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Portable tools for city-based tradespeople

|Date: 7 March, 2019

Portable tools for city-based tradespeople

If you live and work in a city like London, you might feel as if you spend half your working week stuck i ...

If you live and work in a city like London, you might feel as if you spend half your working week stuck in traffic. This is why Milwaukee introduced the M12 range and Packout system, which tradespeopl ...

7 March, 2019
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Tool talk with Festool: post-purchase care

|Date: 11 February, 2019

Tool talk with Festool: post-purchase care

Daryl Townsend, Service Manager at Festool, looks at the importance of having a strong service plan in pl ...

Daryl Townsend, Service Manager at Festool, looks at the importance of having a strong service plan in place, to reduce on site disruption when power tools malfunction. festool.co.uk ...

11 February, 2019
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Make your own deck chair with HiKOKI

|Date: 7 February, 2019

Make your own deck chair with HiKOKI

It might not be sunbathing weather quite yet, but Nick Chan of HiKOKI Power Tools is planning ahead with ...

It might not be sunbathing weather quite yet, but Nick Chan of HiKOKI Power Tools is planning ahead with this deck chair for those sunny days out on site! What better use of some scrap timber around t ...

7 February, 2019
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Draper Tools celebrates 100 years

|Date: 31 January, 2019

Draper Tools celebrates 100 years

Congratulations to Draper Tools for reaching 100 years in business Established in 1919 by Bert Draper, Dr ...

Congratulations to Draper Tools for reaching 100 years in business Established in 1919 by Bert Draper, Draper Tools is run today by the fourth generation of the family. It has a well-established reput ...

31 January, 2019
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Review: Panasonic 28.8V SDS drill

|Date: 7 January, 2019

Review: Panasonic 28.8V SDS drill

Roger Bisby tests out Panasonic’s 28.8V SDS drill. I am a fan of Panasonic drills. You don't see a huge n ...

Roger Bisby tests out Panasonic’s 28.8V SDS drill. I am a fan of Panasonic drills. You don't see a huge number around, maybe they are not as obvious as the brighter coloured brands; however when I do ...

7 January, 2019
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Review: Bosch ProCore batteries

|Date: 9 December, 2018

Review: Bosch ProCore batteries

Roger Bisby tries the 18V Bosch ProCore battery. When Bosch first introduced its EneRacer battery to me I ...

Roger Bisby tries the 18V Bosch ProCore battery. When Bosch first introduced its EneRacer battery to me I visibly winced, not at the technology, but the name. It might have meant something to someone ...

9 December, 2018
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New cordless impact drivers from Bosch

|Date: 28 November, 2018

New cordless impact drivers from Bosch

Bosch Professional has introduced two new 18-Volt cordless impact drivers that are flexible and ef ...

Bosch Professional has introduced two new 18-Volt cordless impact drivers that are flexible and efficient in confined spaces and hard-to-reach areas. The Bosch GDR 18V-200 C Professional and th ...

28 November, 2018
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Review: Makita DJR 188 LXT

|Date: 20 November, 2018

Review: Makita DJR 188 LXT

Roger Bisby tries out the Makita DJR 188 LXT reciprocating saw This 18 volt Makita recip saw arrived in t ...

Roger Bisby tries out the Makita DJR 188 LXT reciprocating saw This 18 volt Makita recip saw arrived in the nick of time because I was about to rip out a bathroom which was built like a battleship wit ...

20 November, 2018
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Research shows most power tool users would go cordless

|Date: 5 November, 2018

Research shows most power tool users would go cordless

Research conducted as part of the launch of the HiKOKI Power Tools brand (formerly Hitachi Power T ...

Research conducted as part of the launch of the HiKOKI Power Tools brand (formerly Hitachi Power Tools) has looked into the reasons why UK tradespeople use cordless power tools. HiKOKI spoke to ...

5 November, 2018
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Behind the Scenes with Festool: Longer Lasting Tools

|Date: 16 August, 2018

Behind the Scenes with Festool: Longer Lasting Tools

Festool's Phil Beckley provides some top tips for longer lasting tools. A power tool out ...

Festool's Phil Beckley provides some top tips for longer lasting tools. A power tool out of action is the bane of many a tradespersons’ professional life. Without your machine, ...

16 August, 2018
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