for those situations where resources such as energy and water are at a premium."

The STAR-TIDES team presented a number of scenarios, ranging from individual family unit size up to large encampments, demonstrating different technologies for each. Different geographical zones were also considered, including Continental US, Africa and Afghanistan.

Many of the team are actively involved with relief efforts in these areas.

"We're proud to be involved in this effort and to support STAR-TIDES as it develops and matures.", concluded Andy.

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We've brought our shipping costs down and we're passing it all on!

For our US-based customers we've brought the the shipping cost for single and multiple purchases down dramatically.

And dare we say it? With the US$ now 15% stronger against the £GBP compared with when we launched, there are savings to be had all round.

So, whilst we know the credit crunch is hurting, we thought we'd do out bit and pass on the savings we've made direct to our customers.

Check-out the Sleepbreeze shop for prices.

Thanks as ever for your custom!

Andy

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Sleepbreeze - best known for its innovative low-power, "go anywhere" cooling product - has selected Tactical Gear Command as its distributor in the United States for military and government sales.

Tactical Gear Command has an enviable reputation in meeting the needs of the US military and law enforcement agencies which has been proven over many years and were a natural fit for Sleepbreeze.

US authorities have recently acknowledged the cost and difficulty of cooling sleeping accommodation in Iraq, Afghanistan and Djibutti. Insurgents understand how critical fuel convoys are and actively target them. Military planners have set targets for reducing fuel consumption which Sleepbreeze's product could easily help achieve.

The Sleepbreeze personal cooler reduces the need for air conditioning by providing localised, direct direct air movement in bed. It is intended that the Sleepbreeze would be placed on or next to the camping cots used by troops. Sleepbreezes have have proved highly effective in heat waves in Australia and has been a boon for those trying to achieve thermal comfort when using mosquito nets.

"Following a sucessful demonstration at The Pentagon last year we felt it appropriate to work with a distributor who could best represent our product to the military market. We are delighted to be working with Tactical Gear Command" said Andy Buxton, Sleepbreeze's founder. "Increasingly we see that our product is more than an aid to comfort but can solve much broader problems faced by the military and civil emergency authorities. For this reason we want to get our product out to troops. We believe Tactical Gear Command are best able to help us achieve this."

Contact details:

Tactical Gear Command
200 Clinton Avenue, Suite 403, Huntsville, AL 35801
TEL: 800 838 5308
FAX: 256 536 2945
Sales@TacticalGearCommand.com
www.tacticalgearcommand.com

Notes to Editors
Sleepbreeze was founded in 2005 by Andy & Jill Buxton. Andy was previously the UK's military expert on microclimate cooling for soldiers and pilots. The company is based in Alton, Hampshire and are finalists in the 2008 Sustainable Business Awards for Hampshire & the Isle of Wight.

Huntsville-based Tactical Gear Command has one of the largest selections of tactical gear anywhere and supply only new production military and law enforcement equipment. Tactical Gear Command has been selected time and again to supply gear to some of the most prestigious military, medical and and law enforcement organizations in the world.

ENDS

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We are delighted to have been asked to become a corporate sponsor of Hampshire Wildlife Trust. Commenting on the sponsorship Andy Buxton, MD of Sleepbreeze said: "We live and work within the county and have the pleasure of seeing a vast amount of wildlife each day. It is very fitting that we invest some of our profits into help conserve this wildlife for future generations."

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We are delighted to have made a Sleepbreeze personal cooler available as a raffle prize for the "greening of Bentley" stall at the upcoming Bentley village fete.

Commenting on the various local "greening" campaigns, Andy Buxton, Managing Director of Sleepbreeze Ltd said: "A little known fact is how much energy is wasted in the use of traditional desk, pedestal and tower fans. Up to 60% of the energy consumed by these products ends up as waste heat. Somewhat ironic, since the idea of a desk fan is to cool the room, not add heat into it!" Andy went on to say that the Sleepbreeze personal cooler gets you cool, but uses only 4 watts. Desk fans use anything from 60 watts upwards. Surely a boon for anyone wanting to stay cool but who is conscious of their CO2 footprint. Or their electricity bill, for that matter.

So, "Roll up, roll up" to enter the prize draw!

Good luck to all and have a great day at the fete.

Saturday, 19th of July. Bentley recreation ground.

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For all of you who visit our website from far and wide I'm pleased to let you know that we have extended the list of countries to which we now deliver. You'll see this on our Roman Cart store when you make a purchase. Simply scroll down and select your country of residence from the (long!) list.

Anyway, here's the list of countries to which Sleepbreeze are now shipping:

American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eire, El Salvador, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Micronesia (Federal States of), Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, St Vincent, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, UAE, Uganda, United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (British and U.S.), Rep. of Yemen.

We very much look forward to your custom.

Andy & Jill

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We'll be updating the list of countries to which we devlier in the next few days. Good news for potential customers in Canada, Cyprus...

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Jill and I are really pleased to let you know that the sleepbreeze online shop is now open for business.

We'll be shipping from Friday 30th of May.

Quite a red letter day for both of us. Time to celebrate but also to remember the hard work that went in from all concerned. In due course we'll be putting a page up on the sleepbreeze site to give a big mention to those involved. Hopefully a mention for them and for what they are passionate about will go some way to thanking them!

For now we're using Google Checkout as our merchant accounting system. It's pretty simple to use - I'm no great shopper, but it seemed easy enough to me!

Serviced countries are currently the UK and US. If we get demand from other countries then that'll be great and we'll respond. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither are small businesses! So, one thing at a time.

We'll be adding to the pages on the website over the next few weeks. So, even if you buy a sleepbreeze personal cooler, then there'll be plenty of reasons to come back to visit the site from time to time.

We have coolers in stock. And for those people that emailed us they will get first refusal - seems only fair! If you find that the shop is temporarily out of stock we'll indicate when we'll next be shipping. We don't take payment unless we can fulfill an order from stock.

Finally, thanks for your patience waiting for the shop to come online. We had to get all the aspects of the product right and there's always something that has to be done that comes to light.

All the very best,

Andy & Jill

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We're delighted to announce that SleepBreeze Ltd has been accepted as the newest member of the British Made for Quality organisation.

Commenting on this latest development in the company's history Andy Buxton, Managing Director of SleepBreeze Ltd said: "We've always sought to manufacture and source our components within the United Kingdom. This hasn't always been easy. However, with so much of our manufacturing operation taking place in Hampshire and Lancashire we are rightly proud to receive recognition for our efforts from the BMFQ organisation."

Andy went on to say: "We had been searching for a way of identifying our product as being "Made in Britain" for some time.It was refreshing to discover that Anthony Gilsenan and his colleagues had taken the initiative to create British Made for Quality to help companies like ours. We look forward to working with BMFQ in the future and will be proud to include their logo on our products."

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The prototype SleepBreeze personal cooler will be on display on the 19th and 20th of November in the central court of The Pentagon as part of the STAR-TIDES project.

Commenting on the demonstration at The Pentagon, Andy Buxton, Managing Director of SleepBreeze Ltd. said: "We're delighted to continue our work with the STAR-TIDES project. We hope that this event will raise the profile of the company and it's innovative, low cost, personal cooling product with the US military."

He went on: "For the military, often operating with extended supply chains, the shipment of fuel for air conditioning comes at a price. This price is often counted in soldiers lives. Use of our product would reduce fuel requirements and play a part in reducing casualty rates. For these reasons we are extremely proud to be associated with the STAR-TIDES project."

Links:
SleepBreeze Ltd. www.sleepbreeze.co.uk

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