Product Spotlight: Bamboo USB Sticks
One of our bestselling environmentally friendly ranges, Bamboo USB Sticks can give you those extra green credentials you need in your next marketing campaign. A true case of technology and nature working in harmony!
• Outer Casing: 100% bamboo
• Internal components: PCB board, NAND flash memory, controller chip and a capacitor. The lid of the bamboo drive is held in place by two small magnets.
• Available Colours: Natural
• Memory Sizes: 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 64GB
• Dimensions: 61mm x 28mm x 10mm
• Branding Options: Printing or Engraving (engraving is the preferred option if you want to drive home the “eco message” simply because there are then no inks or sealants used)
• Imprint Area: Front/Back
• Imprint Size: 35mm x 20mm
• Special Options: Lace Lanyard available
• Download the Artwork Requirements for this range
Please note that Pantone matching and matte rubber coating are not available on this range.
In terms of its environmental credentials bamboo is about as good as it gets. For starters it’s a grass, not a tree and it grows at a phenomenal rate – around 60cm per DAY! At this rate of growth, it’s ready for harvesting in just 3 years, and the real beauty is that when it’s been harvested, you don’t need to replant more. The root system on a bamboo plant continually throws out new shoots that sprout up in a desperate search for sunlight, and whilst they do this they absorb greenhouse gases from the environment. Bamboo releases some 35 percent more oxygen into the air than a similar-sized stand of trees.
When most people think of grass they tend to think of the green stuff we find in our front and back gardens or the carefully manicured surfaces of Wimbledon, but bamboo is more like wood without technically being a wood – it’s as tough as any hardwood but doesn’t shrink or swell.
Bamboo plants don’t need chemicals to encourage growth, they seem impervious to pests so no pesticides are needed and they certainly don’t need gas-guzzling tractors to prepare the ground before planting. Add to this the benefits the root systems offers against soil erosion and you start to get a feel for the “super plant” qualities of the bamboo.
With all of these attributes it’s no surprise that bamboo is being used in the manufacture of all sorts of everyday items ranging from chairs, to plates and bowls to kitchen worktops.
Enhancing your Eco-Credentials
Giving out bamboo memory sticks at a show or an event where you want to show off your environmental consideration is a great idea, and if you pre-load all of your sales brochures and other collateral onto the USB stick you’ll save on printing and transport costs, and further enhance your eco-credentials.
Although it’s technically classified as a grass it’s as tough as any hardwood and it doesn’t shrink or swell. With attributes like this it’s perhaps no surprise that bamboo has traditionally been used as scaffolding in East Asia and is now used in the manufacture everyday items ranging from chairs, to plates and bowls to kitchen worktops.
The outer shells of Bamboo USB memory sticks are, as the name implies, made from 100% bamboo but the internal components are the same as any conventional USB stick; a PCB board, Nand flash memory, a controller chip and a capacitor. The lid of the bamboo drive is held in place by two small magnets.
There are lots of different styles of Bamboo USB flash drive available including a “Twister” option with no cap. They all look great engraved or printed but engraving is the preferred option if you want to drive home the “eco message” simply because there are then no inks or sealants used to produce them.
Finally don’t forget to pre-load all of your sales brochures and other collateral onto the bamboo USB sticks before you hand them out because you’ll reduce the amount of paper that is printed and transported (saving paper, ink and freight costs) – all of which will reinforce any “eco-message” you want to push out.
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