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"Made In China"... ?
That may have been true for most products a few years ago but nowadays more items are made and produced in the UK
At 365Drills in 2005 we considered the problems tilers faced drilling holes into porcelain so we looked at existing equipment and saw that it relied on a pilot drill to holed the diamond core steady.
Pilot Drills cause trouble!
Realising that pilot drills cause more harm than good we looked at a way to remove the pilot. Its easy to forget now in 2010 but back then there was NOTHING on the market place to help tilers drill holes that also offered value for money.
So we set about designing the prototype in our UK FACTORY!!
First our design was formed using - yes you guessed it - BRITISH software and CAD design.
Once we had a working design it was then on to produce a prototype.
Here at a BRITISH factory we are CNC machining a replica of what we are trying to develop.
Some parts you cant machine... Good old fashioned hand work is required !
Looking familiar?
Another machine process to tidy up the edges in the workshop.
Looking good...
And finally we apply the anti slip feet to the back of the prototype.
Next question.... AFTER ALL THIS TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT - WILL IT WORK !
Of course within 5 minutes of finishing this very first prototype we knew we had solved the problem of centring hole saws onto tiles with this device and so off to the patent office.
We used Chris Hirsh of HLBB Shaw to file a patent on our behalf. The next five years saw a range of design changes but the original concept still exists.
A lot has changed in the market place but without UK manufacturing and UK design and expertise we would never have been able to launch this product to a global marketplace.
Even now PORSADRILL is produced in a UK factory based near Sheffield and distributed from Leeds. There are 14 UK jobs that are directly reliant on PORSADRILL and we hope once the recession is over and with more interest from UK retailers for the product then we can ramp up production and provide even more employment.
This product will never be made in China and the great news is that we are actually doing what the UK Government wants which is to EXPORT these kits all over the world.
Its your support (through purchases) that help us but of course we are not a charity and its the simple fact that our diamond hole saw solution can give you the same results but for less money. Buying from 365Drills guarantees you great value for money so we hope you continue to source your diamond drilling needs from us in the future.
That may have been true for most products a few years ago but nowadays more items are made and produced in the UK
At 365Drills in 2005 we considered the problems tilers faced drilling holes into porcelain so we looked at existing equipment and saw that it relied on a pilot drill to holed the diamond core steady.
Pilot Drills cause trouble!
Realising that pilot drills cause more harm than good we looked at a way to remove the pilot. Its easy to forget now in 2010 but back then there was NOTHING on the market place to help tilers drill holes that also offered value for money.
So we set about designing the prototype in our UK FACTORY!!
First our design was formed using - yes you guessed it - BRITISH software and CAD design.
Once we had a working design it was then on to produce a prototype.
Here at a BRITISH factory we are CNC machining a replica of what we are trying to develop.
Some parts you cant machine... Good old fashioned hand work is required !
Looking familiar?
Another machine process to tidy up the edges in the workshop.
Looking good...
And finally we apply the anti slip feet to the back of the prototype.
Next question.... AFTER ALL THIS TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT - WILL IT WORK !
Of course within 5 minutes of finishing this very first prototype we knew we had solved the problem of centring hole saws onto tiles with this device and so off to the patent office.
We used Chris Hirsh of HLBB Shaw to file a patent on our behalf. The next five years saw a range of design changes but the original concept still exists.
A lot has changed in the market place but without UK manufacturing and UK design and expertise we would never have been able to launch this product to a global marketplace.
Even now PORSADRILL is produced in a UK factory based near Sheffield and distributed from Leeds. There are 14 UK jobs that are directly reliant on PORSADRILL and we hope once the recession is over and with more interest from UK retailers for the product then we can ramp up production and provide even more employment.
This product will never be made in China and the great news is that we are actually doing what the UK Government wants which is to EXPORT these kits all over the world.
Its your support (through purchases) that help us but of course we are not a charity and its the simple fact that our diamond hole saw solution can give you the same results but for less money. Buying from 365Drills guarantees you great value for money so we hope you continue to source your diamond drilling needs from us in the future.
