Various trusted brands provide measurement tools, whether you need a cheap tape measure for everyday use, or you are on the lookout for a specialist instrument. Our premium STANLEY FATMAX range includes a selection of our highest quality and best performing tools and equipment, giving serious Pro’s a significant advantage over the job. TRU-ZERO™ HOOK for precise inner and outer measurements, moving back and forth along the securing rivets to account for the hook thickness. Whether on the belt, in the hand, or on the jobsite, choose STANLEY FATMAX to be sure you’re equipped with the very best of our best.

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If you're after another brand or perhaps you're not sure quite what type of tape you're after, why not browse through our tape measures catalogue? Nowadays, however, Stanley have abandoned the metal case substituting it for a more advanced impact resistant ABS plastic case. Infrared and laser measures: These do not feature a physical tape or blade, but they do share the same measuring function as a traditional instrument - especially for longer distances.This provides an easier way to keep track of the starting point and is especially useful when measuring longer distances. The longest tape measure in the world was a 600 feet (183 metres) gold-plated tape created by Justus Roe, an American surveyor and tape-maker, in 1956.

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EC Class II: Providing slightly less accurate measurements than class one, but still significantly more precise than the average commercial tape. Dressmaker’s tape measures, haberdashery and sewing tape measures are normally made of cloth, soft fabric, or plastic fibreglass. Whether on the belt, in the hand, or on the jobsite, choose STANLEY FATMAX to be sure you’re equipped with the very best of our best. In fact, the first rudimental instrument dates back to the Roman era, when marked strips of leather were used as measuring instruments. Long measure tapes: Designed mostly for engineering and industrial work, long tapes can measure up to 500 feet (around 150 metres).As a result, they can be found in different materials, measuring systems, lengths, and output formats. Fabric tape measures can come as either retractable tape measures, encased in a protective container, or as standard rolling tape measures. Our grandfathers used them, our fathers used them and, the chances are, a good many of us have used them too.

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EC Class III: The least accurate on the scale, therefore they might be preferred where a difference of a few millimetres does not make a difference to the overall project. However, for those who prioritise the ease of reading over the availability of different measurement scales, metric-only versions are also available.Our premium STANLEY FATMAX range includes a selection of our highest quality and best performing tools and equipment, giving serious Pro’s a significant advantage over the job. Stanley produce some of the World's most popular surveyors tapes from conventional closed case fibreglass surveyors tapes (both 30m and in metric/imperial or metric only forms) and closed case steel tapes (in standard or FatMax forms) to the ever popular 30m/100ft open reel fibreglass tape. Textile tapes are also essential for sewing and for body measurement, for medical and well-being reasons. The Powerlock continues to feature a bright yellow blade with clear black and red markings as well as the world-famous chrome plated case.

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In applications where accuracy and precise measurement are of paramount importance, consider measuring tapes with certified calibration certificates. You're putting your faith into what is the World's largest and arguably most innovative hand tool manufacturer. Whether you need small accessories or large tools, you’ll be able to plan, pack and stack for the day ahead.

By listening, by testing, by dropping tapes, bending tapes, twisting them and stretching them in the scorching heat, the dripping wet and the bitter cold, Stanley test and develop all their tools to be the very best they can be. They normally present a hook (an auto-lock mechanism to keep the blade or the tape body in place without retracting) and a belt clip to keep them handy. This should give no cause for concern - the Powerlock is still one of our most popular tapes regardless of length. Today more than ever the design of each tape that comes out of their doors is based around you, the loyal end user.