This section dwells on the company briefs provided in the sponsors list. It outlines both what the sponsor does as an enterprise, and what they do for the team.

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This Sponsor Spotlight is on Formula E, who provide you with the only opportunity in Australasia to drive new generation, state-of-the-art, Italian designed Indoor Race Karts. The team has made good use of the facilities for team building and sponsor realtions events, as well as being provided with very generous annual raffle prizes to help raise funds for the team. Since 2008, Formula E’s support has helped us get the cars up and running and performing in competition, and we are very thankful for their generosity and continued support.

Apex Apparel is Auckland’s leading embroidery and screen-printing specialist. With over 15 years in the business, Apex Apparel’s high quality  embroidery  service  can  be  suited  to  almost  any  clothing application, whilst giving the most accurate and durable finish in the business. Servicing hundreds of customers ranging from individuals to  large  corporate  businesses, Apex Apparel  has  the  facilities  to accommodate one off screen-printing jobs, all the way through to 5000+ units with highly detailed embroidery.

The Yamaha Motor Company is a Japanese motorised vehicle producer, and is a large subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation. Yamaha Motor is based in Iwata, Shizuoka, and was formed in 1955, after Yamaha had expanded into the worlds’ largest piano manufacturer. The Corporation already had a detailed knowledge of making lightweight, yet sturdy and reliable metal constructions, which was easily applied to the production of metal frames and engine parts for motorcycles.

DeWalt is a highly reputable manufacturer of power tools for the construction, industrial and woodworking industries. Originally founded in 1923 by Raymond DeWalt after his invention of the radial arm saw, DeWalt has been setting the standard for quality and durability in the power tool industry. Now a subsidiary of Black & Decker, DeWalt manufacture more than 200 different power hand-tools, and over 800 accessories. After the first went on sale more than 80 years ago, DeWalt’s highly distinctive yellow and black power tools quickly earned a long-lasting reputation among professional craftsmen as being tough, powerful, precise, rugged and reliable.

Castrol is a loyal and long-standing supporter of our team. Being one of the world’s largest automotive and industrial lubricant producers, Castrol has a product to fit virtually every domestic, commercial and industrial application. Their specialized range includes everything from Antifreeze, to hydraulic lubricants and motor oil designed specifically for motor sport. First founded in 1899, Castrol was born as the result of a disagreement within the management of the Vacuum Oil Company, which then went on to become Mobil Oil. Castrol is now part of the BP group, and with products being sold in over 60 countries, is widely acknowledged as the world’s leading specialist provider of lubricant solutions.

Rivers Carbon is a industry leading, international carbon fibre product manufacturer based in Auckland. Originally founded in 2003 by Graeme Rivers, Rivers Carbon has since been designing and producing high quality and exciting composite parts for almost every industry ranging from aerospace to prosthetics. Drawing from over ten years experience working on some of the largest carbon fibre projects in the super yacht industry, Graeme and his team of highly skilled workshop engineers consistently produce some of the highest quality carbon fiber parts available today.

Meat Cuisine is a 100% New Zealand owned and operated, AgriQuality Approved meat supplier. Established over 20 years ago, Meat Cuisine has since been supplying high quality meats to New Zealand’s most reputable 5 star restaurants. After many years in the trade, Meat Cuisine has gained extensive knowledge and expertise, and prides its self in providing the finest meats on offer, coupled with great customer service and extremely competitive pricing and delivery costs. Their revolutionary and state of the art ‘online’ ordering system provides unmatched convenience for customers, with meat being delivered ‘door to door’ at some of the most competitive rates in the industry. Each cut of fine meat ordered from Meat Cuisine, is individually vacuum packed and set on ice in an insulated cooler, to ensure products are delivered as fresh as possible. Every cut of meat carries a 100% personal guarantee that it will reach every customer with the freshness, quality and service delivery that would be expected from New Zealand’s leading supplier of fine meat.

Meat Cuisine has become a sponsor of our team this year, and provides us with a very generous meat package each week. This always goes down a treat and we would like to thank Meat Cuisine for their support.

Trade Tools is a large supplier and distributor of hand tools within New Zealand, specialising in hand tools, threading equipment and cutting supplies especially designed for automotive and general engineering applications.

Advanced Composite Technologies Ltd (ACT) have sponsored the team for the past two years, supplying all of the pre-impregnated (prepreg) carbon needs.

ACT is the New Zealand distributor of Europe’s premium prepreg carbon fibre from parent company Adcanced Composite Group (UK) (ACG). ACG itself is a part of Umeco Composite Structural Material (UCSM). UCSM is a division of a leading manufacturer of advanced composite carbon  and fibre glass reinforced plastic pre-impregnated materials formulated for component, structural and tooling applications in a diverse range industries.

Jackson Electrical’s 3D Machining Team utilises a 5-axis machining centre and leading edge software to quickly produce accurate 3-dimensional shapes for use as master tooling for composite parts, vacuum forming tools, foundry patterns, plastic rotational moulds and other applications. Jackson 3D can produce both small and large parts in a range of materials.