Products
  • Nest Cam: Roger Bisby Installs

    When I first heard the term 'Nest Cam' I thought we were talking about something rigged up by Springwatch ...

    When I first heard the term 'Nest Cam' I thought we were talking about something rigged up by Springwatch to check the progress of fledglings. I had, of course, heard of the company Nest, who market h ...

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  • Eclisse Pocket Doors

    Pocket doors are increasing in popularity in the UK but there are still quite a few people, builders incl ...

    Pocket doors are increasing in popularity in the UK but there are still quite a few people, builders included, who are not that familiar with them, and others who don’t realise how versatile they are. ...

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  • Roger Bisby Hangs With a JigTech Pro

    Roger Bisby is beating a path to the door with Dale Hardware’s JigTech Pro. Door hanging is one of those ...

    Roger Bisby is beating a path to the door with Dale Hardware’s JigTech Pro. Door hanging is one of those jobs that never seems to go fast enough. Devices such as the Hinge Jig from Trend have sped the ...

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  • An 'Extract' Science: Fein's Dust Extractors

    Nathan Ford, Application Specialist at Fein, offers his 10 top tips on choosing your next dust extractor. ...

    Nathan Ford, Application Specialist at Fein, offers his 10 top tips on choosing your next dust extractor. When you work in the trade, choosing a dust extractor is not as simple as it may sound – there ...

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  • Snickers Workwear Launches 'Smart' Workwear Range

      Snickers Workwear has always been renowned for its modern designs, innovative functionality and ma ...

      Snickers Workwear has always been renowned for its modern designs, innovative functionality and market-leading fabric technology. Now its WorkTrousers are getting even ‘smarter’ with the integr ...

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  • Roger Bisby Levels Up Milwaukee's Redstick Range

      Roger Bisby tries out a few Milwaukee Redsticks for size and accuracy. Milwaukee is continuing its ...

      Roger Bisby tries out a few Milwaukee Redsticks for size and accuracy. Milwaukee is continuing its journey into the wonderful world of hand tools with the introduction of a range of Redstick sp ...

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  • New Hope Cement App

    Hope Cement is leading the way for the construction industry by boosting the benefits that it offers cust ...

    Hope Cement is leading the way for the construction industry by boosting the benefits that it offers customers and merchants. Following the unveiling of its new high-performing bagged product range [i ...

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  • Watch: Hallhook Slate Repair

    The Hallhook is a permanent, secret and fail safe device that should be used when replacing a broken slat ...

    The Hallhook is a permanent, secret and fail safe device that should be used when replacing a broken slate Product inventor Jimmy Hall, a slater and tiler for the past 40 years, had tried all the slat ...

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  • Roger Bisby Lays Some Karndean

    Just how easy are Karndean’s Loose Lay and Palio Click to lay? Roger Bisby finds out….. It seems to me th ...

    Just how easy are Karndean’s Loose Lay and Palio Click to lay? Roger Bisby finds out….. It seems to me that once you see Karndean flooring, and recognised its unique look, you just never stop seeing i ...

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  • O'Keeffe's: Tips for Looking After Your Hands in Winter

    The cold weather that winter brings can often cause dry and cracked hands. This can have a severe impact ...

    The cold weather that winter brings can often cause dry and cracked hands. This can have a severe impact on your day-to-day life and, in many cases, your profession. O’Keeffe’s Company has launched Wo ...

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  • Tibby Takes on a Hitachi Cordless Saw

    It’s great using a corded circular saw in one place but soon becomes a pain trying to find the nearest po ...

    It’s great using a corded circular saw in one place but soon becomes a pain trying to find the nearest power point, and then having to make sure the leads aren’t a trip hazard. The best way to untangl ...

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  • Roger Bisby Checks Out Some Grub's Boots

    Not usually a "wellies man", Roger Bisby is pleasantly surprised by the new Grub’s boots. The only issue ...

    Not usually a "wellies man", Roger Bisby is pleasantly surprised by the new Grub’s boots. The only issue he seems likely to have is keeping hold of them. If a family has been making footwear since 177 ...

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  • Wall Anka: A New Fixing in Town

    Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee goes to Chelmsford to visit the guys behind a new wall fixing who clear ...

    Professional Builder’s Kieran Nee goes to Chelmsford to visit the guys behind a new wall fixing who clearly aren’t planning on slowing down and dropping anchor any time soon. In 1381, revolution was i ...

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  • Blaklader: Workwear Review

    Roger Bisby investigates the Blaklader workwear range. Blaklader is a well-established Swedish workwear c ...

    Roger Bisby investigates the Blaklader workwear range. Blaklader is a well-established Swedish workwear company that has a growing range for builders. It is always a popular stand at Toolfairs and has ...

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  • Fast Charge Batteries Demonstrated

    Zap&Go has partnered with Black & Decker, Razor and Bissell to demonstrate its fast charge techno ...

    Zap&Go has partnered with Black & Decker, Razor and Bissell to demonstrate its fast charge technology. Zap&Go showcased its new fast charge technology in three dynamic prototypes with thre ...

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  • T-Rex Tape: Roger Bisby Takes it to the Limit

    'Ferociously Strong Tape' is the strap line on the American-made Tyrannosaurus Tape – Roger Bisby tests t ...

    'Ferociously Strong Tape' is the strap line on the American-made Tyrannosaurus Tape – Roger Bisby tests the claims. I took some Tyrannosaurus Tape out and about to try it in a variety of different loc ...

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