Giant Pandas Weight No More
Posted on 15/12/2011 by Ste There have been 0 comments
Scalesexpress.com has helped two Chinese giant pandas settle into their new home in Edinburgh by designing and supplying a purpose-built weighing scale to monitor their health.
The two pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, are the first giant pandas to live in the UK for 17 years.
"We were thrilled when Graham Catlow, the Animal Project Design Officer from Edinburgh Zoo, approached us back in May to ask for help in designing and supplying a scale capable of weighing the pandas," said Gail Hounslea, managing director of Bolton online retailer Scalesexpress.com.
"Our scales expert Dan Brough worked with Graham and various suppliers to design a solution that included a platform that could be mounted in the interior of the panda' enclosures, with an indicator on the keeper’s side."
Scalesexpress, which supplies a wide range of scales to both consumers and businesses, worked with supplier Salter Brecknell to design a robust scale with a waterproof platform that was installed into the purpose-built enclosure in June, in readiness for their arrival, which was at the start of December.
Tian Tian, which means 'sweetie', and Yang Guang, which means 'sunshine' will be on show to the public from Friday 16th December in their new home at the zoo.
Zookeepers hope the pair will breed and they will introduce them when Tian Tian comes into season - possibly in February or March.
Both pandas have had cubs in the past but not as a pair together. The two eight-year-old pandas are expected to stay at the zoo for at least ten years.
Scalesexpress.com is the largest online retailer of scales and body fat monitors on the internet. Trading since 1999, the site retails a huge range of kitchen and bathroom scales, body fat monitors and composition analysers, medical scales and measures, baby scales, mail and general purpose weighing scales. The website also includes a range of fitness monitors, diet computers and home accessories. Scalesexpress.com
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