About Us

 

After many years of trying different can storage options to successfully carry beer and soft drink cans in car and caravan fridges, and to prevent the exploding can, or the one that falls on the floor when you open the fridge door, the CAN BUDDY® was born.

On a road trip to Darwin in August 2020, to see our son Michael, we dreamt up the CAN BUDDY® concept during the 3500 km trip. To have 6 tubes that the cans fit in firmly, and cannot move or roll around the fridge.

We explained the idea to Michael when we arrived in Darwin. We discussed the concept, and tried to locate suitable size tubes to fit the cans perfectly. Unfortunately nothing was available.

Michael came home for the Christmas of 2020. He had designed and 3D printed exactly our concept. After many modifications and versions of the design, we finally arrived at a final product we were happy with. CAN BUDDY® is great to use, and solves all the problems we were experiencing.

We 3D printed many prototypes, and sold some at various Caravan and Camping shows around Australia. The customer response was very positive.

We were extremely happy with the product, but could not produce enough. To 3D print one CAN BUDDY® took 14 hours.

We decided to look into Injection Moulding. Whilst the initial outlay for the tooling was high, one CAN BUDDY® can be produced every 45 seconds.

We wanted the tooling and the product to be 100 % MADE IN AUSTRALIA. While this cost a lot more than sourcing from overseas, we are very proud to have a truly Australian Made product, every step of the way.

CAN BUDDY® was conceived in the car, designed in Darwin, modified and produced in Darwin and Moffatdale, and now Injection Moulded in Brisbane.

CAN BUDDY® is 100 % Australian designed, owned and manufactured.