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Are Apprenticeships The Right Fit For Your Accident Repair Business? There has been loads of waffle about body shop apprenticeships recently in the trade magazines, LinkedIn groups and even in mainstream media. While accident repair apprenticeships have been available for many years now, they seem to have suddenly become a hot topic. More and more young people are deciding to...

Nitra, Slovakia: DTC have been selected by International Component Manufacturer Gestamp to install 4 specialist panel preparation booths for the modern Jaguar Landrover site in Nitra. The primary purpose of the booths is to allow for safe reworking and final finishing of aluminium vehicle components. DTC are to design and construct the booths which are to include an enclosed area...

Plymouth, Devon. A prestigious yacht manufacturer located in the historic coastal city of Plymouth, Devon. A need arose at the large manufacturing facility to accommodate specialist refinishing and personalised colour coding procedures and so they reached out to trusted supplier Direct Tool Company. 

BAXT the new name in the UK’s refinishing consumables market have just launched a high-end foam waffle polishing head named B5 which is already gathering interest from several of leading distributors. The premium quality foam waffle polishing head comes with a 150mm quick change hook & loop backing for swift and trouble-free changeover once depleted. Constructed from one of the...

This week we are celebrating the passing of stringent requirements to be awarded our ISO9001:2015 certificate. Having undertaken an assessment 6 months ago, all teams within the business have collaborated closely in order to overcome the challenging obstacles in meeting standards.

BAXT has taken over and redefined the popular BEST Products range of consumables and brings with it new and improved solutions developed specifically for the requirements of the modern paint shop and composite manufacturing workshops.

Stoked sales executive Alfie Suckling was delighted to be elected Team Member of The Month for January this year. After getting his head down and building relationships with key prospects, Alfie's efforts paid off with several new large customers joining DTC already this year. Always enthusiastic, no matter what he's doing, Alfie regularly gets the team buzzing and is known...

Key Account Manager Mark Francis wins TMOTM after an exerted effort throughout December. 2017 was a thrilling year for Mark after changing position and supporting a new starter. His dedication to the company and fellow teammates has certainly been recognised after winning Team Member of The Month twice in 6 months. Mark looking pleased with his winnings after spinning our...

Sunseeker International seeks to improve working conditions and reduce carbon footprint. Direct Tool Company is pleased to announce that the company has been selected to install a cutting-edge dust extraction/environmental protection system for top yacht builder Sunseeker International. Combatting the incessant air handling issue is crucial to ensuring consistent results and with an increase in production, Sunseeker chose Direct Tool...