Focus on tools at London show
Published: 8 October 2007
The best names in tools will be gathered under one roof next January when they exhibit at Totally Tools and the DIY & Garden trade shows.
Current exhibitors include show regulars Abingdon King Dick, Arrow Fastener, De Walt, Draper, Evolution Tools, Fisco Tools, Great Star UK, KS Tools, Ledco, Metabo, Midland Power Machinery, Monument Tools, Nilfisk-ALTO, Olympia, Rollins, Rolson Tools, Sealey Power, Silverline, SMC Corporation, Tacwise, The Tool Connection, Toolbank, Valley Industries and Wolfcraft.
In addition, visitors will seeplenty of new and returning names to consider including Active Products, Blue Spot Tools, Cannon Tools, Exakt Precision Tools, Kinzo UK, Power Tool Products, RCD Ltd, Shiv Forgings and German company KWB, being shown in the UK by Ringwood Agencies.
"It's too good an opportunity to miss!" declared show director James Murray, as the exhibitor list went live on the show website.
He added: "How many times a year do you get the chance to see all these names in just one visit? Our visitor research consistently puts hand tools, power tools and power tool accessories at the top of the 'must see' list for visitors, so we're expecting these companies to pull in a lot of interested people."
Kinzo UK says it will be on the look out for new distributors at the show as well as launching a new cordless screwdriver that doesn't use batteries and charges in just 90 seconds.
While Exakt Precision Tools is keeping its new product under wraps for the moment as it is currently undergoing rigorous testing ready for its January launch; and Northern Wholesale Tools is using the show to launch new products under its growing Blue Spot Tools brand.
It will be the first exhibition showing for two new ranges from RCD Ltd.
Distributor Power Tool Products is at the show to attract dealers to its straightforward approach to supplying power tools.
Active Products is taking space to get increased exposure for its innovative 'double chuck' Mansfield Power Tool range and Cannon Tools is also an exhibition newcomer, bringing three of its ranges to show.
Totally Tools and the DIY & Garden Show take place on the 13, 14 and 15 January 2008 in Earls Court 2, London.