Wickes power tools - Seem ok

[stav 75]

I bought a Bosch a while ago, but within about 2months the reverse gear stopped working, on inspection there just seemed to be a tiny plastic connection that had broke, so I thought I would just give the wickes brand a go,(as I'd heard they were quite robust) got to say it hasn't missed a beat all the handle fixings etc are metal, it's a good weight & has oodles of power, A bit noisy but warantee'd for 2 years , does anyone know who makes them ??

[GB_Groundworks]

was it a green bosch (diy) or blue (professional)?

a web search would seem to indicate draper make some of the drills for wickes

[rab1]

dewalt are black & decker, flymo are mitsubishi

[GB_Groundworks]

milwauke is hilti i've heard for the USA

[lutonlagerlout]

slightly off topic,but i am renovating a house ATM
i had a price to supply and fit some french doors of £750 plus vat
just browsing online as you do and i came across wickes french doors in upvc
so i went and bought a set
£299 for 1200 by 2100 and it cost me £150 for a window fitter and fixings etc
thats a big saving and the door is british standard etc
the only cavaet i would add is that it was bloody heavy and although i can fit windows,i would rather use a pro for doors
IMo wickes,homebase and magnets have closed the gap on the traditional BMs
LLL

[stav 75]

Yeh it's quite funny I went into travis once to get some cement & I said to the guy "I can get it cheaper down Wickes" the guy says well I'll match it considering wer'e the same company! , you just don't know who owns what nowadays

[Bob_A]

My local Wickes opens at 06:30 and some of the bigger B&Q's open at 07:00 to cater for the trade.
In particular they seem to attract plasterers
That's not the case with Homebase though who in comparison are far too expensive.

[Injured]

B&Q often have offers on bagged materials but tend not to advertise it especially on cement and it canbe cheaper sometimes if you want over 10 bags. But it is a pain having to load up the trolley and then unload into van.

[lutonlagerlout]

yeah B and Q is cheapest by far for plaster,but the service is rubbish ,so time and motion prevents us from using them
hate hanging around waiting to be served
LLL

[cookiewales]

yeah B and Q is cheapest by far for plaster,but the service is rubbish ,so time and motion prevents us from using them
hate hanging around waiting to be served
LLL

ps boyos they all price match get the price and they match it ???

[rab1]

hilti use their own name in the us, you can even buy their kit from home depot etc.