PRODUCT NEWS
CARL KAMMERLING INTERNATIONAL has announced the return of its Magnetic promotion with discounts of up to 70 per cent sure to attract savvy electrical and industrial trade customers. Magnetic 23 will support retailers
by offering savings on more than 200 product lines from brands including C.K Tools, C.K Magma, C.K Classic, avit and Kasp. To activate promotion offers, customers must make an initial purchase of £350 or more, (or 400 for Irish customers). From that point until 22nd December, all future orders submitted through the promotion will benefit from Magnetic savings and rewards meaning the bigger the purchase, the bigger the savings. Deals apply to much of the brands’ core ranges, with eight exclusive multipacks available only through the promotion. Customers placing high value orders will also be rewarded with exclusive C.K Tools branded clothing, including a new design bobble hat and a Regatta Microfleece with C.K Embroidery.
Contact the CKI customer services team on 01758 704704 to sign up to the promotion today.
www.ck-tools.com
Award winning photographs of red squirrels in the wild feature on the first ever calendar produced by the RED SQUIRREL SURVIVAL TRUST.
All the photographs, a
different one for each month in 2024, are either winners or seasonal winning entries in the RSST’s Photographer of the Year competition. The spiral-bound calendar
retails at £10. The calendar is available online from the Red Squirrel Survival Trust at
www.rsst.org.uk/product/the-2024-calendar and all the money raised goes directly towards helping red squirrels in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and to helping UK native woodland trees, on which the squirrels depend. Red squirrel protection in Scotland is organised independently.
www.rsst.org.uk
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C.K TOOLS has developed a range of screwdrivers that offers a comprehensive solution for terminal screws during switchgear installations. Eliminating irritating, time-wasting and costly breakage caused by ill-fitting screwdrivers. Developed in collaboration with a panel of electricians, the new expanded Dextro VDE Modulo Slim range covers all screw types commonly used in circuit breakers, contractors, relays, terminal blocks, PCB clamps and electrical boards, as well as those found in RCBOs. With the backbone of the series comprising the Slotted/Pozi and Slotted/Phillips tip types, in both size one and two, the selection is completed with a unique product for each style, the brand new Modulo Ultra Slim screwdriver. This unique design combines all the access of a slim size one screwdriver, with the profile and strength of a size two. Accessing recessed screws for precision insertion and removal has never been easier, with zero risk of damage while affording a perfect fit for all types of terminal screws. Dextro VDE Modulo Ultra Slim
screwdrivers build on the wider success of the award winning Dextro VDE range, which is ergonomically designed to give an extra quarter turn thanks to its superior grip. Boasting comfort, control and safety, Dextro VDE screwdrivers I are individually tested to 10,000V.
www.ck-tools.com
Now is the ideal time to plant new fruit trees and very garden should have at least one to help the environment.
Early winter is the ideal time to plant new fruit trees, either to start a new collection or to replace old or damaged specimens in your garden. It really doesn’t matter whether your garden is large, small is simply a balcony, there is a fruit tree to match the space available. Modern trees range from small, easy to manage sizes to more standard varieties. The big decision is which fruit do you want to grow. John Bowers runs CHRIS BOWERS and Sons at Whispering Trees Nursery in Wimbotsham, Norfolk, a business started by his parents in 1978. He, and his business partner Steve Edwards, have more than 700 different fruit trees and bushes at their ten-acre site and are the UK’s number one specialist. “We offer bare-rooted and pot grown varieties, both of which can be planted now. If you plan to grow the tree or bush directly in the garden you will need a planting mixture of good quality topsoil and peat free multi- purpose compost plus a handful of bone meal. A good, sharpened stake that is at least two thirds the height of the tree, a proprietary tree tie and a tree guard to prevent damage by rabbits.” John also advises putting a proprietary mycorrhizal fungi in the bottom of the hole, directly where the plant will stand. This aids rapid and effective rooting.
“Fruit trees not only have beautiful blossom and fruits but also aid the
environment by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere, just the same as other trees. Gardeners will be able to enjoy the fruits of their labour and help reduce global warming – a win-win opportunity,” says John.
www.chrisbowers.co.uk
GRAPHENSTONE UK, one of the world’s most widely certified, sustainable mineral paint companies announces that it will showcase its portfolio of products at the 2023 National Painting and Decorating show, 21-22 November, Coventry Building Society Arena. With specifiers and trade decorators looking for fresh solutions to help reduce carbon footprints and reach sustainability targets, the Graphenstone UK technical team will be on hand to talk about the science behind their formulations and explain first-hand what makes their unique product range so special, and why they are so well suited for those working on Heritage projects. With Graphenstone already claiming one of the industry’s
lowest embedded carbon footprints (below 0.2Kg CO2(e) / m2/at two coats of paint), demonstrating a substantial saving to most conventional and synthetic paint systems, it will talk to visitors about how to make meaningful Net Zero reductions easily, whilst improving indoor air quality too. Already independently certified: Cradle to Cradle Certified, Ecolabel, EPD’s, Green Tag, Eurofins Indoor Air Quality Gold, and being BREEAM, LEED and WELL compliant, it will demonstrate to visitors that with up to 98% pure lime in select ranges, just one of its 15-litre pots can absorb 5kg of CO2 as it cures during the month after application. Graphenstone’s paint ranges are crafted from rich, sustainable materials such as lime, calcium carbonates, silicates, vegetable resins and contain no formaldehydes or added microplastics. Its paint contains only trace VOCs (under 0.1% volatile organic compounds) and gives maximum vapour permeability, perfectly suited for contemporary and Heritage projects.
www.graphenstone-eco
paints.store
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