TOOLBANK REPORT
Milwaukee Hand Tools – Added to the power tool mix
In my view, Milwaukee is a company that has barely put a foot wrong in bringing a range of desirable (and therefore successful) power tools to market in the last few years. It is the fastest growing professional tool brand with over £69m in sales in the UK in 2018.
Milwaukee users are often the most loyal in my experience, so it seems like a no- brainer for the company to launch a range of hand tools that is now being exclusively marketed by Toolbank.
Predictably, most of the range of about 400 tools features the distinctive red and black Milwaukee livery and the range covers about 17 out of 20 of the most commonly used categories of trade tools: think knives, levels, pliers and wrenches, for example.
The Milwaukee team off ered expert advice at the event
The Milwaukee Packout toolboxes stack easily together
Since quality and design are key features of Milwaukee power tools, the hand tools have to refl ect this philosophy too. Therefore, the company spends a lot of time on research fi nding out what end users want, as well as fi nding the best partners to manufacture the tools to the required standards.
I explored a few of the range of tape measures where it was clear that quality and ease of use made them stand out from the competition and an easy buy for a Milwaukee user.
16 TBH February, 2019
The Milwaukee Packout tool boxes showed very clearly that the designers might have actually tested the problem of moving a range of tools around a city environment - safely and securely too. The trolley has big 228mm diameter wheels for easy movement on pavements and stairs – or even getting onto an underground train. The boxes slot together fi rmly and are held to the trolley frame so that they can be individually removed in any order. With an IP65 rating they protect tools from dust and water
too. I think I can feel a movement away from my current box system coming on. I want a secure method of holding the boxes on the trolley, not just a nylon strap.
So, three new ranges to the Toolbank stocklist, and every one a winner on the face of it. I will be keeping my eyes open for them in my local independent tool shops.
www.milwaukeetool.com
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