SMB Bearings have had another cracking year - all thanks to you!
So, we thought we'd cast our minds back over a few of the best bits...
January
We were delighted to be joined by Ian Emery, RC Helicopter pilot - he has wowed us with his meteoric rise up the AHA's ranking this year...
February
F1 In Schools competitors Adactus won the central England F1 in Schools Championship & also best engineered car...
March
Our new advert featured in Model Helicopter World magazine for the first time...
April
We had loads of spiffy videos from Shannon Francis, our lovely Bristol-based sponsored scooter rider - here's an example of just such a vid:
May
Our EBAY SKATE SHOP finally opened - YEAY!!!
We continue to sell over 2000 other items via our traditional store (ye olde fashioned telephone & email), but thought that we'd give this a whirl & so far, so good!
June
Vive La France! Our French gravity sports champions took podiums galore & most of the style & glory at La Rigalet...
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| Marie Bougourd & Philipe Dupuy at Rigalet |
Schaeffer Mclean continued to wow us with his skills - this 8 year old skateboarder has had quite a year & his international acclaim continues to grow.
Check out this great vid for a show of skills & also a lovely reminder of what summer sunshine looks like!
July
We were so, so proud of young Harry Redstone - we went to watch him competing at Swindon Radio Controlled Model Car Club (SRCMCC for short!) & although he didn't do so well whilst his bearing sponsors were watching (I think we might have put him off his stride a bit :-) ) he has had an amazing overall season & race series & is thinking of competing in national competitions next year...
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| Harry & his Dad in the pits between races |
August
We were delighted to catch up with Stan at Jankowski Weathervanes again, it is always a real treat to see where our bearings end up & this is never truer than in the hands of a real artisan like Stan...
September
We got in early & donated heaps of prizes to Hogtoberfest - a downhill skateboarding weekend of mayhem!
October
Ian Emery finished 3rd in the AHA British Nationals! What an astounding first-season result for our local RC heli hero.
November
Our customers continue to delight with their ingenuity - not least this month RSL Steeper & their prosthetic hand (that allows one wearer to make a famous Gallic gesture for the first time in 5 long years!), & Hans Meevis, a wonderfull talented jeweller currently based in Germany.
The fun part came when the lovely ladies at Valleys Roller Dolls got in touch - this dynamic bunch of roller derby afficianados needed some decent skate bearings & we were happy to oblige.
We look forward to helping them out in the future & following their roller derby progress -if they're not too shy, we'll hopefully tell you more about them soon :-)
December
Well, what a year it has been! I hope you enjoyed just a small sample of our many highlights from 2012. We'd like to thank our clients for their continued custom, our suppliers for their continued support & our friends for keeping us entertained all bally year!
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| Christmas lights in London last weekend |
We'd like to wish you all the very best for the festive season & the coming year - see you in 2013!!
