UPAT Blog
Upat SA’s Pretoria Branch Move – New Location, New Opportunities in 2023
Discover the exciting news of Upat SA's Pretoria branch moving to a new location. Learn about the benefits, timelines, and improved services this move will bring to customers.
Fixing For A Green Future In Building And Construction
fischer is the global market leader in fixing technology with a wide range of fixing, installation and FireStop solutions. This means that the brand carries a global responsibility to ensure that fischer fixings are not only the best on the market, but are manufactured in an environmentally responsible way to ensure a sustainable future.
STABILA | Continually Reinvents Measurement Excellence
The STABILA name has been inextricably linked to measuring, leveling, and positioning excellence in the building industry for over a century. The history of the name began in 1865 when ANTON Ulrich, the uncle of the company’s subsequent founder, had the idea of combining several rules together to form a folding rule. In doing so, he set the standard for sectional rules still in use worldwide today as one of the most accurate forms of measuring....
Milwaukee Innovation – Unrelenting Disruptive Innovation
The notion of ‘Disruptive innovation’ is what defines the Milwaukee Tools approach to their business and product solutions. A relentless drive to continuously innovate to meet end-user needs is what drives the brand. Upat SA is the local supplier of Milwaukee tools to the South African Construction industry and allied trades and we believe in providing our customers with the best and most innovative solutions when it comes to Jobsite technology. Since Milwaukee tool began in 1924, the company has led...
Never Underestimate The Quality Of Your Clamps
Wood and metal working clamps tend to be some of the most underrated tools in a workshop, but they serve a crucial role. Having low-quality clamps not only causes user frustrations but all your hours of hard work could be undone when your finished piece is not square because the steel of your clamp bent during the setting phase or wood bite leaves you with an ugly finish. Well-trained, professional craftsmen know just how important a set of quality clamps...
STABILA Tools – IP Rating Explanation
An IP rating is a way of showing how effective an item is at blocking out foreign bodies. It's how STABILA ensures your tools are as durable as you need them to be.
How To Anchor Into Masonry
When it comes to fixing an anchor into masonry it is typically used to infill load-bearing walls in conjunction with reinforced concrete columns or as internal partitioning. Masonry is everywhere and Jobsite professionals need to know how to go about anchoring into it to ensure a solid and secure hold that will stand the test of time.Masonry structures contribute a large portion to the building and construction industry in South Africa. Masonry walls are made up of individual blocks (brick,...
Safety Taken Seriously
Milwaukee Tools is committed to delivering solutions that not only meet users’ needs and overcome frustrations, but help users stay safe while working on the Jobsite. Milwaukee tools is more than just a power tool company, it’s a solutions provider and the launch of the new Milwaukee Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ensures users remain safe and productive.Milwaukee’s range of gloves, safety glasses, high visibility safety vests, tool lanyards, hearing protection, and accessories have been...
Track, Control & Manage Your Tools With ONE-KEY
When working on any jobsite there’s always the risk of things, like tools and consumables going missing, and a lost tool not only causes your productivity levels to drop but if it isn’t found will cost money to replace. Another challenge when working on a construction site is tools being damaged because users operate the tool for a given application using the incorrect settings causing tool damage and cost to fix or replace a tool. As a power tool supplier...
