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power tools & accesssories
Modular impact
screwdriving sets
Build, create and keep your Bosch Impact tough bits organised with the range of modular screwdriver sets. The sets comprise 24, 44 or 48 pieces, and all feature
an innovative system which allows users to customise configurations. Bosch screwdriver bits provide 10 times the lifespan over standard impact bits, thanks to their extended torsion zone, which helps absorb the high torque of the latest generation of high-torque impact drivers. Each set comes in a durable, lightweight tough case with a secure latch and rubber bumpers, and the high-visibility sleeve makes finding the correct bit easier than ever.
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It’s in the bag
Veto Pro Pac tool bags are professional-grade, industrial-strength and designed by tradespeople for tradespeople. By keeping tools accessible, organised and protected, users aren’t wasting time searching for tools but keeping the focus where it should be – getting the work done and having a good day ... doing the work! Veto Pro Pac bags feature a waterproof base, a vertical pocket system, injection moulded handle that’s comfortable, sturdy and strong, industrial strength nylon stitching and marine grade rivets and a 5-year warranty...
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echoes these sentiments: “We have seen end users trial cheaper nails in the past but they always return to a higher quality, more consistent, code complying solution.
“The need for a professional outcome far outweighs the limited savings of a cheaper alternative.”
Back at Smart Tool Group, Steve Hart agrees that the general busyness of the building sector is promoting a push to quality: “Everyone’s got a lot to do, they need to do it fast, do it right the first time, they can’t tolerate poor quality tools, and they don’t have the time to go back to Bunnings to get a replacement.
Jinjun Hua also insists quality is paramount: “We do quality always because New Zealand is a quality market. If you don’t do quality, no-one will buy your products – even if you price them at one dollar.
“The labour cost is high so people won’t use products that don’t meet their quality or performance expectations. Of course, quality comes at a price and you need to build in sufficient margin to cover overheads...”
Auckland-based Fox & Gunn is another company with plans to expand on its current brands by entering new categories in 2020 and another to confirm this apparent end user flight to quality.
Managing Director, Baiju Lal, says he’s finding end users are wearying of cheaper products and are “turning back to traditional quality tools, which they have used and trusted.”
Martin Toon from Tooline insists there’s a huge variation in the quality of a good cutting or grinding disc versus a poor one: “We would always recommend that the most important part of any power tool is the cutting accessory and the more money you spend on it, the faster the job you generally get and the greater the longevity.
“The cheap ones don’t last very long and it’s very hard work for the angle grinders to keep them working. In fact, this false economy puts pressure on both the angle grinder and the user.” Here’s an idea – kill two birds with one stone and promote time savings to increasingly time-poor end users through the use of quality discs, bits and accessories at the same time as encouraging them further up the good-better-best ladder...
Sounds like a plan.
30 NZHJ | MARCH 2020
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