TOOLFAIR 2009 exhibition

[admin]

Thursday 12th and Friday 13th March
Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate

Thursday 30th April and Friday 1st May
West Point, Exeter

Thursday 11th and Friday 12th June
SECC, Glasgow

Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September
Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd December
Sandown Park, Surrey

Opening hours for all exhibitions are 10.00am to 4.00pm each day

Professional Builder Toolfair 2009 website

[amestaper]

Had 2 passes for last years show in Glasgow, unfortunately couldnt make it as we were too busy at work. Don't think that will be a problem this year so thanks for the link to their website.

PS. Pre register and get a free PB T-Shirt and a bacon roll.

[belmoreboy]

Are you going this year AmesTaper?

Try and meet up if you are trying to sort last minute stand out for Belmore

[amestaper]

Will try my hardest to make the Glasgow show but cant guarantee anything due to a possible work opportunity overseas in June. Anyway, there arent any pre order tickets online yet but it would be good to see you setting up a stand at the SECC.

[belmoreboy]

Will send you a couple of passes i always get sent a load - but no free bacon roll with mine so best to pre register.

Have been at the show last two years with all wall so may have met some of you guys!

Trying to get my own stand this year - new catalogue coming out this year so really need show to promote - be good to see you all there - keep you all informed

[amestaper]

I see your ad on the backpage of my latest Dryliners Toolbox catalogue, the 2008 version?? Is All-Wall and Belmore the same company?

I've never been to one of these shows before and I'm not what you would call a natural born networker. It will be good to have the chance of a meet up if I am still around. I would appreciate the passes as I wouldn't eat the bacon rolls anyway.

PS. I know you sell these but whats your honest opinion on the Gyproc Bladerunner tools. I started a thread here a while back and decided not to buy one after reading a negative response. http://www.tapingandjointing.com/for...hread.php?t=84

[belmoreboy]

We are not the same company but we have supplier links with them and we also do all their taping tool repairs from our workshops see here : http://www.belmoretools.co.uk/acatalog/Repair_Shop.html

If you or anyone here ever needs anything from USA we have delivery 1 -2 times a week and can always add to our stocking orders.

We used to double up with the shows to share the costs - but the market as it is trade shows tend to be put to one side - but i found the best show out of the 10 or so we have attended was Glasgow - great people up there and really good buzz about the place - obviously not much plastering in Scotland so when we turn up with our shiny new taping tools it always gets loads of attention!

Will let you all know if we will attend - trying to link with another company at present.

With regards to bladerunner - mixed views - in it;s own right there is no other tool on the market that actually does the same thing so it's a tool that will warrant a place in any boarders toolbox - cutting arches odd shapes and turning direction is a doddle with the runner - we are still selling about 80-100 a month through various channels and all across europe.

Blades last 1000 lin metres so we dont sell many blades (they last too long !!!) Wont replace a stanley knife but the cut you get from runner is so crisp if you get the right job where you need to rip the top or side off every board it makes complete sense to use the runner - not an everyday tool but one which has really pushed the boundries on drywall tools in the last 5 years.
Reports from gyproc state 25,000 sold in uk so far!

If i get to glasgow will have one on disply for all to play with.

[admin]

Have copied and edited the post above regarding the bladerunner here http://www.tapingandjointing.com/for...?p=898#post898 For the reason that the Bladerunner information is all in the same thread. Thanks for that and the plus point is you get two posts from one.

[admin]

The Glasgow Toolfair is on today and tomorrow. Please let us hear any reviews if you made it.

[amestaper]

Too busy today, and have 2 jobs to price tomorrow. Just like last year, I wont make it again.