equipment Archives - Professional Builder

Uber and TradeKart join forces to transform delivery to tradespeople across the UK
|Date: 19 January, 2024

Uber and TradeKart join forces to transform delivery to tradespeople across the UK
TradeKart, the rapid delivery app for tradespeople, has announced a strategic partnership with Uber Direc ...
TradeKart, the rapid delivery app for tradespeople, has announced a strategic partnership with Uber Direct, Uber’s white label delivery solution. This will allow more users of the TradeKart app to ord ...
19 January, 2024
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Brighten your day with the JCB Work Lights range
|Date: 11 December, 2023

Brighten your day with the JCB Work Lights range
Some of the advantages of a well-lit working environment are as obvious as night and day. If you can more ...
Some of the advantages of a well-lit working environment are as obvious as night and day. If you can more easily identify hazards then it’s clearly going to be a safer site – but there are more subtle ...
11 December, 2023
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KNIPEX launches the Modular X18 Tool Backpack
|Date: 8 June, 2023

KNIPEX launches the Modular X18 Tool Backpack
KNIPEX unveils its Modular X18 Tool Backpack to help carry everything you might need on site. Carry all y ...
KNIPEX unveils its Modular X18 Tool Backpack to help carry everything you might need on site. Carry all your tools, laptop or accessories comfortably with the KNIPEX Modular X18 (00 21 50 LE) tool bac ...
8 June, 2023
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What’s new from Kubota
|Date: 22 November, 2022

What’s new from Kubota
Rob White, Head of Construction at Kubota, talks to Professional Builder’s Lee Jones about what’s new fro ...
Rob White, Head of Construction at Kubota, talks to Professional Builder’s Lee Jones about what’s new from the manufacturer and the wider market conditions in the compact equipment sector. This year K ...
22 November, 2022
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Tools, equipment and workwear
|Date: 10 October, 2022

Tools, equipment and workwear
DUST EXTRACTORS The 18-volt Festool range of cordless compact dust extractors has been expanded with two ...
DUST EXTRACTORS The 18-volt Festool range of cordless compact dust extractors has been expanded with two new models – the CTC MINI and the CTC MIDI. Both units can be activated via Bluetooth autostart ...
10 October, 2022
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The latest advances in cordless equipment
|Date: 3 May, 2022

The latest advances in cordless equipment
Tibby Singh continues to investigate the latest advances in cordless equipment from Trend Tool Technology ...
Tibby Singh continues to investigate the latest advances in cordless equipment from Trend Tool Technology. As for my previous review of the Cordless ¼” Router and Mitre Saw in the March issue, all the ...
3 May, 2022
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Trade Plant Hire app: designed to find equipment easier
|Date: 28 March, 2022

Trade Plant Hire app: designed to find equipment easier
Finding equipment is set to get easier with the Trade Plant Hire app. Professional Builder looks at a new ...
Finding equipment is set to get easier with the Trade Plant Hire app. Professional Builder looks at a new service that could streamline the experience for both tradespeople and stockists. “For tradesp ...
28 March, 2022
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Tools and equipment products – March 2022
|Date: 18 March, 2022

Tools and equipment products – March 2022
PLUNGE ROUTER Driven by a powerful 1,100W motor, the Makita UK RP1111C Plunge Router with ¼” collet, deli ...
PLUNGE ROUTER Driven by a powerful 1,100W motor, the Makita UK RP1111C Plunge Router with ¼” collet, delivers 8,000-27,500 rpm with a plunge depth capacity of up to 57mm. The RP1803 - ½” Plunge Router ...
18 March, 2022
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Tools and Equipment products – December 2021
|Date: 9 December, 2021

Tools and Equipment products – December 2021
LINE PINS Designed for bricklaying, masonry work, general building and hard landscaping, Marshalltown’s n ...
LINE PINS Designed for bricklaying, masonry work, general building and hard landscaping, Marshalltown’s new line pins are forged from one piece of hardened steel to prevent bending, cracking or breaki ...
9 December, 2021
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Tools and Equipment products – November 2021
|Date: 22 November, 2021

Tools and Equipment products – November 2021
DIAMOND CUTTING TOOLS CorePlus is a new comprehensive range of Diamond Cutting Blades, Dry Diamond Core D ...
DIAMOND CUTTING TOOLS CorePlus is a new comprehensive range of Diamond Cutting Blades, Dry Diamond Core Drill Bits, Diamond Tile Drill Bits and Diamond Hole Saws. The range has specially designed pack ...
22 November, 2021
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GetMyEquipment launches new web-based platform for equipment hire
|Date: 17 November, 2021

GetMyEquipment launches new web-based platform for equipment hire
GetMyEquipment is streamlining the sourcing of tools and machinery on the most cost-effective terms with ...
GetMyEquipment is streamlining the sourcing of tools and machinery on the most cost-effective terms with a new web-based platform for equipment hire that benefits both suppliers and builders. During t ...
17 November, 2021
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Tools and equipment products – January 2021
|Date: 19 January, 2021

Tools and equipment products – January 2021
Voltage Detector Multi coloured LED lights, vibration and sound feedback alarms all feature on the FLIR S ...
Voltage Detector Multi coloured LED lights, vibration and sound feedback alarms all feature on the FLIR Systems VP50-2 Non-Contact Voltage Detector. It will detect voltage on exposed conducting parts, ...
19 January, 2021
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Tools and equipment product round up
|Date: 24 December, 2020

Tools and equipment product round up
Tape Measure The RST 5m Black Edition Tape Measure has a class II nylon coated 25mm wide blade, a 2m stan ...
Tape Measure The RST 5m Black Edition Tape Measure has a class II nylon coated 25mm wide blade, a 2m standout, both metric and imperial markings and a triple riveted non-slip end hook, which measures ...
24 December, 2020
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Firms urged to act now to take advantage of tax relief
|Date: 30 November, 2020

Firms urged to act now to take advantage of tax relief
Companies are being urged to act quickly to ensure they take full advantage of tax relief for the purchas ...
Companies are being urged to act quickly to ensure they take full advantage of tax relief for the purchase of plant and equipment. Currently the full cost of such purchases can be off set against tax ...
30 November, 2020
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Tibby Singh makes his mark with Tracer
|Date: 28 August, 2020

Tibby Singh makes his mark with Tracer
Marking products often get overlooked as tools in your toolbox. As a carpenter & joiner, without a pe ...
Marking products often get overlooked as tools in your toolbox. As a carpenter & joiner, without a pencil I would be as useful as a pencil without any lead. Therefore, I was looking forward to get ...
28 August, 2020
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41% of Businesses Admit Outdated Equipment Hinders Their Working Ability
|Date: 11 September, 2018

41% of Businesses Admit Outdated Equipment Hinders Their Working Ability
New research conducted by Atomik Research on behalf of Shire Leasing has found that, for UK businesses, m ...
New research conducted by Atomik Research on behalf of Shire Leasing has found that, for UK businesses, many hours of work each week are being lost due to equipment-related inefficiency, with 41% of w ...
11 September, 2018
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