Root around in a British tool kit and chances are you will pull something out emblazoned with the iconic Draper logo. Search the Rapid website and you will get a similar result, due to our 2011 partnership with the hardware manufacturer. As an approved trade stockist, Rapid can offer over 7,500 Draper products, catering for the needs of professionals in the automotive, engineering, construction, electrical, plumbing and many other industries – as well as gardeners and DIY enthusiasts.
The range of Draper power tools at Rapid include angle grinders, hammer drills, sanders, band saws, routers, riveters, cordless drills, bench drills, thicknessers and jigsaws. Draper hand tools include screwdriver sets, pliers, wire strippers, hammers, tool kits, spanners, hack saws and chisels. Also available at Rapid is Draper cleaning equipment, decorating products, fasteners and fixings, gardening tools, health and safety, service aids, storage and packing equipment.
In addition to the Draper and Draper Expert brands, Rapid stock the Draper-owned Elora and Knipex value brands of hand and power tools.
A family company with global reach
Bert Draper began selling government surplus tools from a hand barrow in Kingston-upon-Thames in 1919. This led to the purchase of the original warehouse, from which the Draper Tool Company Limited was born. Bert's son Norman pushed the business forward dramatically and by importing quality tools from around the world developed the 'Draper' brand as we know it today.
The company is now run by Bert Draper's grandson, from 400,000 sq ft. premises in Hampshire – probably the largest single stock of tools in the UK. This level of family involvement would be rare in any other business, of this size, in the UK, but then Draper are no ordinary company. Renowned for exceptional standards of design, efficiency and durability, Draper products represent the best of British hardware.