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Top 10 Tools to Gift DIY Enthusiasts this Christmas

If you’re looking for Christmas gift ideas for a DIY enthusiast, look no further than PCL. We can equip you with the best option to suit the job in hand. From air tools to tyre inflators, this guide provides the top 10 gift ideas for DIY enthusiast to suit a range of budgets, hobbies and levels of expertise.

1.  airlite eco Tyre Inflator

The perfect gift for the home garage, airlite eco is a great option for those who already have a compressor. Designed for ease and comfort of use, at a price that won’t break the bank, this handheld

Remote tyre inflation and data reporting at your fingertips as showcased at Automechanika Frankfurt

Ever since its initial launch, the robust and reliable ACCURA QUBE has had the market boxed off for fast and accurate inflation where space is limited.

A firm favourite in workshops, tyreshops and garages all over the world, it gained further popularity when it was upgraded to the ACCURA QUBE Series II, incorporating digital technology for Air and Nitrogen inflation.

Now, this compact unit packs an even more powerful punch when it comes to safety benefits with the release of a new Bluetooth enabled model with the dedicated Workshop Connect App.

Designed to keep the user out of harm’s way, the Bluetooth

Users call for more units at Britain’s beaches and lakes

PCL’s SUP Inflation Station is transforming the UK paddleboarding experience, with lovers of the watersport blown away by its ability to save them time and energy. 

Launched in 2023, in partnership with Red Paddle Co, the innovative unit is capable of inflating a standard 3-metre-long paddleboard to 15 PSI in under 5 minutes. This takes the pain out of pumping, leaving users full of energy to get swiftly and safely out on the water. 

PCL is proud to reinforce its commitment to UK manufacturing and its home city’s history of steelmaking with the launch of the UK Standard Push Button Safety Coupling.

High performance SUP Inflator takes the pain out of pumping

Pneumatics expert PCL has teamed up with Red Paddle Co, the world's leading brand for inflatable Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP), to launch a solution that gets paddleboarders swiftly and safely out on the water.

Together they have formed the perfect partnership for the creation of the dual-branded SUP Inflation Station range, for use at paddle boarding locations across the UK and worldwide.

Both companies have a global reputation for the design and manufacture of innovative, high quality products at their own UK facilities. Each is known for its customer-centric approach and dedication to excellence of product

To celebrate 85 years of developing trailblazing products for global markets, directors and staff from Sheffield-based pneumatics expert PCL got on their bikes to raise over £3,000 and counting for the NSPCC. 

The challenge was to cycle a 500km relay in just 90 minutes and the team clocked up an impressive 609km within the timeframe – more than tripling their initial fundraising target of £1,000 in the process.

So far, the JustGiving page has raised £3,755, with donations still coming in for the team’s celebratory ride for the UK’s leading children’s charity.

Team members put their success down to PCL’s newly launched Digital

High performance solution gets paddleboarders swiftly and safely out on the water

PCL is set to make waves in the world of Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) with another innovative addition to its newly launched 2023 Free Spirit leisure range. 

Paddleboarding is one of the fastest growing water sports in the UK and worldwide, with inflatable SUP boards popular as a lightweight, easy-storage option, especially for families using two or three between them. 

In response, PCL has created a fully digital product to take the strain out of inflation. PCL’s unit is capable of inflating a standard, 3-metre-long paddleboard to 15 psi in under 5 minutes. 

All users need to do is connect the paddleboard to the inflator and it does the hard work for