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The word for the tools industry is that the “These heavier tools are going into areas where they are either doing a lot of residential stuff or commercial projects as market is doing well as construction in you don’t typically need demolition hammers when doing one both commercial and residential continues house,” he says. Also benefiting from advancing construction projects is to reach new levels. Jess Brunette reports. Simpson Strong-Tie’s Ray Boyd who has seen year on year growth for Quik Drive tool sales. While this level of demand has come as no surprise to Boyd considering the housing ACCENT TOOLS’ ANDREW Way has seen a buoyant market in projects underway in Auckland and Christchurch, there have the past 12 months with new technology coming on stream been some surprises as well. receiving a strong reception from his clientele. Way reports “We thought we might have a bit of success with our that cordless tools have continued to do well and that the icing bi-metal range,” he says. “What we didn’t expect was the on the cake has been increased interest in heavier and higher massive uptake on the product,” Boyd says. “We were fortunate value tools for the trades. enough, however, to hold extra stock to cover the demand and “A big focus in terms of this year is corded tools and that’s then place further production runs. So it’s definitely a positive really positive for us as we are seeing a massive increase in problem to have.” demand for heavy applications that we haven’t seen since Senco’s Mark Glidden also reports good growth from New before the GFC with big commercial activities going on. And, Zealand’s housing industry: “Sales of our tools have accelerated as the trades are getting busier and busier they remember the dramatically as we supply both tools and fasteners so we can benefits of having decent gear and ultimately the idea of having supply the complete package in contrast to some of the other a tool is to do their job better or faster and we are really seeing tool companies out there. people talking the talk.” “Also we are more specialised in that we focus on the trade Andrew Way has seen big uptake in rotary hammer drills and and in offering them full packages including screw and screw compact mitre saws which he feels indicates construction in guns for example,” Glidden says. New Zealand is reaching a new level of development. And this “We grew by nearly 40% last year and a big part of that is has changed Accent Tools’ product offering from recent years. fasteners driven along by the housing industry as we supply a “I think all of the power tool companies are guilty of lot of the pre-nail plants but then when you look at our tool focusing on cordless too much. Because there has been so sales that’s been significant too. So there are builders out there much development and change within cordless we have all had that are upgrading their tools in the back of their vans.” things to talk about and promote but still in the background there is still a massive market for power tools that can’t be OUT WITH THE OLD run on batteries, heavy duty angle grinders and drills, all that New product innovation is also touted to bring further growth traditional stuff which is still a massive market,” he explains. to Senco within the tool game as well as giving significant “So now the market itself is saying we genuinely have a benefits to New Zealand builders. “We have a fusion nailer need for heavier gear and the market has been lifted – not by which uses compressed nitrogen shooting 250,000 shots on marketing but by sheer demand with concrete having to be one cell where with a traditional butane model you have to put poured and drilled and timber needing to be cut.” a gas cylinder for every 1,000 shots. “The old butane gas gun has been around since 1986 and it’s MORE CONSTRUCTION, MORE BUSINESS like putting lipstick on a pig – things haven’t changed much Andrew Way has seen strength across the board in industries like internally. They look a little sexier but they are still using the engineering, construction maintenance and transport with demand same tech. So with the fusion nailer the tool, the running cost, for heavier tools suggesting bigger projects on the horizon. and the consumables are all cheaper than the butane model so

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it’s very much a value proposition,” says Mark Glidden. ion. 10% might still have NiCad batteries that they might have Also reporting a healthy market is Paslode’s newly appointed had for ages but everyone is switching to Lithium-ion as they Senior Product Manager Daniel Birch. Although he has only are more affordable and in the long term are better value for been in the position for a few months, he has already reported money.” success for Paslode’s rural brainchild STOCK-ade with existing The type of tools doing well in the Bosch camp include tools and a new fencing stapler proving extremely popular at circular saws, jigsaws and multi-tools with impact drivers the recent Northland Field Days. and drill drivers also proving popular and the company’s “We had really great feedback from the show and sold close to 20 tools over the “I think all of the power tool companies are guilty of focusing three days which was great,” Birch says. on cordless too much. Because there has been so much development and change within cordless, we have all had things OF BATTERIES AND EXCLUSIVITY to talk about and promote but still in the background there is still Corded tools is one thing but a massive market for power tools that can’t be run on batteries” over at Bosch, Arif Yildirim has seen the company’s focus on improved battery life and performance for cordless tools pay off. I asked Yildirim massive range of accessories has also been doing well in both whether Lithium-ion batteries were truly the only player in the international and national markets. hands of professionals. “The advantage we have is very specialised blades and “Amongst tradies the penetration is about 90% Lithium- accessories that no-one else has but also we aren’t exclusive

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to anyone so we are everywhere which really helps to get the brand out there,” says Yildirim. I asked Yildirim what he felt were the pros and cons of a non- exclusive position. “The issue you have when you go exclusive is that you get Toledo and dominated by the retailer. And it can be difficult because everyone wants to be the cheapest but, having the leverage of Tridon have you covered being everywhere gives you the strength to go: ‘no, we can’t Toledo continues to expand the quality lines of Japanese made have this’ or ‘no we aren’t going to go low on price’. But in the tools available in New Zealand with these latest additions to its end Bosch stands for quality not price,” he says. tool range. Toledo’s premium quality professional screwdrivers have tough, durable and ergonomic non-slip elastomer handles for comfort and firm grip and chrome, molybdenum WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN? and vanadium steel blades for increased hardness and wear So far the market sounds positive but it’s always a good idea resistance. A variety of sizes and types are available individually, to be prepared for the worst so are there any issues in the tool in sets or as a merchandiser in electrical, striking, stubby or market that are keeping the major players on their toes? One ergonomic varieties. obvious issue for many is the mighty US Dollar and Andrew Toledo has also packaged together two precision measuring Way from Accent Tools for one has been keeping his eye on sets. These are professional sets for a high level of precision and accuracy made from heat treated and hardened stainless steel the ball in this regard. with photographically etched markings for accuracy and satin “The US Dollar is a big stress. Ultimately it’s out of our chrome for easy reading. Both sets are supplied in a custom hands but it’s just a matter of how long we can delay it – this moulded high grade EVA foam tray. is something we have been working on since September last www.tridon.co.nz year where our strategy was to invest heavily and deliberately overstock ourselves. “It’s a gamble as you don’t know where it’s going to go but our best advisors told us it would continue to slide so we bought up and have been able to hang on until April. So it has cost us a lot more but we have delayed the inevitable by about four months,” Way says. Senco’s Mark Glidden also finds the US Dollar a source of stress looking ahead: “The issue is that some customers think that they should be immune to price increases, which is the Bahco ProfCut™ Insulation Saw most startling revelation. “When the Dollar crashes someone’s got to pay for it and the attitude of some people is that the importer or supplier should absorb that into their margin but it just doesn’t work like that. So some of our customers are being a little unrealistic about that,” he says. The ultimate way to cut The vagaries of currency movements apart, some are looking all sorts of insulation materials ahead with optimism. Simpson Strong-Tie’s Ray Boyd in Construction: The saw is 550mm (22in) long and particular is pleased to hear that new laws regarding warranties has 7 TPI (teeth per inch). The blade is 0.83mm could play in the company’s favour. thick, giving the same kind of saw stability as others in the ProfCut™ and PrizeCut™ ranges. “Over the last couple of years we have seen the generic copy Durable: The blade is both rust and corrosion product playing in the market but don’t expect that to continue protected for much longer with the new product warranty program being WT-toothing: The WT-toothing (wave toothing) is in play,” Boyd says. especially designed for cutting insulation material. Each wave has a length of 15mm. “As a company, Simpson Strong-Tie spends millions of Re-sharpenable: The blade is able to be dollars on R&D globally across all of our products so we can resharpened with any regular knife sharpener. meet the high standards the construction market expects and Proven: This handsaw has been tested on all sorts it’s difficult to see offshore copy products being tested to the of insulation materials and gives an excellent finishing with low friction and creates less saw dust. same rigorous standards required to be used in the future.” SHARPENER AVAILABLE So while things are looking good in the tool game now, those FOR MORE INFORMATION who do best will have a keen eye on the US dollar and Tel: 09 273 4650, Fax: 0800 500 228 be ready to meet the needs of tradies who have been waiting www.bahco.co.nz for the chance to splash out on some new gear. So, are you MPM 8473 0315 ready?

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PowerToolShop Tool Expo is back Specialist power tool retailer PowerToolShop held its second annual Power Tool Expo on 26-27 February with reps from many of the major brands setting up stall outside the South Auckland retailer for two days of demos, promos and special deals bringing in plenty of interest for tradies and local DIYers alike. I asked PowerToolShop’s Simon Jones about the event that features manned stalls from the likes of Tusk, Makita, Dewalt, Hitachi, Bosch, Briggs & Stratton, Teng and Panasonic among others. “For me and my territory personally this account and this store as “This is the second time for this event which is really a thank you a tool specialist is very strong in the region and they deserve all the to our customers to say we care about them. We don’t just want to support that we can possibly give them. And because their business sell them a tool and never see them again, we want them back. And is very strong with us and vice versa we would like to reinforce that it gives them a chance to talk to the manufacturers and get special strength by continuing to be here to fly the flag, support the brand, offers and some freebies and stock up for the year and get a really and support Simon of course. It’s the long term picture through good deal,” Jones says. 2015 and beyond that we are interested in and we want to be doing Stanley Black & Decker Account Executive Damien Firth was there business with this store for the next 10+ years.” xSt Gobaindemonstrating Clipper HW0315.pdf the best that 1 the3/03/15 Dewalt 9:17 brand am had to offer. www.powertoolshop.co.nz

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SNA Europe MD Stephan Widmark visits NZ

Managing Director at SNA Europe, Stephan country are 50% of my business. Widmark recently visited Australia and New Zealand from his base in Sweden in Is the New Zealand market heading February to see how the Bahco brand is toward the more automated European represented down under and to share ideas model? and information with key players in the Yes, no doubt. That way of working is industry. increasingly going toward the European New Zealand Hardware Journal was lucky style here. However, the way you sell here in enough to talk to Widmark and get some terms of in store display in the big boxes is impressions of his time here as well as some very much American influenced. So visually thoughts on the international market for there is a clear difference from Europe. The Bahco products. European version of a big box for example would have a very clean layout, exactly the same in every store, and it would be more unique What’s the purpose of your visit here? selling points, very clean, very tidy, expensive solutions. We have sales operations in 43 countries around the world and a presence in every country on this planet except four, so we are a How has the market been for Bahco tools internationally? global company and part of the strategy of a global company is to We all know that the global economy since the GFC has been really understand how business is being done in other regions, to share bad and many markets still suffer from it. And yes we suffered like information, to get information and to help each other. So that’s why everybody else did mainly in 2009, but currently we are actually I’m down here – to share my experiences with Neil (Pinkerton) for improving top line and bottom line in a very healthy way and instance. And we have similar challenges and opportunities but also outperforming competition in many markets. very different ones… When the crisis hit a lot of competitors waited to see if it really was a deep crisis but we were ready to handle that immediately and What differences or similarities does the New Zealand hardware took measures and that allowed us to change our financial footprint, market have with Sweden or other countries that you have seen? our breakeven was lowered and right now we are growing annually From what I can see, the way we do business is not entirely different above the market and above our competitors. However, there are still but there are some clear distinctions in terms of how the customer markets in bad condition, with Spain, Italy and Greece for instance goes to buy the products that we have to offer. In essence, though, very bad. the difference is not that far apart because we are all trying to establish a connection with the people who use our products and How does Bahco’s New Zealand business compare with its other that’s essentially what we are doing regardless of the country. markets? The way we communicate with these end users does differ in that New Zealand’s market is very very good. And if you look at sales with the big boxes here the suppliers basically own the space in the per capita, New Zealand performs as well as the main markets for stores and we do the maintenance – this is totally different from my Bahco globally. So that’s a fair measure of our representation in this market where we represent the brand, but the stores themselves marketplace so we are performing really well with a phenomenal would make all the buying decisions in terms of products being on growth in the last 12 months in New Zealand as well which is way the shelf and it is very much handled by an automated handling above the company average. system. For instance, Electronic Data Interface type orders in my www.bahco.co.nz

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