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Filter Paper 15cm diameter folded qualitative 303

A new addition to our range of filter papers.  Each box contains 100 folded qualitative filter paper, 303, medium filtration rate, particle retention 5-13µm.

Please click here for details of our product ref: FP303

VWR part number 516-0297

75mm cotton tipped swab polypropylene (PP) shaft in tube

Handy applicator swab with plastic shaft and cotton head added to our variety of swab options.  Each can be stored in its own strong polypropylene tube.

Please click here for further details of product SKU: BUDG

150mm extra large head cotton swab plastic shaft

Similar to the longer stemmed product BUDEL200, we have now introduced a 150mm stemmed version BUDEL150 to our range of swabs

25ml internal push cap tube – polypropylene (PP)

Another new product added to our plastic tubes range following customer suggestion.

A handy 25ml capacity push cap tube made from flexible polypropylene. Please click here to view details.

Wedding Favours & taste testing – fun use of petri dishes!

A while ago now, we were contacted by a gentleman planning his wedding.  His request transpired to involve some testing which was a pleasure, both in terms of product sampling and in seeing the final result.  We’re sure that this couple’s wedding guests must have loved these unique gifts which, we understand are very much still a talking point some time after the wedding.

The happy couple purchased a number of our product reference 55PET – 55mm petri dishes, added some pretty gold ribbon to trim and some gold stars to line the dishes and then added some fun, personalised candies.

As a “research exercise” and as a “favour” we purchased a standard pack of sweets to test and advise which petri dish would be the best size for these unique and special wedding favours – I don’t think we still have the sweets!

Our congratulations on their marriage to Parag and Aksa and thanks for sharing their story and allowing use of their photos

Wedding Favours & taste testing – fun use of petri dishes!

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A while ago now, we were contacted by a gentleman planning his wedding.  His request transpired to involve some testing which was a pleasure, both in terms of product sampling and in seeing the final result.  We’re sure that this couple’s wedding guests must have loved these unique gifts which, we understand are very much still a talking point some time after the wedding.

The happy couple purchased a number of our product reference 55PET – 55mm petri dishes, added some pretty gold ribbon to trim and some gold stars to line the dishes and then added some fun, personalised candies.

As a “research exercise” and as a “favour” we purchased a standard pack of sweets to test and advise which petri dish would be the best size for these unique and special wedding favours – I don’t think we still have the sweets!

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Our congratulations on their marriage to Parag and Aksa and thanks for sharing their story and allowing use of their photos

 

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Bedbugs and scent detection dogs … …

It can be truly fascinating hearing how customers use our products.  Until this customer got in touch, we were not aware of this aspect of work for scent detection dogs which we found really interesting.

Richard and Alexia Naylor are regular customers of The Consumables Company and partners in a somewhat unusual business. Through their web shop, CimexStore, they supply live bedbugs to customers all over the world!

Richard said “we have two main groups of customers.

The first are the research labs, who need large numbers of live bedbugs for developing and testing bedbug control products.”  The first image shows some of our bedbug friends at home in a 60ml screw cap container which the customer has added ventilation to.

“The second group of customers are the canine scent detection industry. In recent years bedbugs have become much more common and increasingly difficult to control.  Scent detection dogs have proved to be a great way of identifying infestations in the very early stages before they have time to spread. Dogs need regular training with live bedbugs in order to maintain their bug-searching ability, so handlers buy small, pre-sealed vials of bedbugs from us.

In addition to pots of live bugs, CimexStore sells a range of other bedbug-related products, many of which are made from, or shipped in, plastic ware supplied by The Consumables Company.

One of our most popular products are the preserved bedbug life cycles. We preserve all the life stages from egg through to adult and cast them in acrylic for use as training aids for pest controllers and hotel staff. The 55mm diameter petri dishes are the ideal size to cast the life cycles in.

For our dog training customers who prefer not to use live bedbugs (for fear of them escaping!), we make up a pseudo scent kit. This is a solvent extraction of bedbug pheromones, which can be applied to strips of paper and hidden around the room.

Once the bedbug pheromones have been applied, the strips of paper smell exactly the same as live bedbugs, and can therefore be used to train their dogs. Each kit contains a 2ml glass vial of solvent, a micro pipette and two vials with blue screw caps which we ventilate – all of which come from The Consumables Company.

The Consumables Company has been a godsend for us. It is such a relief to be able to find all of our plastic warepipettes and vials in one place.”

We have chosen not to deter some readers who might not be inclined to see what I refer to as creepy crawlies (!), but others may enjoy reading more via this link to Richard and Alexia’s web shop, click here – why Cimex, well accordingly to my reference source, Google: the genus Cimex … includes bedbugs.  And finally some links for those who might like to see some creepy crawlies or for further information about the Bedbug Foundation.

Bedbugs and scent detection dogs … …

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It can be truly fascinating hearing how customers use our products.  Until this customer got in touch, we were not aware of this aspect of work for scent detection dogs which we found really interesting.

Richard and Alexia Naylor are regular customers of The Consumables Company and partners in a somewhat unusual business. Through their web shop, CimexStore, they supply live bedbugs to customers all over the world!

Richard said “we have two main groups of customers.

The first are the research labs, who need large numbers of live bedbugs for developing and testing bedbug control products.”  The first image shows some of our bedbug friends at home in a 60ml screw cap container which the customer has added ventilation to.

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“The second group of customers are the canine scent detection industry. In recent years bedbugs have become much more common and increasingly difficult to control.  Scent detection dogs have proved to be a great way of identifying infestations in the very early stages before they have time to spread. Dogs need regular training with live bedbugs in order to maintain their bug-searching ability, so handlers buy small, pre-sealed vials of bedbugs from us.

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In addition to pots of live bugs, CimexStore sells a range of other bedbug-related products, many of which are made from, or shipped in, plastic ware supplied by The Consumables Company.

One of our most popular products are the preserved bedbug life cycles. We preserve all the life stages from egg through to adult and cast them in acrylic for use as training aids for pest controllers and hotel staff. The 55mm diameter petri dishes are the ideal size to cast the life cycles in.

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For our dog training customers who prefer not to use live bedbugs (for fear of them escaping!), we make up a pseudo scent kit. This is a solvent extraction of bedbug pheromones, which can be applied to strips of paper and hidden around the room.

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Once the bedbug pheromones have been applied, the strips of paper smell exactly the same as live bedbugs, and can therefore be used to train their dogs. Each kit contains a 2ml glass vial of solvent, a micro pipette and two vials with blue screw caps which we ventilate – all of which come from The Consumables Company.

The Consumables Company has been a godsend for us. It is such a relief to be able to find all of our plastic warepipettes and vials in one place.”

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We have chosen not to deter some readers who might not be inclined to see what I refer to as creepy crawlies (!), but others may enjoy reading more via this link to Richard and Alexia’s web shop, click here – why Cimex, well accordingly to my reference source, Google: the genus Cimex … includes bedbugs.  And finally some links for those who might like to see some creepy crawlies or for further information about the Bedbug Foundation.

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Test tubes with a “blooming” good use!

 

Gorgeous bud vases for flower stems.  Using glass tubes as an insert means that the wooden vases can be used with water for fresh flowers.  The idea would work just as well for displaying artificial flowers too.

Retired hobby wood turner, Paul, has created these stunning bun vases using one of our range of glass test tubes as an insert.  Glass tubes such as GL100C with a rounded bottom or GL50 with a flat bottom are just two examples of our current product range that may be useful for similar projects.

Alternatively, for inclusion in floral displays, florists and other customers purchase from our range of plastic products – it’s personal preference whether plastic or glass is preferred.  Our link here explains the differences between our polystyrene, polyethylene and polypropylene products.

With a wide range of products and an equally wide range of uses, please put the search facility on our website to the test.

This pair of bud vases are made from beautiful ash.  Other woods can be used too – the turning process certainly shows the beauty of wood as a natural product.  The vases shown in the image have been made from 2X2 spindle blanks and 13cm tall.  The tops of the test tubes can be seen just protruding from the top of the vase – hardly noticeable when filled with blooms.  Our thanks to Paul for sharing his story with us.

 

Test tubes with a “blooming” good use!

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Gorgeous bud vases for flower stems.  Using glass tubes as an insert means that the wooden vases can be used with water for fresh flowers.  The idea would work just as well for displaying artificial flowers too.

Retired hobby wood turner, Paul, has created these stunning bun vases using one of our range of glass test tubes as an insert.  Glass tubes such as GL100C with a rounded bottom or GL50 with a flat bottom are just two examples of our current product range that may be useful for similar projects.

Alternatively, for inclusion in floral displays, florists and other customers purchase from our range of plastic products – it’s personal preference whether plastic or glass is preferred.  Our link here explains the differences between our polystyrene, polyethylene and polypropylene products.

With a wide range of products and an equally wide range of uses, please put the search facility on our website to the test.

This pair of bud vases are made from beautiful ash.  Other woods can be used too – the turning process certainly shows the beauty of wood as a natural product.  The vases shown in the image have been made from 2X2 spindle blanks and 13cm tall.  The tops of the test tubes can be seen just protruding from the top of the vase – hardly noticeable when filled with blooms.  Our thanks to Paul for sharing his story with us.

 

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