Safety is the theme of issue #59 of What Tradies Want, with a multipage feature highlighting some of the very latest technology and equipment to ensure the wellbeing of Australian tradesmen and women, as well as interviews and features addressing the same topic.
There’s also a staggering eight hands-on Tough Tests, where gear as diverse as laser levels and dust-extraction systems are put to work on real building sites by real tradesman.
Along with the serious trades-related news and tech information is a good dose of fun and entertainment, ensuring What Tradies Want is not only part of every tradie’s work day, but a partner in their relaxation time as well.

It’s the new year, and a new-look for The Tradie: What Tradies Want. The magazine is looking fresh, with plenty of great reads on the inside dedicated to the Aussie tradie. The Dec/Jan edition rings in 2023 with a showcase of the New Renault Trafic, and all the bells and whistles it features to make tradies’ lives a breeze. We hear from The Block 2022 contestant Jenny about her time on the show, and her journey to become a chippy. The Tradie also reviews some of the latest tools from AEG, Paslode, Alemlube and more to give you a few ideas for your Christmas list! But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, so grab a copy and dig in!

Issue #78 of What Tradies Want is another edition chocked full with plenty of gadgets, surfing, fishing, tool reviews and industry updates. This month we run with ten Tradie Tough Tests as well as a story about Harley- Davidsons. We also look into the Renault New Trafic and the new accessories range for the 2023 Ford Ranger revealed by TJM.

Issue #77 of What Tradies Want is another pride-of-placer, with plenty of gadgets, surfing, fishing, tool reviews and industry updates.
The cover story is a no-holds-barred blast through FNQ on Harley’s new Pan America, there’s a close look at a fantastic 1963 VW Beetle reincarnation of Disney’s Herbie, and eight onsite Tough Tests.
It’s almost too much for one magazine to hold!

Australia’s dedicated tradies’ magazine rocks with another huge issue for #76.
We trace the career of surfing sensation Callum Robson, go fishing for barramundi in FNQ, see a world-record eBike jump and rig 4WDs for off-roading. That’s alongside the serious industry news and info from companies like Lysaght, Kincrome, Yamaha and Isuzu, and of course there’s plenty of Tough Tests and product updates.
On sale in June.

Another choc-a-block issue of entertainment, industry comment and expert reviews.
Alongside surfing, helicopter fishing in FNQ and a tyre-burning, bitumen-blasting strop on Harley-Davidson’s new 1200 Sportster S are an incredible 11 Tradie Tough Tests!
As if that wasn’t enough, the mag gets up close and personal with the latest hand tools, and the expert staff has a look at what’s new for Isuzu trucks, Lysaght roofing, DeWalt’s batteries and more.

In a massive leap into a new year, What Tradies Want magazine’s issue #74 strides purposefully through some premium lifestyle stories before diving headlong into its usual. No-holds-barred, hands-on testing and reviews of the latest and greatest gear available to Australia’s hard-working tradies. 

After blasting around on Harley’s new Sportster S and chasing barra around FNQ, the mag takes a look at surfer Chippa Wilson. Setting up workshop gets a run, as do products like the Weld Guard’s new auto-darkening helmet, AEG’s 18V sub-compact right-angle drill skin, the OX PRO aluminium kevlar chalk reel combo, DeWalt’s AKRON Pro Comfort Extreme Duty leather work boots and Empire’s self-levelling crossline laser. 

There’s lots more, of course. Grab a copy and see for yourself.

Issue #73 of Australia’s leading trades publication has its usual lashings of lifestyle entertainment and informed news and reviews.  Tough Tests include Pferd ALLROUND and C3 burrs and sets, Kincrome Jobsite Markers, Diablo Aluminium 165mm saw blades, AEG’s 18V Brushless Multi Tool skin, Blundstone 989 boots, BizCover Easy Online Insurance, Cement Australia Trade Mortar, and Hot Devil’s Ultimate Blow Torch.
Lifestyle covers fishing in the Gulf of Carpenteria, 4WDing on Fraser Island and the story of world-class surfer and carpenter Pama Davies.
There’s heaps more!

Issue #72 includes Tough Tests on Makita’s 80V (40Vx2) Max Brushless SDS Max Demolition Hammer, Bosch’s BITURBO 216mm brushless table saw and green-beam distance measurers, AEG 18V Fusion recipro saw and BOC’s Raptor 200 Multiprocess welder.
There’s also a look at Ryco’s Catch-can, Tickford Special Vehicles, Harley’s new Sportster S and the usual stack of lifestyle and entertainment features, including 4WDing in the Sundown National Park, indigenous surfer Lungi Slabb and fishing for Barramundi at Weipa.

What Tradies Want fires another pride-of-placer onto Australian worksites and into tea rooms and TAFEs around the country. Issue #71 includes safety gear, an inside peek at Yamaha’s pro motocross team and its association with Kincrome, a stack of hands-on test on equipment from Fiskers, Hot Devil, AEG, Crescent Lufkin and Diablo, and of course entertainment, humour and lifestyle stories.

In another packed issue, What Tradies Want looks at the latest power tools, work vehicles and industry news, and puts a ute-load of great equipment to work. Makita’s 40V compound saw, Kango recip pruning blades and Blundstone boots all get a hands-on run – maybe a kicking for the boots – and, as always, there’s leisure-time entertainment with stories on lifestyle pursuits of tradies around the country.

What Tradies Want Magazine is the extreme sports and lifestyle magazine for tradesmen. In this issue (#69) Australian recreational anglers can enjoy some of the very best marlin fishing in world. Kelly Dalling Fallon gives us the rundown on when and where to chase The Big One. Plus we have a look at the 2022 SUZUKI HAYABUSA, we put to the test a bunch of new tools in out Tough Tool Tests and we check the latest hand tools available on the market.

What Tradies Want Magazine is the extreme sports and lifestyle magazine for tradesmen. 
This issue (#68) Bart Mackenzie shares an amazing fishing experience at the Capricorn Coast. Next WTW chats to Josh Ku about his epic 2020. The roof-tiler and surfer from Maroubra kicked off his own business, chased glorious winter swells in Sydney and somehow made it to Mexico to see his girlfriend.
From waves to motorbikes! WTW’s editor signed up to motoDNA Riders Academy and hit one of the icons of world-championship motorcycle racing: Sydney Motorsport Park at Eastern Creek. 
And then it comes the time to tough test some of your favourite tools... This edition WTW tough tested the Bosch GCM 18V-305 GDC Professional BITURBO cordless mitre saw, Johnson Level & Tool range, AEG 18V brushless Sub Compact range, Mirka LEROS-Long electric random orbital sander and 3M Peltor Protac III Headset Headband.

Surfing, motorcycling, four-wheel driving and a slice of Aussie lifestyle sits alongside hands-on testing of some of the very latest professional and DIY trades equipment in issue #67 of What Tradies Want magazine.

Equipment ranging from hearing protection through to hand tools and technologically advanced saw blades are subjected to uncompromising testing by expert, trades-qualified staff, and, as always, there’s a little humour to lighten a hardworking tradesman’s day.

Issue #67 of What Tradies Want magazine goes on sale in December.

Australia’s journal of trades and tradies, What Tradies Want, heads to far-north Queensand to chase barra and other hard-fighting species in its lure-busting issue #66. There’s also a look at an apprentice’s life in the 1960s from someone who was there, working on the construction of Sydney’s Australia Square, and the usual not-too-serious rundown on some of the latest issues and gear catching the eyes of Aussie workers. Naturally the Tradie Tough Tests, industry news and equipment reviews feature as they always do.
Issue #66 goes on sale in October.

What Tradies Want magazine’s issue #65 continues its presentation of the most entertaining and interesting topics for Australian tradies, combined with a big dose of industry news and hands-on reviews of some of the latest and greatest trade equipment. Things like the Gearwrench Bolt Biter extraction sockets, Bosch 12V Multi Cutter and the new Rhino-Rack gear are included, while a handful of the best equipment is subjected to the legendary Tradie Tough Test.

From the deserts of central Australia to the islands on the southern Queensland coast, What Tradies Want magazine tours some of the greatest destinations Australia has to offer in its June 2020 issue. On motorcycles, in 4WDS and even on a hydrofoil surfboard, the action never stops. From a tradesman’s professional viewpoint, a stack of great, leading-edge tools and equipment are put to work on real worksites and some great products are highlighted.Naturally there’s a slice of humour here and there, some well-informed comment and a look at the latest safety equipment and power tools.

Racing high-tech drones in an underground salt mine, an NRL player turned big-wave surfer and four-wheel-driving in one of Australia’s most remote National Parks – these stories set the tone for the April/May 2020 issue of What Tradies Want magazine.
There’s plenty more entertainment between the covers of course, along with some serious, knowledgeable reviewing and reporting on things like the latest hand tools, a stack of on-site product testing and a quick overview of the latest news effecting working tradies in Australia.
And just to tie it all up, the Diesel, Dirt & Turf Expo gets a quick once-over.
What Tradies Want magazine is every Aussie tradie’s best mate.

A new decade hasn’t made a great difference to Australia’s most popular tradies’ publication, What Tradies Want.
The first issue for 2020 continues the magazine’s commentary on the life and work of Australian tradesmen and women, including hands-on testing of iconic work vehicles from Toyota and a stack of power- and hand tools.
Aside from the hands-on testing, the issue has a look at some financing ideas and great new gear which, while maybe not essential on a work site, is a big contributor to every tradies’ leisure time.
What Tradies Want also tracked down, and had a chat to, Holly Sharpe, a young mum who operates an excavator for a living.
As always, entertainment to help fill any spare time for tradespeople is given a high-priority, and stories on four-wheel driving, big-wave surfing and motorcycle riding fit between some not-too-serious observations on news items from around the world.It’s all in the February 2020 issue of What Tradies Want magazine.

What Tradies Want, Australia’s most popular tradies’ mag, has finished 2019 with a cracking issue.
The real-world testing of the new Toyota WorkHorse range continues, with the legendary HiAce hauling insane loads of equipment and raw materials to worksites. There’s four, serious, hard-core reviews of pro tradie equipment which has been put to work, and of course plenty of industry news and advice from the trades’ world.
Aside from the serious content, there’s plenty of entertainment – surfing, four-wheel driving, fishing and plenty more.
A copy of What Tradies Want magazine guarantees a merry Christmas.

Australia’s number-one trades-focused mag has hit its 60th issue.
Along with a close-up and inside look at the new Toyota WorkHorse range, the latest Holden Colorado LTZ and even a white-knuckle ride on Suzuki’s newest streetfighter motorcycle, there’s a stack of the latest building and trade equipment put to the test on job sites. There’s also a heap of great advice from leading practitioners on handling business and administrative tasks and a smattering of news and insights especially relevant to Australia’s tradesmen and women.Aside from the hard-core worksite material there’s a strong dash of entertainment and just a touch of cheeky humour here and there.
What Tradies Want magazine. As Aussie as a Blue Heeler on ANZAC Day.

Issue #58 of What Tradies Want, Australia’s leading trades publication, continues its coverage of the latest in tools and technology.
Hands-on testing of equipment as diverse as soldering irons, impact drivers, and even the new Bobcat E85 mini excavator, sits alongside expert financial advice and guidance on the newest safety equipment. There’s even a special feature on the current cutting-edge power tools.
Naturally there’s plenty of entertainment as well, with stories from the leisure pursuits most enjoyed by tradies, and the occasional touch of irreverent humour to keep hard-working tradies smiling.


Issue #57 of Australia’s best-loved tradies’ journal, What Tradies Want, once again hits the entertainment and information nail on the head.
Up-to-minute tools and equipment are tested on real-word worksites, and inside information on latest developments in the business and management of trades-related endeavours sit side-by-side with the kind of entertainment tradies love.
The issue looks at everything from the very latest hand tools to a marathon in Siberia, all in the language and style tradies understand.

Issue #56 of What Tradies Want has a hands-on rundown of some the latest tools and equipment, including Flex-o-vit blades, the Buildpro Backpro, AEG’s 18V caulking gun and the new router and planer from Bosch. There’s a quick look at a few industry breakthroughs, a chat with some amazing people, and slab of lifestyle stories covering some of tradies’ favourite pastimes.

What Tradies Want is a one-stop information and entertainment journal for hard-working Aussies of all kinds, for apprentices through to the most hardened artisan.

Buckle up your safety harness and hold on tight, because issue #55 of What Tradies Want is a run-away winner.Chock full of expert reviews on gear like AEG’s new 230mm cordless angle grinder, a stack of Lenox blades and even a self-healing tyre for the work wagon – one that really works, we even drove a handful of screws into it to make sure – the issue highlights some of the latest, high-tech gear for Australia’s men and women on the tools.
And after the work was done, just for fun we had a look at a whopping catfish, an idea for creating the perfect wave, and went for a blat around Eastern Creek race track.There’s so much more! Grab a copy and see for yourself.

Issue #54 of What Tradies Want magazine goes hands-on with some of the latest trades’ pro equipment. The new Bobcat T870, AEG’s 18-volt grinder, Bosch’s up-specced GWS880, DeWalts’ CDS690 cut-off saw and Irwin’s Pro Performance range all get a thorough workout on real-world worksites. There’s a heap of new equipment and technology highlighted, and we went for a hard-core blast in Yamaha’s newest Wolverine side-by-sider, the X2.
Of course there’s plenty of lifestyle stories to keep smoko and lunchbreaks interesting as well.
What Tradies Want magazine is simply, cover-to-cover, what tradies want

Australian tradies love their work, and they love their leisure time. Issue #53 of What Tradies Want, Australia’s number #1 trades publication, is full to the brim with fishing, surfing, motorsports and more. Tools and equipment are tested on real-life worksites, new equipment is showcased and the latest technologies explained. There’s even bull riding and big, heart-stopping images from around the world.

What Tradies Want has just punched out its 50th issue, and, as always, the latest trades’ tools and equipment are put through the ‘Tough Test’ process. They’re not only put through their paces on genuine job sites, they’re subjected to the abuse all professional tools face in the real world. Tape measures are dropped from heights, saws are run through hidden nails and drills are pounded through materials they were never designed to crack.

And the results are passed on to readers. That’s alongside lifestyle material like a look at the career of surfer Mick Fanning and the performance of a new range of BFGoodrich off-roads tyres in the Victorian mountains. It’s another issue chock-full of trades-focussed tech info and entertainment.

Issue #51 of Australia’s leading trade magazine hit workshops, teaching facilities tool suppliers and work vehicles around Australia like an 1800kg hydraulic hammer on a quarry rockface. What Tradies Want continues is up-to-the-minute coverage on tools and equipment for professional tradesmen and DIYers, as well mixing in a healthy slice of lifestyle escapism. Hand tools are the lifeblood of any trade, and issue #51 presents a catalogue of the very latest, as well a look at high-performance power tools and the unique ‘Tough Tests’ that are such a sought-after feature of the magazine.

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