About Us
THE HMT STORY
Holemaker Technology was founded in 2014 by brothers Piers & Hugh Crane, building on a family heritage in welding and industrial supplies. That background gave us a practical understanding of the challenges faced every day in the metalworking industry.
From those real-world experiences came a simple idea: to create tooling solutions that didn't yet exist — but that professionals were clearly asking for.
Since then, we've made it our mission to bring fresh innovation to cutting-tool design, developing systems that make metalworking faster, safer, and more efficient.
Ever since those early days, we've focused entirely on one thing — delivering better ways to create holes in metal. That single-minded approach has made us specialists in our field and driven constant innovation across our product range.
From a small start-up with only an idea and a clear goal, Holemaker Technology has redefined what's possible in portable drilling. Over these 12 years, we've evolved into the market-leading brand for metalworkers, now trusted and sold in over 50 countries.
PROBLEMS WE SOLVE
HMT solves one of the most overlooked but critical challenges in metalworking: the difficulty of creating and modifying connection holes in metal components — especially during fabrication, installation, or maintenance when working in-situ.
For many years, portable drilling applications had relied on traditional methods that are slow, unsafe & expensive. Now, that has all changed.
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE
- FASTER — 15x faster than traditional methods
- SAFER — Eliminate drilling hazards
- MODULAR — More solutions from fewer tools
OUR 4 PRODUCT RANGES
- VERSADRIVE — HMT's unique modular cutting tool system, built with our patented hex-shank quick-change design.
- STEELBOR — HMT's range of magnet drills and tooling, built around the universal Weldon shank.
- STAKIT — HMT's heavy-duty modular storage and custom kitting solution. Protect, organise and transport with ease.
- ACCESSORIES — The essential companion range for Versadrive, Steelbor & Stakit.
MISSION & VISION
- MISSION — To speed up metalworking through cutting tool innovation.
- VISION — To become the leading brand of portable drilling systems for metalworkers.
THE 5 HMT VALUES
- INNOVATE — Constantly adding improvements in all areas
- SPECIALISE — Laser-focus on developing holemaking systems
- OPTIMISE — Refining every component and process
- BE AGILE — Always ready to respond to new challenges
- BE NICE — Being a great team to work with