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@Decorum
Some facts to help address your concern about the mask looking cheap. If you buy a pack you will find that the masks are very good quality. Like many others, I bought a pack to not only wear, but also evaluate.
They have a hypoallergenic layer that makes them very comfortable against the skin.
The ear loop welding is rubust.
They feel thicker than the usual disposable masks.
I found that they fit well. Although that is subjective as this will vary between person.
They are tested to 7 hours, because that is the duration for EN14683, which is independently tested. They will last longer and this will no doubt be investigated in the future.
Hope this puts your mind at rest.
@laverock
I agree, there's much improved tone around here now.
..or perhaps a dog lover and lamenting the passing of Greyfriars Bobby?
The origami mask wallet included with these can only help to prolong life too.
A very innovative packaging concept actually.
@haddock - Seems like it was quite a good year for Scottish football... We didn't get humped by England :)
@Tyn I think you should run a competition. Whoever guesses the significance of the 1872, gets a virtual bottle of Tyndrum Gold!
My mask order just been delivered. Great to see the physical product.
Thanks @torre, great service.
https://virionmask.co.uk/
Apoligies Baz, Misread your post and I agree! :)
The 30% figure comes from the "Scottish Gold Premium". That is that the jewelers are paying 30% above market value to buy the gold from Scotgold. This is because they can market it as Scottish Gold, which in turn has a higher market price for the finished products they sell. There are jewelers detailed on the Scotsgold website that have agreed to take everythig that is produced by Scotgold at Cononish.
There is a chain of custody managed by the Assay office in Edinburgh that assures that the gold that mits the market isthe gold from Cononish. Completely traceable from mine to end user.
@Tees
Thanks for posting that, very interesting. It's actually a pretty small footprint considering it encompasses all operations from raw materials in to packaged product out.
Another observation is that it's a truly bespoke automated line. This means it's not cobbled together with universal components and assemblies. From what is visible, each component has been designed and fabricated for that purpose. The significance is that like all automated production lines, timing is everything particularly when you want to reliably produce large volumes. Lines that use universal components and assemblies have movement in them which causes individual operations to wander which can be amplified at higher speeds. This is no such line and I'd expect that following the final commissioning to be complete, it will offer high reliability.
Also from the video, it can be seen that this line is set to run at an output speed of approx 3-3.5m masks per month averaged, if running 24/7. So the line in BioCity will actually be outputing faster once it's ramp up is complete.
@Torreaguas
Hats off to you. I wasn't aware it was your site when I ordered this morning and was plesantly surprised not only to see these avail in small quantities, but also at reasonable price including postage. They are a no brainer ...And with a free holder too!
All the best :)
This has been a surprise, particularly with an honest and prudent RNS this morning which detailed positive progress and a stong strategy.
The company has cash and is now bringing in cash.
The RNS confirmed strategic deals on both supply and demand side.
Also a retail distributor went live with the masks we have invested in and many of us have excitedly and successfully ordered the first sample.
We had a positive article early in the day on from Proactive Investor that would have informed potential new investors of the significant milestone that has been acheived.
At market open today, the MACD had just crossed and the RSI was at the mid point.
What was there to go wrong?
So the current score is 2 out of the last 2 RNS which have been released because PI's have been demanding regular newsflow, both of which have reported facts and reality and with positive progress. The same 2 out of 2 have dropped the SP.
Talk on the BB about shorters. (They've actually done quite well out of the last two RNS.)
Talk of manipulation by MMs. Perhaps a little but ask yourself, why would the MMs be the main cause of such damaging volatility?
Many people have pointed it out on this particular board, the comments and behaviour have likely contributed to unprecedented volatility which will have turned many PI's away, not to mention intitutionals.
Lesson learn't I hope, in hystrical, ramping, de-ramping, knee jerk reactions and back biting on this and other bulletin boards. There are the well intentioned that post opinions after not reading an RNS properly or those who post sensationlist comments and opinions. Often because the reality didn't match their poorly researched and rose tinted expectations.
This is a real company with people working for it to support their careers and families. They have everything going for them only to be partly let down by some of their investors.
Some people are in to see this company grow. Some are here to curve trade. That's the stock market.
Whetever peoples reason for being here, toning it down a bit in terms of inaccurate and spurious posts that don't contribute to the knowledge and wealth of us PI's going forward is going to both help this company grow as well as realise the short term increase in SP for those that are simply trading and want to take profit at a certain SP.
The AIM is a chance for the everyday person to change fortunes in life. BBs and forums are a chance for us small guys and girls to work together and pool knowledge and win some wealth back from the big guys.
We all get excited at times with much acheived of late, largely down to us PI's. So keeping posts objective and in the spirit of contributing to the group is the only way this is going to happen.
So what's it goin to take to make SP rise on the next RNS? Let's all stop and think before we post, who will this benefit and how will it benefit us PI's? How would the pos
Lots of focus on 'the machine'. To invest properly there needs to be an understanding of what a companies strategy is, not just what's happening today.
It's likeley that that the masks currently for sale are made in-house in Nottingham as the RNS states that they've placed an order with Volz, not that volz are currently manufacturing them.
It is normal when installing automated production systems that there is a period of adjustment to the sensors and microprocessor code. Output is slowly increased as reliability at each output level is proved. Output reliability is key as downtime costs.
It is also encouraging that the RNS states that have created and filled a production post for someone to manage the line and production. This was one of my questions last month as the comany is staffed by scientists and corporate people. So this is a positive move and goes some way to de-risk the production side of the business.
Ultimately the Bio City production line returns shareholder value by providing proof of concept and perhaps rapid prototyping of mask variations as well as the ability to provide samples at volume to support large contract generation. (Which this morning RNS supports)
Outsourced production and licencing agreements are going to provide the volumes and revenue. The outsourcing arrangment with Volz will ensure that demand is met As also stated in the RNS, the focus of P2F prime focus is on devloping nano materials.
So the current capacity output of the Bio City production line is not that critical to the business model going forward. Indeed more masks output equates to more cash into the business at this point in time, through immediate market supply and higher margins. However even 5m masks per month at full capacity, it is likely that this figure will end up a minority percentage of total production of these masks once the market demand increases and outsourced production round the world rams up.
It is entirely likely that in the future as outsourced production makes up the lion share of meeting demand and generating revinue, that the BioCity manufacturing operation may be sold off allowing P2F to focus entirely on develpment. This wouls also be a positive.
Very good on the whole and shows that the new BoD is thinking both tactically and strategically.
@rebel100 The website that has crashed is a distributer. It has nothig to do with RMS.
Post on facts everyone :)
Interesting comments on retail.
There is no doubt a large potential retail market, with instant demand.
Personally, throughout the pandemic, I’ve bought masks 100 at a time for my family to use. Albeit at a lower price point £16 per 100 delivered at the time of last order.
I could easily justify paying £1.30- 1.50 per mask if they were antiviral. Would probably buy 50no. at a time at the higher price point.
Don’t forget however that the retail market would also be defined as businesses buying for employees, so packs of 50 or 100 would perhaps be useful multiples.
The key to retail is repackaging. If we sell them packaged in large wholesale quantities, they will have to be repackaged by a distributor in a clean room.
I hope them there bits holding the left of the rocket break away when it gets going. Could cause an accident them could.
Thank you Steel.
Does anyone know if they’ve said what market they are selling the silver into?
Wondering if it will be jewellers like the gold, or into such uses as lithium battery and electronics.
I was trying to find today the estimated Silver content from Cononish which I recall has been published somewhere.
Must be blind!
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
@boo_up I noticed the small trades the other day. They were for the same amounts, repeated periodically and were usually grouped together. I was wondeing whether someone has some sort of automated system working away.