"Bacho are generally good tools, halfords socket sets are also good, i had a friend who used them in his business and only ever had to replace them when the guys working for him had lost enough bits of the set, that it had become no longer usable!
I…"
"A key challenge, you might have seen it but within the Business Objectives Group (BOG) there is:
Phasing in price increases whilst staying in control"
As we approach the new year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the challenges and successes of 2024 while looking ahead to the opportunities 2025 might bring for the landscaping industry.
This past year has proven, once again, the resilience and…
"Halfords... on the basis that I can buy lost items locally.
The catch with the CHinese ones is when they turn to toffee on a particular job - it will be totally the wrong job/time/client for them to have done that"
"Nick, we normally use half inch drive , just wondered how useful the three qt and quarter sockets are along with the screwdriver / torx bits are ? Thanks"
"It's meant to demonstrate buying preferences in general Dave .
Quantity over quality is it false economy ? , You could apply it to secateurs £10 ones or pay much more for a pair which will last you the duration of your work life hopefully if you…"
"But the shoe analogy doesn't work as when the tool that you using lets down when you need it then most when used in the field to fix something to get job finished and your cheap socket shatters or the gap in the spanner has loads of slop in it."
I've always been sceptical about using this fuel as I just reckoned it a waste of money at 3x the price at the pumps. Anyway, read you can leave it in machines for years with no problem and having some tools that just get used once a year at the…
"It's a bit like the analogy , Do you prefer to buy one pair of shoes costing £100 or Ten pairs of shoes costing £10 a pair ?
I have had a Halfords socket set for over Twenty years and it's still serving me well but I feel the quality was better…"