By Richard Hollis Tuesday, 30th March 2021 Protrade to host ‘Great Giveaway’ Easter event PROTRADE, the East Midlands’ premier supplier of professional trade tools, will be hosting a week-long ‘Great Giveaway’ event for its extensive Milwaukee range –...
By Peter Brett Tuesday, 2nd March 2021 Festool AGC 18 cordless angle grinder: Compact, tough, durable? ANGLE grinders are essential tools – they do what they do very well and are used in almost all trades. I have heard stories...
By Peter Brett Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 It’s Crunch Time from Leatherman – The Compact Multitool Some multi tools can get beyond themselves in terms of size and complication and I, for one, have got to the stage where sometimes...
By Peter Brett Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 Fein ASCM12 Combi Driver Four Speeds = Greater Flexibility for Users It may seem as though all that the trades want in a cordless drill is endless power and lots of batteries to keep that...
By Peter Brett Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 Wiha MagicRing L-Keys – The Non-Magnetic Solution for Screwholding Such is the pace of innovation in the fixings and fasteners arena that it is sometimes not enough to introduce one innovation at a...
By Peter Brett Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 JCB Cagelow Safety Trainers The Comfort of Trainers with safety Built-in “Fussy about footwear” describes me perfectly and I have a cupboard full of failed purchases to prove it. My feet have to feel comfortable...
By Peter Brett Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 Reisser Screws – Look Sharp! I am very familiar with Reisser screws – having been tempted to buy a ‘Handy Pack’ of Cutter screws in common sizes to fit...
By Peter Brett Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 TIMco Classic C2 Screws – Twin Cut Speed A bit of history first. The company, TIMco, (T.I.Midwood and Co Ltd) was established in 1970 and was in the business of importing and...
By Peter Brett Monday, 22nd February 2021 The MudGun from National Abrasives Watching competent building professionals doing their jobs can belie how skilful they need to be. A good professional makes it look easy, whereas in...
By David Kitchenham Monday, 22nd February 2021 CAMPINGAZ Garden Torches – Fiery Weed Control To say that I suffer weeds badly is an understatement. I hate the wretched things but here in the rural southeast they make a...