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Hozelock Tuffhoze is a hybrid garden hose, combing the best of PVC and textile hose technology, to create a hose that is lightweight, amazingly flexible & super tough. 

The Dura-Tech inner core provides incredible flexibility and maximum strength, whilst the Tuff-Fibre woven outer layer ensures durability for long lasting wear.

All power tools produce some level of vibration when in use and frequent or prolonged exposure to high levels of vibration can cause health issues.

Makita's new generation of machines are more powerful than ever before, but thanks to AVT™ technology they also break new ground in vibration protection.

The benchmark in vibration reduction Makita demolition tools are among the best in the world. Working with the users to solve the problem of vibration Makita's AVT products have been designed in close relation to users' needs at site level. No effort has been spared to ensure that the products provide the professional user with reliable, long lasting power.

Looking to boost the water pressure across the home or to a single shower? Shower pumps offer an excellent solution to low water pressure. When choosing which model to purchase, noise can be an important factor to consider.

All shower pumps make some noise, but the type of noise differs depending on the type of pump installed. There are two types of shower pumps available, regenerative and centrifugal.

Since the launch of 18V ‘LXT’ in October 2005, Makita have led the way in cordless tool innovation and technology. The continue to look for constant improvement in designing innovative products for the construction and garden machinery sectors and this will soon see the launch of a new generation of high power 40V Max ‘XGT’ cordless products.

From the world's first cordless drill in 1969 to the world's first 18V lithium-ion battery-powered tools in 2005, Makita has been the worldwide leader in cordless power tool innovation. Makita's LXT Cordless System takes you from power tools to outdoor power equipment to get the job done. Utilizing 18V lithium-ion batteries, the LXT battery system works with 225+ cordless products (as of 2020) making it the worlds largest compatible lithium ion system.

The new MX QI electric showers have 8 different water entry points making them a suitable replacement for all previous MX Electric Showers and Neptune Electric Showers. Multiple entry points create simple yet effective installation.

The MX QI Showers are wired for both left and right hand wiring terminals which ensures any existing cable will reach the connections. The detachable corner units allow for easy plumbing access.

If water flow from a shower is little more than a trickle, installing a Salamander shower pump or whole house pump to
boost this flow is a clear solution when you have a gravity fed system. However, with such a wide variety
of pumps available, selecting the right pump can be a job in itself. Here Salamander Pumps runs through
everything that should be considered when selecting a pump.

Modern living can be a noisy business, whether it’s mobile ringtones, loud traffic or other people’s choice of music assaulting our ears. We all want to
reduce noise pollution, especially in our homes.

Salamander Pumps recognise that noisy pumps are a big ‘no no’ for householders, and that when installers and consumers are choosing a pump,
noise is very much a deciding factor. So they have invested a lot of time into reducing noise in their range of shower and whole house pumps.
As a company compulsive about providing what customers want, Salamander recently had all their pumps independently tested against competitor products by the UK’s leading acoustic test and calibration specialist, the University of Salford, so you don’t just have to take their word for it.
The good news is that they came out really well, with the majority of the Salamander Pumps range sitting somewhere between the sound of gentle
rainfall and a quiet kettle on the boil.

Salamander Pumps has re-engineered its centrifugal range of shower, bathroom and whole house pumps, launching them under the new Right Pump
label, which includes the quietest pump in the UK, and delivering a host of new benefits.

A new range of Gorilla sledge hammers from Roughneck have now arrived. They challenge the normal stereotypes that a sledge hammer should be a large rectangular piece of metal at the end of a long handle.

They are precision forged from high carbon steel with a dome shaped striking point for exerting concentrated force. This allows higher striking forces to be achieved compared to a conventional flat face.