Diesel-electric diary
Gedore - Premium German
engineered tools
Tools for Life
GEDORE was founded in 1919 by the three Dowidat brothers who started the manufacture of hand tools from
their family home in Remscheid, Germany. This formed the basis of where the Gedore name originates “GEbrüder DOwidat REmscheid”.
F
rom these humble beginnings
the company has grown into
a multinational organisation
which has manufacturing operations
in Germany, Austria, United Kingdom,
Turkey, Brazil and South Africa.
Our factory, and the branches
in Johannesburg and Cape
Town, have qualified staff
dedicated to handling
customer repairs and torque
wrench calibration.
Increased demand for
torque wrenches
Gedore
customised
Gedore Tools (Pty) Ltd was established
in New Germany, KwaZulu-Natal in 1965
and is today 100% owned by GEDORE
Germany. The South African factory
manufacturers 2 200 line items and has built
a reputation of being South Africa’s leading
supplier of quality tools to the Industrial,
Automotive, Mining and DIY sectors.
GEDORE has the
largest hand tool
offering under one
brand. This wide
product offering
allows GEDORE
to offer solutions
tailored to specific
industries and
customers.
GEDORE is able
to customise
by colour, logo,
and by tool
assortment. The company has just launched
an exciting range of tool assortments with
foam control inserts. Foam control allows
for tools to be neatly laid out, making finding
tools in a tool box easy, thereby increasing
productivity. Foam control also saves money
by showing the customer at a glance which
tools are missing.
At GEDORE, tools are our livelihood. We
design, manufacture and sell tools of
superior quality at a competitive price to
performance ratio. The durability, reliability
and precision of our products have your
safety in mind and offer the best protection
to man, machine and materials.
Important tip: always ask when
buying a torque wrench what
after sales services are available.
Many imported torque wrenches
can’t be serviced or calibrated locally.
You can buy and get more information
on GEDORE torque wrenches
from your nearest Diesel-Electric.
For a list of your nearest
wholesaler please go to
www.diesel-electric.co.za.
Every GEDORE tool is covered by a lifetime
guarantee against defective material and
workmanship. Provided the tool has been
used correctly for its intended purposes and
allowances have been made for wear and
tear, this guarantee will allow for the repair
or exchange of the tool.
| words in action
In recent years GEDORE has seen an
increased demand for torque wrenches,
many of which are being used in fitment
centres. The increased demand has
been the result of GEDORE’s efforts in
informing the public on the importance of
torque and it being a critical component
in safety and equipment performance.
GEDORE offers a wide selection of torque
wrenches with ranges from 1Nm to 3
000Nm, which is complemented by an
extensive range of Torque multipliers.
All GEDORE torque wrenches are sold with
a calibration certificate and GEDORE is the
only company to offer free re-calibration.
Torque wrenches need to be re-calibrated
once a year or every 6 000 cycles.
All Gedore torque wrenches are calibrated
within +-3% of scale.
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may 2014