Makita

A British Summer is always a little odd and unpredictable and this has never been more true than for 2020.

Something you can rely on however to make your summer breeze by with ease, is Makita and their range of cordless fans.

Makita have launched the new 40V max XGT cordless power tool range which is a standalone system.

The XGT 40v range is suitable for higher demand industrial applications. It is not just a case of a bigger battery meaning more power, Makita have developed their battery technology and motor engineering to work together to ensure optimum performance.

The Makita Portable Backpack Power Supply is a portable power supply unit. It is the perfect addition to your tool collection if you are out on jobs for prolonged periods of time. This is the ideal item to have to protect yourself from running out of battery power half way through an important job.

The backpack holds up to four lithium-ion batteries to provide 4x the run time when used with Makita 18V LXT Cordless Products and double the run time when used with Makita 18V X2 LXT Cordless Products.

Most of you will now be familiar with the Bosch X-Lock technology for angle grinders. It is a new changing system which allows you to switch angle grinder accessories with just one simple click.

We are pleased to let you know that the X-Lock technology will now be incorporated by Makita on two of their new brushless angle grinders - The Makita DGA469Z 115mm Grinder and the Makita DGA519Z 125mm Grinder.

So, in case X-Lock is new to you, let us tell you why it is so great!

Kicking off on the 1st of February 2020 is a brand new Makita offer which features some great free items when purchasing Makita cordless garden machines. 

With the purchase of an 18v or twin 18v garden tool, you can redeem your free product from Makita.

To qualify for a free Makita 18v 5.0AH battery OR a Makita DUB182Z blower you will need to purchase and item from the list below:

Makita offer the worlds largest cordless tool system powered by 18v lithium ion batteries so they need to ensure the essentials of this system - the batteries and charger - meet your demands.

Downtime on the job is always a frustration, although it may give you time to make a quick brew, you certainly dont want to be waiting an age for your batteries to re charge.

The Makita Rapid Optimum Chargers give you up to 3 x faster charging. These are included in many LXT cordless kits.

The Makita range of brushless motor 18V tools includes cordless drills, drivers, cutters, grinders, planers, sanders and saws. The Makita Brushless BL motors replace the carbon brushes of a conventional motor with electromagnets that drive the tool, providing a smoother, more consistent and more efficient delivery of power from the motor.

So what are the benefits of your tool having a brushless motor? 

As we creep through the cold, dark mornings and nights of winter, staying warm on the jobsite can be tough. However hard you work, sometimes its tricky just to keep warm.

Feeling cold when you have the whole work day ahead of you is certainly not a lot of fun and it can greatly effect your productivity.

Makita 18V LXT and 12V max CXT Cordless Heated Jackets and Vests are designed to help keep the freezing temps from slowing you down.

At last, Makita have the radio you have all been waiting for!

The Makita DMR115 job site radio is not only a DAB Digital radio but it features bluetooth technology. 

DAB+ is the current standard across much of Europe with the main advantage of being three times more efficient, carries far more radio stations than DAB, and at a far higher audio quality.

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.