A Bell for Rotary Club Meetings
The Bellegarde-Valserine Rotary Club in France gave this wonderful bronze bell on a wooden base to the German Bruchsal-Bretten Rotary Club to honour its 50th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the "twinning" of the two clubs for special prpjects, which will be held in 2010.

The Bell, which is inscribed on one side with the International Rotary logo and on the other side with an inscription about the partnership between the clubs, will be used regularly at club meetings and other ceremonies. Why not order a bell like this for your club or civic organisation ?

More on the Rotary's website.

  The 30th Annual Marathon in Annecy, France, starts with the ringing of a Campanuna Bell
A Campanuna school bell was rung as the starting signal for young runners at the 30th annual marathon in Annecy, France. A second larger bell pealed when frontrunner Julius Maritim arrived at the finish line to win the race.

Paccard is an official partner of the Annecy Marathon. To learn more about the Annecy Marathon, please visit www.marathon-annecy.com.

  A Bell Given For A Baptism Gift
This beautiful Traditional Crown Bell measures 6 6/8 inches, and was given to grandson Hugo by Jean-Pierre Gagneux to celebrate baptism, family, and life, in June, 2009. Jean-Pierre loves the symbolism and gives them to all of the children in his growing extended family.

  New Bells for Touristic Trams and Shuttles

At the request of CPIL, the designer and manufacturer of city shuttle buses and trains, Paccard has custom-designed small bells for its fleet drivers to ring to herald stops and departures. The bells are designed to ensure that the bell will not interfere with the driver's vision.

Pictured here on a small tourist train in Annecy, France, the bell rings a nice F note.

  Bells for Chapels in Africa
Today, the fifth bell in less than a year arrived at a chapel in Africa.
 
The chapel’s members and generous donors found us via the Internet, selected the bell they wanted for the chapel, then contacted us to finalize the order and arrange for shipping.

Our other African bells have been shipped ton Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon,  and Goma (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and this one was shipped to Yaounde in Cameroon. Clients generally choose the "Contemporary Bell" model, which minimizes maintenance and whose stainless steel frame ensures longevity.

We are modifying our website to include International shipments and to negotiate the constraints for export.  We’re thrilled that our worldwide site is attracting international attention !

  Wedding bells ring at the Sheraton Hotel (Japan)
The Japanese are fond of our European traditions and our beautiful bells made in France, so this is not the first time that we have delivered a bell to a large hotel in Japan,
 
The one pictured here is destined for a Sheraton hotel in Tokyo, Japan, where it will share its message of happiness by ringing at weddings and other special events.

Previously, we shipped another order to Japan that included three bells, each bearing inscriptions in French "Past", "Present", "Future", and we look forward to continuing to build our Japanese customer base.

  A Bell of a good Vintage !
Our client wanted to give a special wedding gift to a friend who had recently purchased a vineyard in the Beaujolais region of France. The previous owner had loved his bell so much, that he took it with him when he sold the vineyard, and the new owner was feeling its absence. The gift was a surprise, and our starting points were only a sketch of the location of the bell, a few pictures and the label of a wine bottle of the vineyard.

For the relief inscription on the bell, our graphic designer used the label of the bottle.  The result was good, but the casting of the bell was tricky and the master founder, anxious for a job well done, had to cast the bell twice to get it just right.

The client and his friend were both thrilled with the bell, and we expect a photo of it in its rightful place and will add it here when received. Isn’t it magnificent ?

  The MS Libellule gets a new Ship's Bell
After the ship's original bell was stolen, the Boat Company of Lake Annecy replaced it with this new bell, engraved with "MS Libellule - 1984" to commemorate the year that the Libellule was launched on the Lake.