I dont know why it has taken so long but Im delighted to say that I have found the perfect letterbox for Australian conditions, both urban and rural. It is designed and made here in Australia whats more. The Nuquoll Urbo, as it is called, is available everywhere as it is sold via the website www.nuquoll.com.au . First to the design features which make it so special as a box it is made from rotor-molded polyethylene whats so good about that? It is seamless, waterproof, rustproof, unbreakable and capacious. There are no sharp edges or corners to damage either you or anything which may come into contact with it. Scrape it with your car the box is still perfect, and so is the car. The Urbo is for posts or the top of fences.
Then there is the Nuquoll Upright. It has all the great features of the Urbo but is designed for those tight driveways and apartment blocks. Its brilliant with its breadbox type opening. You dont even have to get out of the car. And it takes easily foolscap mail which can be removed with the pull down opening. As with the Urbo, all the lines are soft, no sharp corners, and no possibility of water getting in.
Australia is a land of extreme weather. All Nuquoll letterboxes take that into account. When it pours, the mail in this letterbox stays dry thanks to the computer designed construction, the thickness of the polyurethane and the uniquely-designed and water tested openings which prevent rain from entering the box. No more soggily protruding envelopes and packages.
When its as hot as an Australian summer can be, the box remains durable and as freshly coloured as the day it was bought. There are colours to choose from some bright, some subtle shades of nature. Have a look on their website. You wont find anything like it anywhere else. Beautiful, colourful and bright. Eight different colours to choose from. Want to choose your own colours? No problem, Nuquoll will make to your colour requirements (but you will need to order a few..) Again, how thoughtful of Nuquoll in a country where the rural mailbox is often the marker for the property its a real help to be able to say, "Were the bright yellow mailbox you cant miss it." "Look for the big bright blue letterbox." Or the traditional postie red.
The capacity of the Nuquoll letterboxes beats any other box I have had. The wide slot makes the posties job easier in that it takes the full width of magazines and large envelopes without folding. Once in the box there is room for a real stack of mail very handy if youre unable to clear the box for a number of days. The sort of package which is too big for normal boxes can be fitted into this one saving a pick up trip to the Post Office. Even the locking system has been thoughtfully designed. It can be installed so that the box is opened with or without a key.
On the subject of installation, this is brilliant, innovative and unique. Nuquoll have solved that problem of needing home handyman skills and the need to go looking for screws and tools to install letterboxes. The online purchasing site provides all that is required for easy do-it-yourself installation. Nuquoll have thought of everything, with an eye to making installation as easy as possible. The box comes with a mounting plate and all the screws, allen keys and a lock and key plus clear English instructions (nothing quaintly quirky in translation here after all this is an entirely Australian product). It can be mounted on top of or on the side of your existing post or wall (a side-mounting bracket is available if needed). The attaching order is designed specifically to protect your box from thieves and there will be those who covet it once it is installed on the mounting bracket and locked, the nuts cannot be accessed from the exterior of the box. A Nuquoll post is available in a variety of toning colours if preferred.
Nuquoll have gone beyond my expectations. All their letterboxes are made from materials that can be recycled, even in the knowledge that their letterboxes have lifetime guarantees! And a nice touch is that Nuquoll have a community spirit. A percentage of their profits go towards the protection of the Australian endangered Quoll (hence the name Nuquoll). Nice. Well done Nuquoll!
This all-Australian made mailbox looks good in town or country, addresses every requirement of a high quality letterbox and will not break the bank.
