Let's Ship Soon to Avoid July Price Hikes!

Every year for the last five years, UPS and FedEx have raised their prices 6% in July. Other, lesser shipping companies have then followed with 5.5% increases.

Although we haven't had any change in fuel surcharges lately, and none seem to be on the horizon right now, a 5.5-6% rise in charges from these companies will make a significant difference in many shipments.

If you're thinking of placing an order with Clearr, you should consider doing it early so we can ship by the end of June. If you're a supplier shipping to us, please try to get your shipment out by then, too.

On the "Contact Us" page at http://www.clearrcorp.com/ you can get a quote or place an order now for early delivery. Or contact Teri Mountin in Sales at 1-800-LITEBOX, tmountin@clearr.net.

By Jon Roberts, Logistics Manager

OUR "FRAMELESS" DISPLAYS GO MODULAR

We demonstrated our unique ability to subdivide frameless displays at the recent GlobalShop and International Sign Association Exhibitions in Las Vegas. Here are a few good examples.

StretchFrame™

This coffee house frameless display is based upon six 24" square modules. The menu on the left is a "double" module--48" x 24". Individual modules are easily changed, and the frameless aspect gives it a really clean look.

The fabric graphic material is environmentally friendly, and is washable. For restaurant environments, such as for use near deep fryers, waterproof vinyl fabrics that can be wiped off are used.

StretchLite™

In this modular backlit frameless display, the header module is 24" x 48", and the bottom module is 48" x 48".

Graphic changes in either top or bottom, or both, can be made easily and quickly with no special tools.

Want to learn more, or find out what one costs? Call Paige at 763-398-5411/800-LITEBOX or email her at pvollbrecht@clearr.net.

Clearr's Busy as Heck at the International Sign Expo in Las Vegas This Week!

Greetings from Las Vegas! Today and tomorrow Clearr Corporation is at ISA Expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention and Expo Center. This year, our Booth 3343 has been visited by many more domestic companies than usual as well as the usual Central American visitors.

This year the Clearr Corporation booth features our new StretchLite™ and StretchFrame™ displays, as well as our Luminaire Ultra® III LED, Luminaire Ultra® II, and the Neon Plus® E.

The ISA International Sign Expo is more than ever the meeting point of the entire international supply chain for the on-premise sign industry, bringing together hundreds of sign suppliers and distributors to exhibit sign industry products, services and technologies to a vast audience of sign manufacturers, according to Sarah Singleton, ISA Senior Manager of Communications.

Alternating each year between Orlando, Florida, and Las Vegas, Nevada, the annual event ranks on Tradeshow Week magazine's prestigious top 200 list as the 106th largest trade show in the U.S. In 2009, the exposition returns to Mandalay Bay South Convention Center in Las Vegas.

ISA’s Expo is the premier platform to conduct domestic and international business in the sign industry. The annual event is also the most cost-effective and efficient way to do business, shop for new products and services, and stay on the cutting-edge of sign industry technology.

Roughly 20 percent of exhibitors and 14 percent of attendees travel from outside of the U.S. to the show, and that percentage continues to grow each year. “Last year, we hosted nearly 4,000 individuals representing 111 countries outside the United States,” Lori said, noting that the Las Vegas show tends to draw strongly from companies operating in the Pacific Rim. "With a weaker U.S. dollar, it is more cost-effective than ever for overseas buyers to travel stateside for events like ours."
Mike Allshouse, Technical Service Manager

Our New CEO Blog - Check it Out!

Check out our CEO's new blog at AndySteinfeldt.blogspot.com. He's the president of both Clearr Corporation and Distec Americas LLC.

Andy travels extensively for both business and pleasure, taking photographs of interesting people and scenes wherever he goes. His photos are outstanding, and our factory in Minneapolis serves as a gallery of his extensive international collection.

Andy is married to Randy Victor, an attorney, and has two sons in college: Loren, who's studying business at Indiana University, and Ross, studying economics at the University of Michigan. At home, Andy has two frequently-photographed cats: Simba and India.

Other interests include sports (he coached basketball and baseball for many years), words (reads "Word-a-Day" daily), humor (often circulates jokes, and will probably post them on his blog), friends and family. He makes friends wherever he goes, and will go out of his way to visit them. He has an active Skype network, and you can find his videos on his blog or at YouTube.

To contact Andy, go to Clearr's contact page: www.clearrcorp.com/contact-us.html. You can also go there to get a free quote on any of the products mentioned in this blog.

Clearr Offers REALLY Big Signs and Billboard-Size Displays, Too!

Clearr Corporation has a partnership with a German engineering company, Distec Americas, LLC, to manufacture backlit and scrolling billboard-size displays, and Clearr makes billboard-size prismatic displays. Distec has become one of the world's leading designers of these large signs with their sophisticated digital screen technology. These signs are gaining in popularity all over the world.

For example, the New York Yankees will officially open the new Yankee Stadium on Thursday, April 16th against the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees went to painstaking lengths to make this a baseball stadium that is unrivaled in its beauty and luxury. One of the exciting new features are the 1,100 flat-panel, high-definition video monitors from Cisco Systems that are prominently displayed throughout certain parts of the stadium. The monitors won't simply be limited to just showing replays, rather they will be more interactive in nature. They will offer fans the ability to order concessions right from the monitors, as well as allow them to scope out any traffic congestion after the game. They can also be used to share information in case of emergency.

Another exciting feature of the new stadium is the 101' x 59' Mitsubishi Diamond Vision high-definition video scoreboard. The massive scoreboard has over 8 million LED lamps and has nearly 6000 feet of display area - in high definition, of course.

Written by Ryan Lester, rlester@clearr.net, 763-398-5470 or 800-LITEBOX. See also: http://www.distec.com/eng/digital_screen_technology.htm

Clearrly, We're International!

Check out our South American website in Portuguese: http://www.clearr.com.br/. Watch our Spanish language video in the column to the right, too.

Clearr Corporation travels, sells, ships and exhibits in much of the world. We have a manufacturing licensee in South America, and through Distec Americas, LLC, a partnership with the top billboard manufacturer in Germany.

We also display at trade shows in the US and abroad.

Poster Frames and Literature Displays Are Big Sellers

Clearr Corporation is known for its backlit displays and prismatic displays, and for its new frameless StretchFrame(TM) and StretchLite(TM) (see below).

That's not all we make!

A great deal of our business is more mundane, and involves furnishing a wide range of customers, from retail shops and salons to trade shows and major airports, with high quality nonlit poster frames and literature displays.

Our poster frames are custom made to order and can be made in almost any color and size the customer desires. They're manufactured for commercial uses -- meaning they're made to be durable and last for the life of the business or building. Likewise the finishes are carefully made to survive many years in public places and still look as good as new.

We manufacture two main types of literature displays for business and commercial settings. The see-through EuroStand(TM) has been popular with our customers for many years. We also offer two models of the contemporary Tension(TM) literature rack, both nonlit and backlit, and can custom design stands if desired. We have an outstanding staff of design engineers who have been able to satisfy diverse requests and requirements.

For more information about these products, go to our website at http://www.clearrcorp.com/, or call Teri Mountin at 1-800-LITEBOX, 763-398-5400, or email tmountin@clearr.net.