POWER TOOLS
BESSEY
Bessey Tool GmbH & Co. KG, a German
family-owned company, was founded in 1889.
Internationally recognised as a world-class steel
maker, the company first introduced ts line
of malleable cast iron bar clamps in 1936 and
heat-treated, all steel L clamps in 1952.
It has since grown to be one of the largest
hand tool clamp manufacturers in the world,
distributing some 1 300 different wood
working and metal working clamp tools in
more than 100 countries worldwide. Its cutting
technologies represent a tradition in the
manufacture of tin snips going back more than
80 years.
HOWARD PRODUCTS
For over 40 years, Howard’s Restor-A-Finish has
been a standard in the antique industry. Almost
any existing wood tone, from Birdseye Maple
to Jacobean, can be closely matched using one
of, or a combination of, the nine available finish
colours. The nine colours are Neutral, MaplePine, Golden Oak, Walnut, Cherry, Mahogany,
Dark Walnut, Dark Oak, and Ebony Brown.
It is the stain in Restor-A-Finish, combined
with its unique ability to penetrate without
removing any of the existing finish, that
enables anyone to easily and permanently
eliminate blemishes in wood finishes.
Scratches, oxidation, white heat rings, water
marks, smoke damage, sun fade and so forth
quickly disappear. Kitchen cabinets can be
All of Vermont's flagships products were on display and
customers could tap into in-depth product knowledge from staff
and international delegates such as Mark Owen from Kreg and
Ernst-Otto Muhl from Bessey
successfully restored in hours instead of days.
An old garage sale piece can be transformed
The company’s premises was a hive of activity with customers &
staff experiencing the latest and greatest from Vermont Sales
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