Today's fresh angle is aimed squarely at the home DIY end of the audience rather than trade: Toolden has published a simple, achievable weekend-project brief built entirely around a cordless circular saw and drill. We've expanded that into a full build guide covering a workbench, floating shelves, and a planter box. Beyond that, today's pack is largely a continuation of stories already covered in detail this week: Triton Tools' new UK distributor, Availo-Trade's cancelled-job platform, Barrettine's garden room cladding advice, and Makita's cordless garden tool restock.
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Today's key stories
New: three weekend builds using just a circular saw and drill Toolden's blog set out a simple premise: a heavy-duty workbench, floating shelves, and an outdoor planter box, all buildable with a cordless circular saw and a drill driver, no table saw or mitre saw required. We've turned this into a full step-by-step guide with cut lists and build sequences for all three projects. See our standalone piece for the full detail. Source: Toolden Blog
Still developing: Triton Tools' new UK distribution TradeSafe Products Ltd.'s appointment as exclusive UK distributor for Triton Tools remains the week's biggest supply-chain story for woodworkers. Covered in full in our 13 July roundup and standalone piece. Source: Professional Builder
Still relevant: Availo-Trade's cancelled-job platform Availo-Trade's pitch to sole traders, connecting tradespeople with a sudden schedule gap to nearby customers, is still running its three-month trial offer. Full breakdown in our 14 July piece. Source: Professional Builder
Recurring: Makita's garden tool restock Makita's 18V LXT and 40V XGT garden ranges continue to land with UK distributors. We covered the full range breakdown, including which platform suits which job, in our 10 July guide. Source: ITS Hub
Recurring: Milwaukee's fastening and battery pages Milwaukee's UK impact driver, impact wrench, and battery/charger kit pages remain unchanged from earlier in the week, with no new model numbers surfacing yet. Watching for a genuine range update rather than a routine catalogue refresh. Source: Milwaukee Tool UK
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Watchlist
- DeWalt circular saw content cluster: Toolden has now published both a blade/cutting-depth tips piece and this weekend-projects piece around the same tool in the space of a week. Worth watching for a genuine new DeWalt saw launch behind the content push.
- Triton Tools stockist list: still waiting on confirmation of which UK retailers carry stock under the new TradeSafe distribution arrangement.
- Makita garden range: watching for confirmed UK pricing on the newly landed 40V XGT chainsaw and pole pruner models.
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