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Construction Marketplace 4 9 Tuesday, January 10, 2017 LARGE PRODUCT SELECTION AVAILABLE FROM HÄFELE A lot of people may have heard of Häfele, but only for one type of product that they may use: furniture connectors, cabinet hinges and drawer slides, shelf brackets or other specific items for a sin- gle application or project. In a way, the company is and continues to operate as the best kept secret of the trade – albeit one with a product selection that spans more than 30,000 products and keeps growing. Founded in 1973, Häfele America Co. traces its roots back to its German founding in 1923 where it's still head- quartered today. During that time, the company has expanded its offerings, grown its distribution network and branched out into a variety of categories to better serve its core clientele of archi- tects, designers, cabinet makers and mill- workers and large-scale manufacturers. The company's global reach – both across other Häfele subsidiaries and ven- dor partners – has allowed it to develop a refined, yet unparalleled selection of products for the trade. Building on that expertise, the company also manufac- tures the following brands and items: ixconnect Ever put together a piece of ready-to- assemble (RTA) furniture? Good. Then you're familiar with Rafix, Minifix and other similar connectors. Häfele invented those, and its been pioneering connector technology for the furniture industry ever since. The company brings together inno- vation, functionality and a superior design aesthetic to support timeless designs and long-lasting quality. Dialock Hotels, retailers, gyms, clubs, spas and other businesses look to Häfele and its Dialock electronic access control and identification system for its quality, year-over-year durability as well as ease of installation and upkeep. Dialock makes everything simply easy by allowing one electronic key to access everything from the entrance door to the desk drawer in a way that's touch-free, infinitely expandable and supported at the project level from initial planning stages to implementation and beyond. MX Drawer Systems A modern, European style drawer box and runner system with unparalleled style, quality and design, Häfele's MX drawer system line has multiple quality levels and features silky smooth and silent running qualities for nearly every expectation and application. Loox Loox is a flexible, easy, reliable LED lighting system ideally suit- ed for furniture and rooms pow- ered by safe plug and play tech- nology. Whether used for task or ambient lighting, in warm and cool, this modular system simplifies design by being able to go anywhere and do any- thing with reliability and efficiency. Slido The Slido family of hardware is a superi- or, German-engineered sliding door sys- tem with soft closing and various other functionalities and styles. Perfect for wood, glass or Ecoresin and pushing the design possibilities for home, office and retail environments, Slido is a system installers will love and architects should know and commonly specify. Visit Häfele at booth #W729. BULLET TOOLS INNOVATES WITH MAGNUM SIDING CUTTERS Built to last and designed specifically for siding contractors who need a heavy- duty, dust free solution for cutting siding and siding trim, the Bullet Tools MAG- NUM Siding Series 613 (13-inch) and 620 (20-inch) cutters continue to revolu- tionize the way contractors cut siding. These top-of-the line shears provide a fast, clean gable and end cut on fiber cement, OSB, pressboard lap, vinyl, wood, siding trim and shingles up to a lit- tle more than one inch thick. They feature full metal-jacketed ball bearings for increased power and ease of operation as well as mounting brackets for fast, easy toolstand mounting. Its hardened chromi- um-vanadium tool steel blades outlast saw blades 20 to one. The MAGNUM 620 shear also features a built-in AngleMaster dual fence system that allows operation from both sides of the table to facilitate accurate, repeatable cuts. "During the past year we've been refining our tools into industry-specific categories, including flooring, siding and insulation to better serve our distributors and ultimately the end user," explained Ben Toews, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bullet Tools. "With increased demand in the siding category, we developed the MAGNUM Siding Series with product features that meet the contractor's need for a strong, reliable, long-lasting shear that provides dust-free cutting on a variety of products." The MAGNUM Siding Series 613 and 620 join a series of EZ Shear Siding and Siding Trim cut- ters, including the one- of-a-kind 26-inch EZ Shear SST. The 26-inch EZ Shear (226SST) is the only tool on the market that cuts a 4/12 pitch on an eight-inch siding board while producing a very clean edge and no airborne dust. It's recognized by the world's largest fiber cement siding man- ufacturer as the best way to cut fiber cement siding. In addition to its line of siding shears, Bullet Tools manufactures a vari- ety of flooring cutters for laminate, engi- neered, hardwood and other flooring products and a line of soft flooring cut- ters for luxury vinyl tile, carpet tile, rub- ber tile, cork and more. These shears range in size from 9 inches to 40 inches and cut installation time by allowing installers to cut where they work and work where they cut, saving both time and money while also providing job site efficiency and safety. Based in Hayden, Idaho, Bullet Tools is a U.S. manufacturer of innovative, cutting-edge installation solutions designed to improve the lives and livelihoods of tradespeople across the globe. The company began in 1998 with a simple idea born of necessity by a longtime flooring installer, Dalen Gunn, who decided there had to be a better way to cut flooring and launched the Magnum Shear. With a commitment to improving installation efficiency and safety, Bullet Tools has grown into a world leader in flooring, siding and insulation cutting solutions that improve job site safety and save contractors time and money. For more information, visit booth #S1533, call 208.772.0175, visit www.bullettools.com or email info@ bullettools.com. EQUIPPING THE FAMILY KITCHEN By Micah Cheek The Millennial generation is settling down, making homes for themselves and starting their families, and that means setting up a kitchen that is usable for the whole family in a smaller living space. More parents want to teach their kids about food, and more kids are learning the importance of cooking skills through media. "Food TV has really fostered that with kids, it's been a really good thing. I've learned recently around here that a lot of the independent schools are teach- ing kids from a young age about quality foods," says Martie Sullivan, Owner of Sweet Basil Gourmetware and Cooking School in Scottsdale, Arizona. "Their preferences are for healthy things, because that's what they learn about in school." Mike Marchewka, National Sales Director of Curious Chef, adds,"Getting kids involved in the kitchen is so much broader than teaching them how to cook. The more common touch points you have with a kid growing up, it makes it easier to get it through the tough times…. Cooking is one of those things that can make child rearing so much easier. It's a great shared touch point." Marchewka says that the trend of getting kids involved in cooking has been growing over the last three to five years, and a big motivator is giving children time away from electronics. "What better place than a kitchen, from a social stand- point? Entertainment is based around food," says Marchewka. "Also, it's an area where kids are eager to learn. The more they learn about food and cooking, the better choices they can make in their lives." The right tools and appliances can help consumers set up their kitchen to cook with the whole family. Sullivan suggested some kitchen essentials based on the cooking classes her company runs for kids and adults. Utility and easy cleanup are the main focus for family cooking in a smaller kitchen. "I think a good pair of tongs, and things that have a silicone element to them [are needed]. A good silicone spoon, a silicone brush to brush things on." Not only do these kinds of tools clean up easily, they are hard to break. The same goes for holding vessels. "Basic steel mixing bowls: if you drop it on the floor, it's fine, it doesn't matter." Though often maligned as 'uni- taskers,' many kitchen gadgets will see use every day. "There are tools that make doing prep easier, we have something that's called a garlic peeler. We have another thing called a Tomato Shark. It's a half-ball shape with pointed edges to it. You can take the eye out of a tomato, eye off a potato, take the seeds out of a pepper, they're so easy to use and make prep eas- ier," says Sullivan. Tools like these can also make kitchen tasks easier for a child you don't want using a knife. Items like peelers and leaf strippers can make adding greens an easy and fun option as well. Sullivan also recommends that fami- lies invest in cookware and tools that will stand the test of time. "For oven-to-table ware, I like Le Creuset, and if you can do it, Emile Henry. You can go right from the freezer to the oven to the table. It's good sturdy stuff and it holds up beauti- fully," she says. "It's a smaller percent- age of our customers that are able to do that. Unless they know what they need it for, they tend to shy away. We come to a holiday, and they'll buy an Emile piece that they'll put their green bean casserole in. If they see the need they have, they'll go for it."