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POWER TOOLS A day of innovation It was once again time for the Vermont Sales annual Open Day at its premises in Johannesburg. The two-day Johannesburg event was followed up with events in Cape Town and Durban. This year it is estimated that more than 2 000 visitors attended the national shows and experienced innovative new products, first-hand. Besides exciting product specials and deals, the showstopper was definitely the Kreg demonstrations. The Kreg jig has been in South Africa for some time now and was lauded by visitors as one of the greatest inventions. Mark Owen from Kreg attended the Vermont Open Days and explained that the Kreg jig is 100% unique and saves DIY’ers and contractors lots of time. “Drill. Drive. Done.@, is Kreg’s international slogan and to help users achieve this very simple solution, all of the major products are supplied with an instructional DVD and the company supports the products further with online instructional videos. “We want to support the consumer and retailer,” says Owen. It is also clear that Kreg supports it local distributor. “There is no one better in South Africa to distribute Kreg’s products,” says Owen, adding that, “Vermont is best at what they do and always first on the ball. We would not partner with anyone else.” A number of other product ranges were also on display: Vermont Sales’ Open Day in Johannesburg HARDWARE AFRICA 2014 125