Rapid Packaging Services, Rapid Label Machinery, RapidX Digital and the Mansell family are deeply saddened to report that the companies’ founder and a leading Australian innovator and exporter, Bruce Mansell, was involved in a serious traffic collision on Thursday 19th September at Dural, NSW.
Bruce is presently in a serious by stable condition having been airlifted to Westmead Hospital. Police are still working out how the accident happened but it involved a tourist bus and Bruce’s vehicle which was towing a vintage car North on Old Northern Road. Bruce, 70, is also a keen restorer of vintage cars amongst his many engineering talents.
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His son, Nick Mansell who is General Manager of the business said: “We are devastated that this has happened just as Dad was able to spend more time on his passion for vintage and classic car restoration. Anyone that knows my father knows that he is a born fighter and will never give up. He took on the world from the 1980s, manufacturing Rapid label presses here in Australia and exporting them to 54 countries. He is a familiar face at international trade fairs flying the Australian manufacturing flag and has earned the respect of customers and friends on every continent.”
The Rapid Machinery companies are based in Chatswood, NSW and, under Nick’s guidance, recently moved into all-digital label press production which has proved very successful with over 200 presses shipped worldwide since launching in 2010. Nick Mansell was awarded the inaugural GATI (Graphic Arts Technology Innovator) award for this work in May 2013.
Bruce Mansell’s wife Marion who has been by his side every step of his business and life journey, remains at his side awaiting his recovery. The Mansell family have requested some space and privacy at this stage to deal with the immediate situation. A further statement will be issued in the near future.
It was only early this month that Wide Format Online carried an article on the way Rapid's machinery is being integrated into Aldine Printers in Cairns. See http://www.wideformatonline.com/index.php/news/wide-format-news/5417-from-roland-dg-printers-to-memjet-powered-labels
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