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He quickly realised that what he needed was a vertical panel saw, but had difficulty in finding a model suitable for his requirements: "Researching the market, it quickly became apparent that most vertical panel saws are extremely expensive – over £10,000 – and designed for much heavier use than we would ever require."

The 'eureka' moment came when Sandy spotted an advertisement in the Sign Industry press for Sagetech's space-saving, economically priced Koolkut vertical panel saw range.

"I called Sagetech immediately," Sandy recalled, "And was delighted to hear that the Koolkut Series '1' would cut both aluminium composite and foam, was compact enough for my workshop, and would run on a standard domestic 13 amp supply."