Festool connect uk 2025

[Ibexman]

What can I expect for my £33 at Festool connect uk ?

 

[woodbutcherbower]

Apparently you get to meet 'Festool Legends' Frank and Gordon. No - I never heard of them either.

 

[Ibexman]

Not worth the money then any one ele have thoughts

 

[woodbutcherbower]

I have a local Festool main dealer called ProTrade based in Derby. They host two-day hands-on tool shows every two months, and Festool are featured at least once every three shows. The last one (just a few weeks ago) also featured Milwaukee, Makita, Fein, Lamello, Mafell, Wera and several others. There's free food and drink all day, 10% discount for anything you buy at the show, plus loads of freebie promo items (hats, shirts, the usual) being given away by the manufacturers.

Attendance is free.

 

[SoonerFan]

I have a local Festool main dealer called ProTrade based in Derby. They host two-day hands-on tool shows every two months, and Festool are featured at least once every three shows. The last one (just a few weeks ago) also featured Milwaukee, Makita, Fein, Lamello, Mafell, Wera and several others. There's free food and drink all day, 10% discount for anything you buy at the show, plus loads of freebie promo items (hats, shirts, the usual) being given away by the manufacturers.

Attendance is free.

These shows sound similar to the last Festool hands-on tool show I went to a couple years back. I think they called it “road show” or something like that. Lots of promotional stuff, basically every Festool send up to try out, etc. This event was also free.

 

[timwors]

It seems a bit bizarre to me that a company is charging to visit what is effectively their own sales demo.

Or have I missed something? Maybe you get a goodie bag?

 

[luvmytoolz]

It seems a bit bizarre to me that a company is charging to visit what is effectively their own sales demo.

Or have I missed something? Maybe you get a goodie bag?

This sounds like it's more along the lines of a trade expo than a manufacturers road show.

 

[Doug S]

I would definitely be going if I didn't live at the wrong end of the country, I'm sure it will be a good day out.

Gordon has cost me a lot of money.......20+ years ago I was at an exhibition and I watched him demonstrating a ps300, that became my first of many Festool purchases.....

 

[Cheese]

Here's a few photos of the last local Festool Roadshow hosted in 2018. Every Festool tool was available for hands-on customer use. Every attendee received a swag bag, the show was free and hot dogs, hamburgers and soft drinks were served...free of charge.

This was hosted by Betterley Tools in their parking lot, lasted most of the day.

 

[onocoffee]

It's a shame Festool USA doesn't do those kinds of demos. The last one I went to was a bit underwhelming.

 

[luvmytoolz]

Here in OZ a roadshow consists of a free snag sandwich BBQ with Dave from sales cutting through a few bits of timber!