New Tool store opening in north east

Axminster Tools & Machinery is expanding the retail side of its business once again. With representation already in the home counties, Midlands and north west, the tool retailer is now planning to open a store in the north east at North Shields, which is located about eight miles from the region’s major city, Newcastle.

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