Page 16 • The HERALD • 4th January 2024 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v Waterside Network Group: Member Focus by Simon Chadwick This issue’s featured member of the Waterside Network Group is the always busy Retro Workshop. eir aim is to repair and restore old electronic equipment to make it suitable for use once again in the modern world. Retro Workshop specialise in the repair and restoration of vintage equipment such as Radios, Valve Ampli ers, Guitar Amplifiers, vintage HiFi systems and the like, manufactured prior to 1985. They also repair valve based It’s that time of year when people begin to look forward to the year ahead. Holidays, celebrations, perhaps even replacing the car or undertaking a major project around the home – such as the garden. At Sutherlands Landscapes, we’ll revolutionise your garden by turning it into an amazing outdoor space. Whether that’s gorgeous patios to extend your living room into the garden, magni cent decking with a superb nish, or a fully landscaped garden to bring the entire space up to its best potential, we’re the people to talk to. And to encourage you to talk to us, we’re o ering Herald readers a whopping 15% discount on any work undertaken – and this includes driveways and fencing too. Not sure quite what you want? By using Sutherlands Landscapes’ garden design packages you can plan what plants you want to grow, the layout of paths and structures, and the overall style of the garden. is also helps you visualize the design in advance rendered in 2D and 3D, so you can be sure you’re getting the garden you want. To discover more about us, visit sutherlandslandscapes. com or use the contact details on the opposite page. equipment made a er 1985. Older electronic equipment was never designed with obsolescence in mind, instead it was built with the ability to repair it should it go faulty. Most of what Retro Workshop repair and restore is typically 50-70 years old – will your iPhone or at screen television be around and working in 60 years’ time! Retro Workshop have access to a wide range of original service manuals, test equipment and spares, including new old stock valves allowing them to repair your equipment and maintain its originality. ey can even add Bluetooth to most radios so you can play your favourite tunes through your old radio! ey make sure equipment is safe to use during the repair and will advise on items that need to be replaced on safety grounds. Retro Workshop are passionate about the restoration of old equipment but not just the electronics. ey also work with a cabinet maker for instances where the case or cabinet needs restoring to its former glory. If you have a repair or restoration you would like Retro Workshop to carry out, or if you have valves you want tested, or just for a chat about that old piece of equipment you have been hoarding for years, then they would love to hear from you. You can contact Peter Carr via the details opposite, or use the form on their website: www. retroworkshop.co.uk Peter Carr, Retro Workshop New Year Revolution by David Larkin A recent project from Sutherlands Landscapes
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