Thursday - 11 / 12 / 2009:
General:
The biggest news of the day is that we will begin shipping WORLDWIDE in January. We considered starting in December but the Christmas rush would probably be a bad time to start international shipping. There's little doubt it would cause a lot of delays and problems. To all of our friends overseas - hang in there a bit longer - we'll be here to serve you in the near future !
Progress is being made on our new website - most of the missing chemical images have been uploaded and links are slowly being restored. It's a tad more difficult to add simple links as our entire website is now secure which makes things a bit more difficult.
IMPORTANT NOTE: We were surprised to find out that there are FALSE United Nuclear websites here & there on the internet.
One for instance is based in the UK and has a .biz extension on the end of the address. Please look closely at what address you're going to - there are a lot of scammers on the internet these days.
Our main page should always read exactly: https://www.unitednuclear.com . Once you're there you can always navigate safely through our 100% secure website.
The information section of our website (chemistry experiments, info, etc.) is still being revamped to work on our new website.
As mentioned in our last update, it will be back with a large variety of step-by-step chemistry & science experiments - along with video clips for most of them.
New Products:
We just started adding some of our new products. You should see a few pop up every few days. The majority of our new products will not be available until we move into our new facility in January. The reason for this is that we simply have no place to store them. This was one of the main reasons we had to update our website - to keep track and deal with this new, large inventory.
New products include a huge inventory of new Chemicals and Elements, Element Sets, Rocket Components & Kits, Electronic Supplies, Tesla Coils & Parts, Lasers, Surplus Equipment, Custom Signs & Graphics, Science Toys, new Books & Videos, Cloud Chambers, a much expanded selection of Laboratory Equipment, & Supplies not to mention Lab Glassware... and more.
Shipping:
International shipping will start in January. We are just now working out the specifics and details will be posted as soon as we have them. Some hazardous products may not be shippable to all countries and some may be shippable, but the cost of shipping them could far outweigh the cost of the item itself. We have a lot of research to do concerning shipping overseas, but we do expect the majority of our products will be permitted through Customs.
Eventually, we will be switching over to weight based shipping and dropping the flat-rate shipping charges we've had for the past 10 years. This will also incorporate HAZMAT shipping and 'performance packaging' on certain chemicals to comply with Federal shipping regulations. Shipping fees will still be calculated using the flat-rate table found on our order page until the new system is in place. It will probably be after the first of the year before we make the switch.
Our New Location:
It looks like moving into our new facility before Christmas will be impossible as we still haven't worked out our real estate agreement yet. The middle of January is now looking like the earliest possible date and that's what we'll be shooting for.
Currently, we're stuck in a small retail location on the main street in Laingsburg, Michigan. It's a tight fit in this space but it was the only place we could get into at the time. Being here has prevented us from doing any manufacturing - which in turn stopped the sales of a good portion of the products we make ourselves.
The building we're hoping to move into used to be Opera House back in its day. It has many, many times the available workspace our current location has and with 2 garage bays and overhead cranes, it will finally allow us to begin assembly of our Hydrogen Fuel Systems. The majority of the components used in the H2 system will be fabricated at various machine shops around Michigan.
We'll be doing most of the electrical and test work at our facility.
The new building will be split into 3 parts: The retail Scientific Supply (internet sales) Division, The Hydrogen Fuel Systems Division, and the Military/Contract Division. Once in our new location we'll be able to resume our Military & Government contact work, which along with the new Hydrogen Fuel Systems Division, will probably require several new employees from Lab & Electronic Technicians to Engineers and Software Specialists. If you're interested in employment, keep an eye on our 'employment' link after the first of the year.
What's New, Info & Updates 
