ToolBUSINESS+HIRE A note from The Editor
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The autumn show season has begun and the ToolBUSINESS+HIRE team has been out visiting Saltex and the Toolbank Trade Shows at Brand’s Hatch and Thruxton Race Circuit. I was very excited to be given the opportunity to drive a Porsche round the circuit at Thruxton during a visit to the Southampton Toolbank Show. Christine and I also enjoyed a ‘white knuckle’ ride in a Mazda – very exhilarating! Thank you to Neil Dineen for an enjoyable day. Read reviews and see photos of these shows in the pages of this magazine.
With this edition of the magazine you will have received a ToolBUSINESS+HIRE questionnaire. We are keen to find out more about our readers and understand how the magazine can meet their needs. In the September edition of the magazine, Peter Brett wrote a tool review on a very handy torch from NexTorch. The company has very kindly donated four torches from their range as prizes for four lucky winners! Just fill out the questionnaire and return it to us by post or Fax for a chance to win one of these great prizes. You can also complete the questionnaire online by visiting
www.toolbusiness.co.uk and click on ‘questionnaire’
This month’s magazine also includes features on Power Tools, Landscaping and Groundcare Equipment and Powered Access and Lifting Gear. The Company Profile is provided by Maran Atha Fasteners Ltd from St Helens, Talk Shop by Russell’s Trade and DIY in Wandsworth and Voice of the Industry by Mark Bradshaw of Hire Association Europe Ltd. Peter Brett has written Independent
Tool Reviews on a Cordless Driver from Fein and a Multi-Purpose Circular Saw from Clarke International. We are always pleased to receive feedback from our readers, so please take a few moments to complete our questionnaire and return it to us. Thank you.
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Product News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Talk Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Voice of the Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Clarke Independent Review . . . . . . . 8 Power Tools Update . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Fein Independent Review . . . . . . . . 12 THS – Maran Atha . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Powered Access & Lifting Gear . . . . 16
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Landscaping & Groundcare . . . . . . 18 Saltex Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Toolbank Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Biz Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Company News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Late News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ToolBusiness Directory. . . . . . . . . . 28
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