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Last reviewed 2026-08-30

Buying guides for the equipment we hold, written around how you actually choose one. Every page carries the declared specifications and the current price for each unit in stock, so you can compare before you order.

Strapping Machines

12 products, £603.99 to £13,824.99

Strapping machines from battery hand tools to semi-automatic and fully automatic balers, with PP, PET and steel strap sizes, joint methods and live prices.

Server Rack Cabinets

12 products, £592.99 to £2,004.99

Server rack cabinets from 4U wall boxes to 47U floor-standing enclosures, with rack unit heights in millimetres, depth guidance, load ratings and live prices.

Green Laser Levels

12 products, £311.99 to £873.99

Green laser levels from cross line tools to 4D 16-line and rotary units, with accuracy figures, self-levelling range, receiver use outdoors and tripod threads.

Vibrating Plate Compactors

12 products, £1,069.99 to £2,051.99

Vibrating plate compactors and trench rammers with plate sizes, engine power and vibration figures, which soils each suits, and how to size one by lift depth.

Plastering and Rendering Machines

Plastering and rendering machines, mortar sprayers and screed pumps with motor power and nozzle sizes, and how to match hose length and mix to the pump.

Stair Climbing Trolleys

12 products, £148.99 to £1,648.99

Stair climbing trolleys and sack trucks, manual tri-star and powered track types, with load capacities and what they really carry on stairs against the flat.

Ultrasonic Thickness Gauges for Steel, Pipe and Plate

12 products, £300.99 to £1,069.99

Ultrasonic thickness gauges for corrosion checks on steel, pipe and plate, with measuring ranges, resolution, probe frequency and how to read through paint.

Electric Fence Energisers for Livestock and Paddocks

12 products, £117.99 to £358.99

Electric fence energisers for horses, cattle, sheep and poultry, with mains, 12V battery and solar options, and how joules and earthing decide performance.

Pallet Wrapping Machines and Stretch Film Dispensers

12 products, £129.99 to £1,504.99

Pallet wrapping machines and stretch film dispensers, from hand dispensers to semi-automatic turntables, with pre-stretch, film gauge and containment force explained.

Network Cable Testers, Tracers and Locators

12 products, £227.99 to £318.99

Cable testers for network and electrical work: wiremap and continuity, TDR length and fault distance, PoE checks, tone tracing and underground cable locating.

Demolition Hammers and Concrete Breakers

12 products, £198.99 to £1,130.99

Demolition hammers and concrete breakers compared on impact energy, blow rate and weight class, with shank types, vibration limits and how to size one to the job.

Rotary Hammer Drills, SDS-Plus and SDS-Max

12 products, £127.99 to £499.99

Rotary hammer drills compared on impact energy and shank: what SDS-Plus and SDS-Max each handle, why a hammer drill is not the same tool, and how to size one.

Rebar Benders and Cutters for Site Use

12 products, £222.99 to £3,272.99

Rebar benders and cutters sized by bar diameter, with bend radius limits, hydraulic against manual, and why heating reinforcement to bend it ruins the steel.

Wall Scanners and Stud Finders for Trade Use

12 products, £65.99 to £151.99

Wall scanners and stud finders explained: how capacitive and inductive sensing differ, what live AC detection can and cannot promise, and where readings go wrong.

Soldering and Hot Air Rework Stations

12 products, £303.99 to £1,095.99

Hot air rework and soldering stations compared on temperature range, airflow control and tip technology, with lead-free settings and why airflow matters most.

ATX and SFX Power Supplies for PC Builds

12 products, £141.99 to £356.99

ATX and SFX power supplies compared on 80 PLUS efficiency, modularity, protections and hold-up time, with how to size one and what ATX 3.1 changed for GPUs.

Air Filter Regulators and Compressed Air Preparation

12 products, £89.99 to £226.99

Air filter regulators, oil and water separators and FRL units, with filtration grades, why the order F-R-L matters and when a polycarbonate bowl is the wrong choice.

Jump Starters and Portable Battery Boosters

12 products, £121.99 to £353.99

Lithium jump starters compared honestly: why peak amps is the wrong number, what capacity you need by engine size, and the safe order to connect the clamps.

Floor Jacks, Trolley Jacks and Bottle Jacks

12 products, £247.99 to £1,348.99

Floor jacks and bottle jacks compared on capacity, minimum height and lift range, with why a jack is never what holds a car up and how to pick a jacking point.

Impact Drivers and Impact Wrenches

12 products, £152.99 to £445.99

Impact drivers and impact wrenches explained: hex against square drive, nut-busting against fastening torque, and why chrome sockets must never go on one.

Laser Distance Meters and Laser Tape Measures

12 products, £56.99 to £685.99

Laser distance meters compared on accuracy, range and reference point, with why outdoor range collapses in sunlight and how the indirect height function works.

Marine and Vehicle Switch Panels

12 products, £21.99 to £398.99

Marine and vehicle rocker switch panels with circuit breakers, gang counts and IP ratings, plus how to size wire to each circuit and why the panel rating misleads.

Rackmount Server Chassis and NAS Cases

12 products, £160.99 to £1,639.99

Rackmount server chassis and NAS cases by height, depth and drive bays, with hot-swap backplanes, motherboard fit and why chassis depth beats rack depth.

NVMe Enclosures, Drive Caddies and Docking Stations

12 products, £61.99 to £185.99

NVMe and SATA drive enclosures and docks compared on interface speed, protocol support and heat, with why a fast SSD in a cheap case runs at a fraction of its speed.

Battery Cable, Welding Cable and Heavy Power Leads

12 products, £4.99 to £111.99

Battery and welding cable by AWG and cross section, with why voltage drop rather than fusing decides the size, and the difference between OFC and copper-clad.

LED Head Torches for Trade and Site Work

12 products, £23.99 to £72.99

LED head torches judged on usable runtime rather than headline lumens, with beam type, IP rating, battery choice and why the brightest mode never lasts.

Pipe Threaders and Threading Machines

12 products, £142.99 to £1,135.99

Pipe threaders and threading machines by capacity and die set, with BSP against NPT, why cutting oil is not optional, and reaming before the fitting goes on.

Brake Bleeder Kits and Fluid Extractors

12 products, £43.99 to £294.99

Brake bleeder kits compared: vacuum, pressure and gravity methods, why brake fluid is changed on time not condition, and where ABS needs a scan tool.

Heat Sealers and Bag Sealing Machines

9 products, £34.99 to £882.99

Heat sealers compared: impulse against constant-heat band sealers, seal width and bag material, and why the element and PTFE tape are consumables not faults.

CNC and Lathe Tool Holders

12 products, £22.99 to £436.99

CNC and lathe tool holders by taper and shank: BT, CAT and HSK compared, ER collet chucks, quick-change tool posts, and why runout is the number that matters.

Finishing Trowels for Plaster and Concrete

12 products, £15.99 to £247.99

Finishing trowels compared on blade material, flex and size, with why a new trowel leaves lines, how to break one in and when stainless beats carbon steel.

Solder Paste and Soldering Flux

12 products, £15.99 to £44.99

Solder paste and flux explained: no-clean against rosin and water-soluble, alloy melting points, paste particle size for fine pitch, and correct cold storage.

Diesel Generators and Gensets

12 products, £3,648.99 to £8,919.99

Diesel generators by kVA and duty rating: why prime and standby figures differ on the same set, how motor starting decides the size, and what wet stacking costs.

Total Stations and Theodolites

12 products, £1,292.99 to £6,234.99

Total stations and theodolites compared: what an EDM adds to an angle instrument, why the prism constant offsets every distance, and how face left and face right cancel error.

Goods Lifts and Lifting Platforms

7 products, £23.99 to £5,132.99

Goods lifts and lifting platforms by capacity and travel: why a goods lift must never carry people, what a rupture valve does, and the inspection intervals that apply.

Belt Grinders and Polishing Machines

12 products, £159.99 to £1,605.99

Belt grinders by belt size and speed: why 2x72 is the size to buy, how a platen and a contact wheel differ, and the heat that ruins hardened steel silently.

Hydraulic Presses and Shop Presses

12 products, £106.99 to £1,289.99

Hydraulic presses by tonnage and frame: what the rating really means at the pump, why stored energy makes guarding essential, and how to support work squarely.

Diagnostic Scanners and Scan Tools

12 products, £980.99 to £1,961.99

Scan tools by capability: what separates a code reader from a full system scanner, why bi-directional control matters, and the protocols newer vehicles require.