Monthly Archives: September 2014

With winter fast approaching, the log burner / open fire / fireplace will soon be roaring keeping us warm through the cold months. It’s obvious that burning logs can dramatically lower your heating bills, buying logs in bulk, cutting your own from larger cuts or foraging for logs can reduce your bills even further. When you have a wood stove installed in your home, you also need to think about wood storage solutions. How you store your firewood can make a big difference on how it burn, dry wood means less nasty smoke giving a cleaner environment and happy neighbours! But where to store these logs? Log stores are a great option for practicality and tidiness. They will keep logs dry and seasoned all year round by

  This 3 day event is held in Alcester Warwickshire had a range of events on show from the Husqvarna World 25m pole climbing championships - the top 50 climbers in the world battled it out for the World title. The Chainsaw Carving Championships had the best 25 carvers in Europe competing to take the title. A log to leg pole lathe championships, an extensive traditional woodland crafts area, horse logging demos, vintage forest machinery and steam driven saw benches make this event not one to miss out on again.

The general rule of thumb when it comes to your garden hedge is to trim and prune at least twice a year whilst shaping during the summer months. The Spring trim – prune and contour the hedge. The Winter trim – Remove weak shoots to stop them drawing power from the plant unnecessarily. Carry out first generation pruning. The Summer shape – Keep hedge in shape, if irregularities are found within the growth they should be cleared. With a range of cordless, electric and petrol hedge

Manufactured in Germany by the Makita owned Saches Dolmar Company who developed the first petrol chainsaw back in 1927, today they continue to design and produce quality petrol, electric and cordless chainsaws. Quality & Design Makita are one of the market leaders when it comes to setting standards in technology and design, which we think you will agree is easy to see and feel when dealing with this fantastic range. With fantastic high torque powerful engines, a compact design and excellent power to weight ratio the Makita petrol chainsaw range is less tiring to use whilst minimising their impact on the environment. By working closely

Makita’s lithium ion batteries are available in 18v, 14.4v, 10.8v and 7.2v all with different amp power from 5Ah, 4Ah, 3Ah, 1.3Ah and 1.0Ah. To explain; the higher the voltage, the higher the power and the higher the amps the longer it can run without the need for charging. As you move up in voltage you will find the amperage will also move up as there would be no point having a powerful battery with very little run time. To larger 4.0Ah and 5.0Ah batteries are quite new to the market, to check they will work with your 18 volt machine, you need to check if it has a star on the connector plate or a yellow connector plate then this will be compatible – look for the star or yellow connector, simple!



Makita’s 18v and 14v batteries have a built-in memory chip that records the battery usage history so whilst the battery is connected it

With so many durable BBQ’s now on the market from the likes of  GrandHall and Outback which are both practical and fun all year around, you can get out and barbecue at any time of the year. With portable models to take with you, charcoal, gas and electric models on the market, there is something for all barbecue enthusiasts.