Stanley Black & Decker Inc. has put up its hardware and home-improvement unit for sale in an auction that could fetch around $1.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The unit, part of Black & Decker before its 2010 merger with ...
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Tyco Retail Solutions announced it has shipped over 3.5 billion Sensormatic brand visible source tags (VSTs), helping protect valuable merchandise for many of the world's top retailers. In addition, over 750 million of these tags have ...
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Outline of operations results for the year ended March 31, 2012 In the year ended March 31, 2012, the economy in Western Europe, which was once on a recovery trend, slowed down due to the effects of financial crisis etc. However, German ...
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Industrial work stations allow workers and other personnel to work more effectively. These types of work stations include items such as: desks, assembly and test benches, economy workbenches, heavy-duty workbenches, clean rooms and ...
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Granite countertops are still very popular, and people love the look of natural stone, but with the state of the economy, some people can not afford granite slab countertops and opt for granite tile countertops as a do-it-yourself project. ...
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Hitachi Power Tools today announced the launch of its new 18V Brushless Motor Lithium Ion cordless products at Lowe's. As of early May, Lowe's will offer an 18V Lithium Ion Brushless Hammer Drill - model DV18DBL & an 18V Lithium Ion ...
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The latest GfK retail data shows that as the temperature in China begins to rise, so does the demand for power tools. As the industry enters its usual "hot season”, sales units are experiencing positive increases – in March ...
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In 2011, the German Power Tools market experienced mixed results. While there was a significant increase in sales value, volume saw a minor decline of 1.4% against 2010. This differing development was heavily influenced by increasing price ...
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The Bosch Power Tools Division can look back on 2011 as a successful year of business: sales increased by more than seven percent to 3.8 billion euros. The division generated 90 percent of its sales outside of Germany. “We have again ...
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Bosch Power Tools has put a new coated abrasives plant into operation at the Swiss location of Frauenfeld (Canton of Thurgau). In future, a large part of the product range will be manufactured in the new plant at the headquarters of sia ...
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Power tools, as the name suggests, are various types of tools and mechanical devices that operate when they are initiated by an external power source. This could generally be electricity, air or pneumatics. Power tools include many types of ...
When you think of cutting-edge technology, power tools don't generally come to mind. Take the table saw: Many woodworkers are using 30-year-old saws in their wood shops and, among the major tool companies, there hasn't been much innovation ...
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Makita are one of the leading power tool manufacturers in the world. With over one hundred years of experience, the company produces tools and equipment of excellent standards in design, quality and longevity. Included in the new product ...
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Stanley Black & Decker announced first quarter 2012 financial results. -- 1Q'12 Revenues Increased 12% To $2.7 Billion; Organic Revenues Up 3% -- 1Q'12 Diluted GAAP EPS, Including M&A Charges, Was $0.72 -- Excluding M&A Charges, 1Q'12 ...
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Rev up your Worm Drive SKILSAWs® because SKIL Tools is celebrating the 75th Anniversary of "The Saw That Built America" by partnering with Paul Teutul Jr., star of Discovery Channel's reality television program American Chopper: Senior ...
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