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About Kestrel

Four people, three vans, and nobody who has not done the job themselves

We are small on purpose. It means the person who quotes your work is usually the person who turns up to do it, and it is why we still have customers from our first year.

Meet the teamEstablished 2014. Company number 09218844.

Two machines, the same week, the same jobs. One of them costs half as much, and it is not the one that won.

Head to head

Brevo French Press vs. Nomad Portable Espresso

Our pickA black French press beside a white cup of coffee

Brevo French Press

Rated 4.5 out of 54.5

Best for a big, forgiving pot

  • Four cups in four minutes
  • Double-wall steel, nothing to crack
  • Cleanup is one quick rinse
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VS
Our pickA black portable espresso maker with a cup of espresso

Nomad Portable Espresso

Rated 4.0 out of 54.0

Best for true espresso

  • Genuine 18-bar espresso
  • Cafe-quality crema
  • Fits in a jacket pocket
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Bottom line

Grab the Brevo if you want a big, forgiving pot of coffee with nothing to go wrong; pick the Nomad when only real espresso will do.

How they compare

What arrives, and in what form.

SpecificationWhat it isExtra
Turnaround5 working days
FormatPDF, 20-30 pages
PhotographsUp to 60, geotagged
Drone footageRaw files on request$45
Printed copyPosted, bound$25

Extras are quoted before the survey and added to the same invoice.

Our verdict

Tradeline 900 mixer tap

4.0/5Rated 4.0 out of 5

Solid brass where it matters and a cartridge you can actually buy in five years. The finish marks more easily than the price suggests.

Build quality
Rated 4.5 out of 54.5
Brass body, no plastic in the valve
Finish
Rated 3.0 out of 53.0
Shows water marks within a week
Parts availability
Rated 4.5 out of 54.5
Standard 35mm cartridge
Value
Rated 4.0 out of 54.0
Fair at the price, not cheap

What people say

Rated 5.0 out of 5
Quoted on the Tuesday, done by the Friday, and the price did not move.
Priya Raman
Rated 4.5 out of 5
They found a problem the last surveyor missed and did not try to sell me a new roof.
Tom Ellery
Rated 5.0 out of 5
Left the site cleaner than they found it. Small thing, never happens.
Marion Coyle

Where to buy

Three things you can buy without picking up the phone.

Roof survey

Roof survey

Drone survey and a written report.

$149Buy
Gutter clear

Gutter clear

Cleared, flushed and checked.

$65Buy
Moss treatment

Moss treatment

Treated and left to weather off.

$210Buy
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