Diatech was founded by entrepreneur and heating engineer Jeremy Burgess in 1994. Originally from London, Jeremy relocated with his wife and young family to start a new life, and new business, north of the border in Perth. The Fair City was chosen for the company’s headquarters due to its central location and position as the “gateway to the highlands”, providing the easy access needed for the business to all major cities in Scotland.

Before starting Diatech, Jeremy was joint managing director of City Tool Hire, which is now one of the largest independent tool hire businesses in London. Established by Jeremy and his brother Richard in 1989, City Tool Hire is still run by family members. Prior to this, Jeremy was a successful self-employed plumbing and heating engineer, branching into the water softening business servicing commercial and residential properties in London and the surrounding counties.

Swapping the hustle and bustle of London life with the serenity and peace of the Perthshire countryside, twenty-six years on Diatech is now one of the UK’s premium diamond blade and core drill suppliers to the construction industry. Together with his son, commercial director Alex Burgess, Jeremy leads a dedicated team of eleven working hard to make the lives of their customers safer and easier. Moving forward, Diatech has ambitious plans for the future, which includes expanding its network and customer base in the UK and wider, with the goal of becoming the UK’s number one premium diamond blade and core drill supplier in the industry.

MISSION

Create sustainable value by sharing knowledge, by innovation, by investing in our people and by keeping it simple.

VISION

Strive to be the supplier of choice in our field for all forward-thinking construction companies.

VALUES

To be professional in our business with our customers through sincerity and honesty. To promote a happy, healthy, trusting work culture, to encourage positive attitudes and teamwork.

Advancement in diamond blade manufacturing technology over the last decade has contributed to more efficient cutting of all construction products.

Operator and site safety has been of the greatest significance in developing new segment technology with the focus on welding methodology.

Quality Diamond Blades and Diamond Core Drills are manufactured to meet European standards and regulations and backed by the Diatech ISO9001 Quality Management Procedures.

We are proud to be the suppliers of the exclusive Diatech range to professional end users across the UK.

All diamond blades consist of a high alloy tensioned steel core centre plate with diamond segments attached by laser weld, forge technology or sintering. Segments comprise of diamond grit held by a metal alloy known as the bond. The size and quality of the diamond grit varies as does the composition of the bond in each type of blade.

Diamond blades grind through material and according to the hardness of the bond, release and break down the diamond grit to give the disc its cutting edge.

A hard bonded blade is used for abrasive and softer material, whilst a softer bonded blade is required for harder materials such as reinforced concrete and hard stone.
Most laser welded, forge and sintered diamond blades function well cutting dry, whilst those with brazed segments require water for cooling

Regulatory requirement is for improved dust suppression and this is enabled by applying water to the blade, which in turn often improves blade life.