Buy King Dick and Powerbuilt Tools at Horizon
Founded in 1856, Abingdon King Dick is an established manufacturer of quality engineering tools. Now with a worldwide reputation for quality and performance, King Dick tools are chosen by today's discerning professionals, knowing that their rigorous demands for reliability will be satisfied. King Dick products are manufactured in the UK.
At each stage during a King Dick tools’ manufacture tight controls are in place to verify that the demanded tolerances have been achieved. Only when proven will the tool be released to the next operation. This means that each and every batch of King Dick products have been through numerous inspection procedures before reaching the final uncompromising quality inspection.
This challenging procedure confirms that the finished tool is made to the ultimate King Dick requirement, and continues the tradition of extreme quality for exceptional performance and satisfaction. Tools of such calibre provide the professional tradesman with total confidence in their ability to perform and to fulfil their operations and tasks in a safe, secure and efficient manner.
All King Dick tools are of the very highest quality and are comprehensively covered by our full replacement guarantee.
Wrenches
All King Dick wrenches are made from forged blanks. The high-specification precision drop forging ensures a uniform steel grain structure which provides optimum strength. The jaws are broached to size, using exacting tolerances for exceptional accuracy. The wrenches are ground and polished before being heat-treated within rigid controls for consistent and reliable strength.
The wrenches are polished again before the final process of computer controlled nickel chrome plating, for maximum resistance to corrosion and the high quality appearance of the King Dick wrenches.
King Dick wrenches are manufactured to exceed the torque requirement of the relevant DIN standards and offer increased safety for the user.
We offer a wide range including:
Open End Wrenches
Ring Wrenches
Combination Wrenches
Ratchet Combination Wrenches
Open End Podger
Slogging Ring
Socketry
All King Dick sockets and accessories are drop forged from high grade materials to precise tolerances. Machined to exceptional accuracy within strict controls before precise heat treatment, King Dick sockets offer durable, reliable and lengthy service. King Dick hand drive sockets and accessories have polished and satin finish nickel-chrome plating or optimum appearance and corrosion resistance.
King Dick socketry products are manufactured to exceed the torque requirement of the relevant DIN standards.
We offer a wide range including:
1/4in Drive 6 point & Drive Deep 6 point
3/8in Drive, Drive Deep & Inserted Bits
1/2in Drive 12 point, Drive Deep 12 point
1/2in Drive 6 point and Inserted Hex & Torx Bits
3/4in Drive 12 point
1in Drive 12 point
Impact Sockets
Screwdrivers
All King Dick screwdrivers use high quality blades made from special steel and hardened to provide optimum performance. Blades are matt chrome plated with black tips, (black finish on VDE items). The handles are anatomically designed to provide optimum pressure with minimal user fatigue, the SUPER 200 range having soft and hard feel materials for extra comfort and torque. The handle shapes ensure excellent power transmission.
The special designs accommodate maximum areas of tip contact, thus reducing the risk of 'slip out' and potential damage. The vast range offers many products including hexagon bolsters, ball ends, flexi-shafts, nutspinners, bit holders, stubbys and high torque 'T' handles.
King Dick VDE electricians screwdrivers comply with testing regulations according to DIN EN 60900, VDE 0680, part 201 as well as to IEC 900.
We offer a wide range including:
Hex Slotted
Ball End Hex Driver
Flexi Shaft Spinner
Nut Spinner
Slotted Stubby
Phillips Stubby
T Handled Hex Wrench
T Handled Torx Wrench
T Handled Nut Spinner
Pliers
All King Dick pliers offer the professional a range to suit each individual's requirement. Designed for optimum grip and slip-proof use, the pliers are available with a choice of handles, including the bi-material, soft grip which provides maximum power transmission with minimum fatigue.
We offer three ranges of pliers, the Industrial Range shown on this page as well as the comprehensive VDE range which features cushioned handles and the Super 2000 range. We also offer Plier Sets.
King Dick pliers are made from drop forged, high grade steel and are manufactured in accordance with DIN and ISO standards for industrial use, and carry a five year warranty.
We offer a wide range including:
Combination Pliers
Long Nose Pliers
Cutting Pliers
Cable Cutters
Wire Strippers
External Circlip Pliers
Internal Circlip Pliers
Electronic Pliers
Slip Joint Pliers
Tinmen Shears
Self Grip Pliers
Lockwire Pliers
Torque
All King Dick torque equipment is reliable, accurate and made to cope with industry's demanding requirements. Guaranteed to precise within 4%, durability and consistency is paramount within these designs. User friendly, these wrenches feature clear scale markings and easy to set operations with secure locking mechanisms. The click type wrenches enable progressive and exact torque setting, achieved with a notable sound and feel for operator comfort and precision.
King Dick torque wrenches are fully repairable and are supplied with a twelve month warranty.
Live Line
All King Dick range of insulated tools is designed for electrical live line working, and manufactured in accordance with the DIN EN 60900 and IEC 900 standards. Made for current carrying work (as per VDE 0680) to a maximum of 1000volt a.c. and 1500volt d.c., random checks and controls are made throughout the manufacturing process to ensure that stringent standards are maintained. And, of course, the tools inside the insulation are normal King Dick high quality products.
We offer a wide range including:
Open End Wrenches
Ring Wrenches
Adjustable Wrenches
Pliers
Screwdrivers
Sockets
Engineers
King Dick high quality standards, reflected throughout the product range, are illustrated further with the range of ancillary products for industrial use. All the hammers, keys and cutting tools in this section utilise the same formula of high grade materials, processed through exacting measures and rigorously checked and proven at each operation.
We offer a wide range including:
Hickory Handled Hammers
Steel Handled Hammers
Dead Blow Hammers
Hacksaws
Storage
King Dick tool storage units are manufactured using high grade materials to exacting quality standards and incorporate many security and safety features. With our comprehensive range offering anything from a nylon hold-all to workshop roller cabinets we can offer practical, secure and efficient tool organisation to suit the individuals requirements.
King Dick storage systems are available with many innovative drawer partitioning solutions to maximise space.
We offer a wide range including:
Fabric Tool Carrying Bag
Heavy Duty Injection Moulded Tool Case
2 Pallet ABS Plastic & Aluminium Tool Case
2 Pallet Aluminium Tool Case
Plastic Tool Box
Barn Tool Box
Cantilever Tool Box
Toolkits
King Dick tool kits offer an extensive range dedicated to the professional user. Designed to meet the individuals requirements our high quality tools are available in many preset formats covering engineering, electrical and live line working fields, all with scope for further additions to create a personal and unique tool kit. King Dick also provide a made to measure tool kit service, to meet your specific requirements.
Powerbuilt
Complementing the fantastic King Dick range, Horizon Tools and Ladders will be offering the full Powerbuilt range through this website. For more than 25 years Powerbuilt have developed high-grade workshop wagons, individual tools, special tools and associated products for the automotive sector, checked by independent examination institutes certified and sold in many countries worldwide. Their roller cabinets are world renowned for their quality and value, and Horizon will be offering finance packages on certain products.
Every Powerbuilt article goes through rigorous quality checks before being placed in the central warehouse before being forwarded to leading independent test laboratories and institutes. Therefore it is guaranteed that Powerbuilt tools are manufactured in accordance with DIN standards and checked and supervised on the basis of various certification standards (GS, ANSI etc.) All products are manufactured from CRV and come equipped with a lifetime warranty.
Design, quality, and a perfect logistics service are the advantages that you will have with Powerbuilt products. Customers benefit from high quality, innovative, competitively priced products from within the Powerbuilt range. The Lifetime warranty speaks for itself.
