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    Durum by Josco: impact driver bits

    What’s the use of an impact driver that loses its impact before it reaches the drill bit? John Dabb, sale ...

    What’s the use of an impact driver that loses its impact before it reaches the drill bit? John Dabb, sales and marketing director at Hyde, looks at a new solution that just may spell the end of this d ...

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    Festool's Vecturo OSC 18 cordless oscillator

    Maximum flexibility in your everyday work thanks to StarlockMax. The new Vecturo OSC 18 from Festool is e ...

    Maximum flexibility in your everyday work thanks to StarlockMax. The new Vecturo OSC 18 from Festool is equipped with the innovative StarlockMax tool holder system, which enables the user to change th ...

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    Toolfair heads to Exeter's Westpoint Arena

    Toolfair will be in Exeter on 25th and 26th April. As usual, every visitor will get a free Professional B ...

    Toolfair will be in Exeter on 25th and 26th April. As usual, every visitor will get a free Professional Builder T-shirt, as well as free parking, free entry and a free bacon roll. Here are just a few ...

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    Review: Milwaukee Table Saw

    Roger Bisby tries out another tool/machine designed for use with the Milwaukee 12 Ah High Output range. L ...

    Roger Bisby tries out another tool/machine designed for use with the Milwaukee 12 Ah High Output range. Last year we introduced the Milwaukee 18 volt 12Ah High Output Battery and used it in the manufa ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    The trades love talking about tools

    This week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter was all about tools. Tradespeople from around the UK (and beyond) ...

    This week's #TradesTalk chat on Twitter was all about tools. Tradespeople from around the UK (and beyond) join in the #TradesTalk Twitter chat and this week record numbers got involved to talk all thi ...

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    Pocket spirit level from Hultafors Tools

    Mini pocket spirit levels have been added to the range of levelling and marking equipment from Hultafors ...

    Mini pocket spirit levels have been added to the range of levelling and marking equipment from Hultafors Tools. The new levels feature clear-focus, crush-proof vials for levelling work in tight spaces ...

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    The story of Quadsaw

    Professional Builder hears the remarkable story of Quadsaw inventor Michael Sebhatu. As any prospective i ...

    Professional Builder hears the remarkable story of Quadsaw inventor Michael Sebhatu. As any prospective inventor will know, successfully bringing a product to market requires huge levels of determinat ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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