ToolBUSINESS+HIRE A note from The Editor
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In the last edition of ToolBUSINESS+HIRE Magazine I wrote about the build up to the London 2012 Olympic Games and the hope that we would all take pride in our achievements in hosting this prestigious event. As an enthusiastist for the coming event I was optimistic that Great Britain would pull it off and produce something exceptional. I am sure you will agree that London 2012 surpassed all our expectations and everyone who contributed and took part deserves our congratulations for the wonderful, entertaining two weeks we all enjoyed. The amazing spirit of the games and the showcase it delivered to the world of the vibrant, diverse and energising city of London was an inspiration. Everyone involved, from the athletes, to the cheering spectators, to the thousands of volunteers, contributed to a lasting legacy and the belief that dreams can be realised with hard work and commitment. The challenge now as we all return to normal is how to exploit the feel-good legacy for the
common good. The economic benefit may be modest – that is yet to be assessed, but the mood of the country over the past few weeks has been a welcome change from the doom and gloom of the recession and it is good to be reminded that the things that unite us as a nation remain powerful and generous in spirit and that we can pull out all the stops even when we have our back against the wall. If only a small part of this enthusiasm spills over to the business world our economy will benefit. Lets hope those of us in this industry will take the opportunity to feed on the mood of optimism as long as it may last! For those experiencing withdrawal symptoms we still have the Paralympics to look forward to, and many of those who
were not lucky enough to obtain tickets for the Olympics themselves have an opportunity to experience the excitement of visiting the Olympic Park and cheering on the amazing athletes who will perform in spite of their disabilities. We have our own exciting event to look forward to here with the 200th edition of ToolBUSINESS+HIRE Magazine
coming up in October. Look out for the celebratory edition with a competition for all our readers. Meanwhile in this edition, number 199, we have a bumper number of Tool Reviews for you to read. These are: - • A range of Torches from Active Products • Ground Buster from Draper • Griptite – a construction adhesive from Everbuild • A Guide Railsaw from Festool • A Revo Drill Machine from G&J Hall We also have features on Diamond Products, Lighting Towers and On-Site Power and the usual New Products, Company
• A Drill Driver from Hitachi • A Cordless Impact Combi drill from Metabo • Three Generators from SDMO • A range of NWS cutters from Tools of the Trade
and Hire news. Our company profile this month follows a visit to Jones and Clark, Industrial Supplies, Hand and Power Tools in Burton on
Trent. Also look out for a special feature on Tools of the Trade in our centre pages. Voice of the Industry written this month by Haydn Steele from the Construction Plant Association follows on from
previous articles by Barry Northall and Jimmy Cook about the importance of apprenticeships and nurturing our talent for the future. I hope you enjoy reading this edition of ToolBUSINESS+HIRE Magazine, and don’t forget to visit our website
www.toolbusiness.co.uk for instant links to all those vital contacts through our adverts and the directory pages.
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Product News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Metabo Independent Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Toolbank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 G&J Hall Independent Review. . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Diamond Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Dronco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Draper Independent Review . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Wera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Everbuild Independent Review . . . . . . . . . . 14 THS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Tools of the Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Tools of the Trade Independent Review . . . . 21 Active Products Independent Review. . . . . . 24 Glee Preview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Hire Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Hitachi Independent Review . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Festool Independent Review . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Voice of the Industry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Late News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Outdoor Power/Generators/Lighting . . . . . . 34 SDMO Independent Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Company News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 ToolBusiness Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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