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A Guide to Types of Hand Tools – What You Need in Your Tool Set

Whether you’re moving into your first house, are tackling your first DIY project, or have just been muddling along borrowing friend’s tools – it seems you’ve decided it’s time to take a look at what types of hand tools you need in your tool set! A tool set can be built steadily over the years, or bought in one mad dash when you’re facing a large renovation project. However you plan to build up your…

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Home Security Systems: An Overview

Protecting your home is instinctive behaviour for humans. From lighting fires and sharpening spears in neanderthal times, to building moats around castles, the human race has always come up with ingenious ways of protecting their humble abode. In the technological age, however, home security systems have become much more sophisticated, making us better than ever before at dealing with threats to our homes. Providing a list of home security systems and an analysis of their…

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A Beginners Guide to Home Pest Control

Our homes are a place of rest and solitude. Sometimes, however, our sanctuaries become infested by creatures that are hell bent on causing destruction and disruption, and when this happens, it is important to know what your options are. Home pest control is not as simple as going down to your local hardware store and buying some home pest control products. To ensure you follow the right procedures and practices when dealing with pests in…

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Everything You Need to Know about Stomp Bikes

Builders tools and building trade supplies often extend further than a toolbox consisting of a hammer, some screwdrivers and a tape measure. For a variety of industries, the workers’ essentials’ are far more substantial, and have to be designed to withstand the toughest working conditions. Stomp bikes, such as quad and pit bikes, are perfect for workers in the agricultural industry, but their uses have also transcended into day-to-day travelling and racing. Whatever your purpose,…

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The Benefits of Machine Hire

Before the creation of vehicles, machines and other products of engineering, manual labour meant that construction times and practices were longer and far more arduous. Now, as a result of this evolution in technology, builders and workers are swapping their shovels and spades for mini-diggers, rollers and mowers. Although these machines are being used day in and day out by construction workers, are they really more efficient than getting the job done by hand? In…

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A Guide to Building Trade Supplies

At Altis Industries Ltd, we specialise in providing workers from any industry with cutting-edge, industry-leading tools and building trade supplies, to ensure that every job is their best one yet. In our latest blog post, we break down our catalogue of building supplies so you know exactly what you are getting when you buy through Altis.

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Everything You Need for Routine Car Maintenance

Every single day, millions of people all around the world take to the roads to get to wherever they need to be, whether it be work, to see a loved one or simply to get home. With so many people on the roads at any given time, there are always going to be accidents, crashes and bumps. You can reduce your chances of being involved in one of these accidents, however. In their latest blog…

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A Guide to Wood Care & Decoration

Wooden floors were once the sign of wealth, but now, as more and more homeowners opt for wooden floors and furniture, wood has become the material of choice. With the introduction of timber floors and furniture, however, comes the task of caring, protecting and decorating. In their latest blog post, Altis Industries Ltd provides a comprehensive guide to wood care and decoration. As we have already mentioned, wood in a home was once a sign…

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Be a Buyer or Opt for Hire? The Benefits of Tool Hire

For builders and workers in any industry, one of the biggest gripes surrounding their jobs is the cost of materials and tools. Opening the door to a bigger debate, the cost of builders’ tools regularly poses this question: “Do I purchase these tools myself, or do I look into tool hire options?” If you have ever asked yourself this question, Altis Industries Ltd aim to make the decision an easier one by outlining all the…

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The Golden Rules of On-Site Safety

Despite working to strict deadlines and meeting specific requirements, getting the job done is not the most important part of a project. When working on a construction site, the most important part is, and always will be, the health and safety of every worker. With that in mind, Altis Industries outline the golden rules to on-site safety and explain how you can make your site conform to the latest standards of construction safety guidelines. Wear…

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