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Meet the new Bosch Rangefinder
|Date: 21 November, 2018

Meet the new Bosch Rangefinder
How does the latest Bosch Rangefinder measure up? Professional Builder’s Lee Jones finds out. Many trades ...
How does the latest Bosch Rangefinder measure up? Professional Builder’s Lee Jones finds out. Many tradesmen may still trust in a tape measure, whilst some might use their eye and the benefit of exper ...
21 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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Review: Makita JV102D Jigsaw
|Date: 22 August, 2018

Review: Makita JV102D Jigsaw
Tibby Singh Chodha gets jiggy with Makita’s new JV102D Jigsaw. Makita's new JV102D 10.8V Cordless CXT Bru ...
Tibby Singh Chodha gets jiggy with Makita’s new JV102D Jigsaw. Makita's new JV102D 10.8V Cordless CXT Brushless Jigsaw is now on the market. However, I was initially puzzled by its odd shape, but had ...
22 August, 2018
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How Van Racking Can Boost Your Business
|Date: 2 August, 2018

How Van Racking Can Boost Your Business
Those smart people at Bott Smartvan explain how your van can play a crucial role in racking up extra busi ...
Those smart people at Bott Smartvan explain how your van can play a crucial role in racking up extra business success. You may have invested heavily in acquiring the van of your dreams but, to truly g ...
2 August, 2018
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New Website Hopes to Deter Tool Theft
|Date: 9 July, 2018

New Website Hopes to Deter Tool Theft
A former tradesman is hoping to reunite the industry’s victims of crime with their tools with the he ...
A former tradesman is hoping to reunite the industry’s victims of crime with their tools with the help of the Tool Trace registration system. Professional Builder's Lee Jones reports. For a trade ...
9 July, 2018
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Roger Bisby Reviews Metabo’s MFE 40 Diamond Chaser
|Date: 25 June, 2018

Roger Bisby Reviews Metabo’s MFE 40 Diamond Chaser
Roger Bisby is chasing the dream with Metabo. Having owned a diamond chaser and dust extractor for the pa ...
Roger Bisby is chasing the dream with Metabo. Having owned a diamond chaser and dust extractor for the past 15 years I am still slightly taken aback by how many trades still seem to do things the hard ...
25 June, 2018
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Tools, Equipment, Workwear & Product Round-Up
|Date: 22 June, 2018

Tools, Equipment, Workwear & Product Round-Up
"a safer, easier to use and more accurate alternative to a sledgehammer" Roughneck Gorilla Fencing Maul T ...
"a safer, easier to use and more accurate alternative to a sledgehammer" Roughneck Gorilla Fencing Maul The Roughneck Gorilla Fencing Maul is ideally suited for driving wooden fencing posts and is a m ...
22 June, 2018
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Tools, Equipment, Workwear & Product Round-Up
|Date: 10 May, 2018

Tools, Equipment, Workwear & Product Round-Up
"Bristling with features" Makita 18v Brushless LXT Angle Grinders New versions of the popular Makita 18v ...
"Bristling with features" Makita 18v Brushless LXT Angle Grinders New versions of the popular Makita 18v Brushless LXT angle grinders are simply bristling with features normally only found on premium ...
10 May, 2018
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Tools, Equipment, Workwear & Product Round-Up
|Date: 12 April, 2018

Tools, Equipment, Workwear & Product Round-Up
"The first ever multi-purpose arbor" Mandrex One-Click Holesaw system The Mandrex One-Click Holesaw syste ...
"The first ever multi-purpose arbor" Mandrex One-Click Holesaw system The Mandrex One-Click Holesaw system has been developed and manufactured in Holland and is distributed in the UK by APEX UK Co. Th ...
12 April, 2018
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Surf’s Up: Triton Tools Visits a Surfboard Builder
|Date: 1 August, 2016

Surf’s Up: Triton Tools Visits a Surfboard Builder
Check out the Triton Tools that Patrick Burnett uses to build his hand-crafted surfboards Meet Patrick Bu ...
Check out the Triton Tools that Patrick Burnett uses to build his hand-crafted surfboards Meet Patrick Burnett from Kommetjie near Cape Town, South Africa. He has a love of the sea and surf, combined ...
1 August, 2016
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Hitachi Bathtub Challenge
|Date: 17 September, 2015

Hitachi Bathtub Challenge
We followed three teams – builders, plumbers and electricians –as they designed and built a bathtub vehic ...
We followed three teams – builders, plumbers and electricians –as they designed and built a bathtub vehicle, powered by a single cordless DV18DSDL 18V 5.0Ah Hitachi combi drill. Now comes the action – ...
17 September, 2015
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In a Tight Corner: Makita Angle Drill
|Date: 14 August, 2015

In a Tight Corner: Makita Angle Drill
Roger Bisby has all the angles covered with Makita We have all seen examples of holes drilled through joi ...
Roger Bisby has all the angles covered with Makita We have all seen examples of holes drilled through joists on an angle simply because the builder, plumber or electrician hadn’t got the tool for the ...
14 August, 2015
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Premier Diamond Products (PDP) Evocut Diamond Blade Time Trial
|Date: 30 July, 2015

Premier Diamond Products (PDP) Evocut Diamond Blade Time Trial
The Evocut is a high end laser welded diamond blade that is designed to cut all types of reinforced and n ...
The Evocut is a high end laser welded diamond blade that is designed to cut all types of reinforced and non reinforced concrete fast. In this video the Evocut is pitched in a time trial against a high ...
30 July, 2015
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Now You Can Even Make Tea with Your Makita
|Date: 25 June, 2015

Now You Can Even Make Tea with Your Makita
Final-year design student at Brunel University London, Charlie Walter, is a dab hand on a building site b ...
Final-year design student at Brunel University London, Charlie Walter, is a dab hand on a building site but soon spotted a glaring gap when it comes to making a builder’s favourite beverage on site. E ...
25 June, 2015
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Like a Flex Machine: Flex Giraffe Sander
|Date: 8 May, 2015

Like a Flex Machine: Flex Giraffe Sander
Roger Bisby tries out the Flex Giraffe sander I have now tried around five different makes of Giraffe san ...
Roger Bisby tries out the Flex Giraffe sander I have now tried around five different makes of Giraffe sander and each subsequent model has refinements that have put it up one notch from the one before ...
8 May, 2015
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Turning The Screw: Stop Digging
|Date: 9 April, 2015

Turning The Screw: Stop Digging
You can save yourself a “hole” lot of trouble thanks to a new type of fixing device. Warwickshire-based c ...
You can save yourself a “hole” lot of trouble thanks to a new type of fixing device. Warwickshire-based company is launching a new way to install fences, decking and signposts without it claims, the n ...
9 April, 2015
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