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DrillBuddy UK Ltd · Investor opportunity

Built by a tradesman.
Ready to scale.

A proven British hands-free dust extraction product is evolving into a protected, expandable platform—built from real-world experience and shaped by the people who use it.

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£80,000Investment sought
10%Equity offered
Approx.89,000Units sold
2 grantedUK patents
7 territoriesInternational patent applications
01 · The problem

Dust does not wait.

Drilling, cutting and grinding release dust at the point of work. Extraction is not simply about reducing mess—it is part of creating cleaner, safer environments for tradespeople, customers, families and colleagues.

The practical gap

Control dust at source while keeping both hands on the tool.

A daily frustration on real jobs became the starting point for a different approach.

01

One problem. Solved from experience.

Alan Gillett did not set out to start a dust extraction company. He set out to solve a problem he personally faced as a working carpenter and cabinet maker.

The founder
Alan Gillett · Founder & Inventor · Managing Director · Master craftsman
02 · The invention

A craftsman’s answer, refined over two decades.

“Every problem is simply a project waiting to be completed.”

Alan Gillett is a master craftsman with nearly 40 years in the trade and Managing Director of DrillBuddy UK Ltd. The first XtraHand was born from first-hand knowledge of dust, tools and the realities of working on site—not from an abstract consumer-product idea.

OriginA tradesman develops a practical hands-free solution for a problem encountered in his own work.
Commercial proofThe Genuine XtraHand® reaches professional and DIY customers in the UK and overseas.
Platform insightCustomer applications reveal that the underlying principles can extend beyond one product.
The principal presentation

The opportunity, in the inventor’s own words.

Alan sets out the problem, the development journey, the commercial evidence and why DrillBuddy UK Ltd is now seeking investment.

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03 · Commercial traction

Proof before promise.

This is not an investment in an unproven idea. The established Genuine XtraHand® has already demonstrated commercial demand and real-world usefulness.

The commercially proven Genuine XtraHand®: hands-free extraction across different tools and applications.
Approx. 89,000

Units sold

Conservative historical unit-sales figure for the established product.

Approx. £170,000

Peak annual sales

Historical peak annual sales—not presented as current turnover.

International

Previous sales reach

UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The Genuine XtraHand capturing dust during angle-grinder work on ceramic tiles
Real-world cutting and grinding
The Genuine XtraHand collecting debris during a 35mm Forstner-bit installation
Different tools, materials and applications
Approx. 20,000units supplied through Häfele during a previous commercial relationship
Around 50,000historical customer and contact records
BBC Dragons’ Denpart of the product’s history and national exposure
Extensive validationindependent, unsolicited feedback from genuine users
Independent historical recognition

Recognition beyond customer feedback.

Three genuine third-party distinctions provide additional evidence that the product and company attracted independent attention during their commercial development.

COINS Grand Challenge 2021 Open Finalist, BUILD Magazine 2022 Best Innovative Drill Accessory Kent, and StartUp Awards South East 2022 finalist recognition
Finalist · 2021 COINS Grand Challenge — Open Finalist
Award · 2022BUILD Magazine Design & Build Awards — Best Innovative Drill Accessory, Kent
Finalist · 2022StartUp Awards South East — Construction & Building Services StartUp
Customer validation

Proven in the real world.
Not just demonstrated by the inventor.

Unsolicited comments from genuine users show trade use, varied applications, reduced cleanup, hands-free operation and customers recommending the product to others.

Genuine customer comments about using The Genuine XtraHand in trade applications
Genuine user feedback on dust extraction while cutting and grinding
Detailed unsolicited customer feedback about long-term XtraHand use

Selected from a much larger body of independent customer feedback. These comments were not commissioned testimonials.

04 · Intellectual property

Protected thinking.

The value lies not only in the product already sold, but in the protected architecture being built around its proven extraction principles.

UK

Two granted UK patents

Two patents have been granted in the United Kingdom. Supporting documentation is available for investor due diligence.

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International patent applications

Applications have been filed internationally. They are applications and are not represented here as granted patents.

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Company-level investment

The equity offer is in DrillBuddy UK Ltd, including existing company-owned IP and future company-owned products and intellectual property.

United StatesCanadaEuropeChinaAustraliaIndiaNew Zealand
05 · The next generation

From product to platform.

The Genuine XtraHand® is the established, commercially proven product. XtraHand V2 is the next-generation platform; confidential developments demonstrate how the underlying principles may reach completely different applications and markets.

Active physical development

One platform.
Multiple opportunities.

V2 is a next-generation platform designed around a core product and purpose-built front adapters for different tools, materials and working methods.

The photographs show genuine physical prototype iterations, component assemblies and larger-capacity designs. They demonstrate engineering development and testing—not a finished production product.

Physical prototypesVacuum-suction testingPurpose-built adaptersExpandable platform
XtraHand V2 prototype retained on an overhead surface during vacuum-suction testing
Physical XtraHand V2 prototype component with cutting tool
Different physical prototype iterations from the XtraHand V2 development programme
Assembled larger-capacity XtraHand V2 development prototype
Larger-capacity XtraHand V2 prototype attached to a ceiling by vacuum suction

Genuine development photographs. V2 remains in active R&D and is not presented as production-ready.

V2 demonstration

See the platform working.

The finished demonstration shows the real next-generation proposition and the application-led thinking behind the platform.

X·I
Confidential development

XtraHand Industrial

A completely new design and prototype have been developed in response to a dust and debris problem within a global industrial sector.

The development shows how XtraHand principles can be adopted and adapted for a completely different application and potentially a completely different market.

Further information available to serious prospective investors following an appropriate NDA
X·W
Confidential development

XtraHand-Wet

A separate development intended for specific water-capture applications within plumbing.

It provides further evidence that the underlying XtraHand principles can be adopted and adapted beyond the established dust-extraction product.

Further information available to serious prospective investors following an appropriate NDA
06 · Market opportunity

One need. Many working environments.

Historical sales across the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand demonstrate demand beyond one domestic audience. The next step is to develop the protected platform with greater commercial capability.

01

Professional trades

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DIY

03

Construction

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Maintenance

05

Facilities management

Development pipeline

The platform extends further

The underlying intellectual property and development philosophy may have applications significantly beyond the established hands-free dust extraction product.

Confidential development concept

XtraHand Industrial

Exploring how the underlying patented extraction principles could potentially be adapted for dust, debris and material-control applications within industrial pipework and process environments.

Fuel & PetrochemicalWater & FiltrationManufacturingEnergy & GasProcess & PipeworkNuclear Power
Confidential development concept

XtraHand Wet

Exploring how the same problem-solving approach could potentially be adapted for water and liquid-control applications associated with pipework.

PlumbingPipeworkWater ServicesMaintenanceInstallation

One commercially proven product has already created the foundation. V2 and the confidential development pipeline show how that foundation can become an expandable technology platform.

07 · Investment opportunity
£80,000

in exchange for 10% equity in DrillBuddy UK Ltd.

Expand the Version 2 adapter range
Protect additional intellectual property
Increase manufacturing capability
Support UK and international growth
Accelerate future product and platform innovation
More than capital

The right investor adds more than capital.

DrillBuddy UK Ltd is seeking a strategic investor who can bring commercial experience, knowledge, contacts and other value to the business in addition to capital.

The opportunity is to help turn proven demand, protected intellectual property and active physical development into the next stage of an expandable technology platform.

Commercial experienceBusiness knowledgeValuable contactsStrategic input
Investor conversation

Ready to discuss the opportunity?

If you believe your experience, contacts or commercial knowledge could help take DrillBuddy UK Ltd and The Genuine XtraHand® to the next stage, I’d be pleased to hear from you.

Alan GillettFounder & InventorManaging Director — DrillBuddy UK Ltd
08 · The future

Cleaner work. Safer environments. Practical innovation.

The vision is to build The Genuine XtraHand® into a leading hands-free extraction platform—and give DrillBuddy UK Ltd the capability to keep solving practical problems through product development.

Alan GillettFounder & Inventor · Managing Director · Master craftsman
Investor summary

DrillBuddy UK Ltd

Investment sought£80,000
Equity offered10%
Commercial proofApproximately 89,000 units sold
Historical peak Approximately £170,000 annual sales
Intellectual propertyTwo granted UK patents plus international patent applications
Next-generation platformXtraHand V2 in active physical development and testing
Investor soughtA strategic investor who adds value beyond capital

The opportunity is an equity investment in DrillBuddy UK Ltd—not simply investment in one XtraHand product. It includes existing company-owned intellectual property and future company-owned products and IP.

This presentation is for introductory discussion and does not constitute financial advice or a complete investment memorandum. Patent evidence, confidential development information and further commercial documentation can be made available during appropriate investor due diligence; confidential material may require an NDA.
Investor enquiry

Contact Alan

Interested in discussing the investment opportunity?

EMAIL ALAN
Prefer to use your own email?
Alan@XtraHand.net