UK distributor for Chicago Pneumatic

US manufacturer Chicago Pneumatic has appointed Plantmasters as an authorised distributor of construction tools and portable energy equipment in the London and Home Counties region, UK.

Plantmasters is a family run business, founded in 1995, located in Dunstable, north of London. The company’s established Home Counties customer base and sales territory now extends from Bedfordshire to Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire.

The company said that, with the new distribution agreement, Plantmasters could supply its customer base Chicago Pneumatic’s range of rugged and durable construction equipment including handheld pneumatic and hydraulic tools, portable compressors and generators.

Colin Frost, business development manager, Chicago Pneumatic, said, “Plantmasters has built its business over the years on close relationships with its customers, offering personal service, practical and good value solutions, and the guarantee of a high standard of aftercare. That is why this appointment is in total harmony with Chicago Pneumatic’s product offering and brand values.”

Meanwhile, Paul Alsop, Plantmasters’ managing director, added, “We are excited by the opportunities which this appointment offers our business. They look to us as colleagues who are there to supply, service and maintain their equipment needs but also there to advise and resolve any problems they encounter.

“That’s why we have always placed special emphasis on aftercare. Being able to offer this leading brand can only strengthen the special relationship which we have built up with our customers.”