I have recently visited Hilti with Ed to take a look at the new Nuron battery tool line up, see behind the scenes and also meet some of the staff including Michael Hilti who is the son of the company founder.
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So we can expect to see you only using Hilti tools in your videos in future.
are hilti the bug eaters of the tool industry ?
Not about carpentry or HILTI. I still try to figure out how come you are looking clearly younger than 5 years ago (Skill Builder) videos???
When I first started in the building game Hilti was a tool you could only really hire, they made all the 'big' tools their quality cannot be called into question but…as a single/self employed 'contractor' their pricing has always been out of reach to most, I still feel they are for the larger firms especially on 'lease' which is a great idea. From where I sit the rise of Festool in the top end quality tools has made them go into the 'lower' end of 'hand' power tools (Am I right in thinking Hilti were 1st with SDS bits?) (Robin covertly try to sell his roofing square app to Hilti, if only you square has a motor on it and was battery operated :)) Props to Hilti to offer up not only the Owner but the board to ask questions to! How before Festool start offering the 'leasing' deal? or do you think their sales are where they want them to be.
very informative video, at the age of 62 I just watch which wonder of what the future hold with the technology involved.
The executive board seems distant from the field and again seems under the stress of realizing the sales budget. HILTI seems to be going south.
What about if it gets stolen, that’s what happens to most of us
Leasing & Renting makes perfect sense in many cases granted and specially if and when it is done by large companies (although I sense the UK building market functions quite differently from the European Continental one) and this is the way many industries are trying very hard to get us laced up. However in many others it doesn't, quite the contrary: it means a life where nobody owns anything anymore and the ones who fall into this trap do a living to pay a constant monthly flow of rents (…contracted bills from where it is very difficult to escape from…) of which they become its prisoners be that for houses, cars (was BMW that tried to set up people to pay a monthly fee…rent…to make use of heated car seats in between others?!…) , tools, phones and even clothes & watches nowadays between others (you can rent 'friends' or buy them online as well… for a good dose of fake popularity…) not to mention the countless paperwork and contracts it attracts. An over complication of a simple matter that nobody needs but people are made to want it… Hilti tools: a great name in and for heavy and dirty building work tool machinery no doubt. For the freelance trades its business model will always be a barrier and it will always have a hard time competing against the likes of Mafell, Festool and all the other more popular names but I don't think this is something it concerns Hilti. Keep your freedom and your independence… We all prefer cordless when its power is a match for a corded tool but a solid well made and well bought corded tool is a guaranteed lifetime keeper and there is a lot to like about it. A precious and expensive woodworking manual tool like a Lie-Nielsen hand plane is even better: it is family as it has the power of generational transmission: from father to son very much like the best analogue watch brands…
Top secret “production” is selling other tools under Hilti name (at much higher price of course).
Look at the movie industry, they've been using exo-skeletons for donkeys years, a knackered back isn't something to brag about
Funny to see Lee and Reuben from Artisan Electrics on your video 😃
brilliant filming Ed and a brilliant episode robin keep ya channel going robin love it..
they should make a cordless whisk for plasterers
Never been lucky enough to own a hilti tool but worked for a guy with a gun that fired nails into RSJs. You couldn't pull them out.
I knew I should have waited for the Nuron 360 green laser. Oh well I guess Ill just have to save up and buy another the Nuron version.
The tool lift is copied from Stihl.
Whatever Hilti tools I have ever used. They have been good tools. And as you say the distribution in house. Back in the UK in the late eighties I started leasing my work vehicle. On a three year lease. And yes you can lease Hilti tools. This probably works in a lot of places. But by only doing self distribution they are drastically reducing the access to their tools. In Qld Australia where I now live. I can drive an hour to my closest tool shop. In fact an hour will get me to three of the biggest tool shops we have. The nearest Hilti outlet about a two hour drive. And it isn't very big. I guarantee they would not have loan replacements. I would also bet it would likely be weeks to get the tool back. Not days. And there is no service to get the tool back to me. So would be a four hour round trip to go and collect. The tool monitor system probably would also be useless. As a lot of areas I work have no phone coverage. So in short you may have good tools. But the premium service you are paying for is not available. If I lived in Brisbane a bit more so. But to get the full benefit you would probably have to live in Melbourne or Sydney. So by limiting outlets this has reduced the full potential sales area to one corner of the country. Not sure about Perth.
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Getting more and more like QVC this channel!
I work in the film industry and we've been using exo-skeleton rigs for years. Check out an Easi Rig.They're made in Sweden, but there are cheaper Chinese versions. Camera operators on dramas and commercials have to carry heavy camera packages to shoot hand held if they're not on a tripod or camera dolly, and the Easi Rig does that. I don't know what the Hilti set up costs, but its exactly the same thing.
If anyone uk based is looking for a good deal on hilti tools they are doing black Friday deals from 20th to 30th plus selling of many display items from the nuron range. Like the te6 which retails for around 620 for around 320 bare unit plus battery pack for 220 with 2 batteries plus a charger which is usually around 100 per item. If anyone is interested it would be best to get in touch with there local store
Sadly, Hilti in the UK have lost the plot. Tools are fine, but spares department is in Germany and even consumables like springs, o-rings, gaskets, etc. take a minimum of 10 days, with no sense of urgency! Appalling!
I have lost almost 2 months this year with tools not working for trivial spare parts…
I’ve been in Civil Engineering all my life, and if you want a proper tool for a job, it’s always Hilti!! Like Vacuum for a Cleaner, it was always, the Hilti Drill !!
They already have had those crane things for cameramen for absolute years, called the Easyrig. Actually rrally helped with carrying heavy tv cameras all day and allowed you to 'shoot from the hip' more easily. Can see how it would be useful in heavy construction despite all the hate.
Each to their own but where history is concerned it's a really good idea to check all the facts and circumstances of the time before making statements about the background of a company. Back to your video, the tools look great, the company ethos is great and as ever Robin you're 👍
As usual highly professional presentation Robin, I am not a fan of their tools. Makes my back hurt just looking at them. Further, those high torque drills are extremely dangerous for your wrist. I'll keep my Festool & interior grade work any day of the week! Month or Year.
-JD
carried yourself well in the meeting robin. And i been looking at rear handle milwaukee saws recently after watching this checked out hilti..
190mm battery saw (not rear handle) with 2 batteries and charger is £1200+VAT.. £1500 is a lot. That's basically 3x the cost for a m18 version. hmmm