Dewalt just announced that they are launching their first ever line of hand tools! The new product line includes more than 100 professional-grade tools and accessories, and will hit The Home Depot stores and independent distributors beginning in June 2011.
Here are a few types of Dewalt hand tools that you can expect to see in a few short months: utility knives, pliers, wrenches, tape measures, hammers, saws, and toolboxes.
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We’ll be discussing a few of the new offerings much more in coming days, so keep in mind to check back. In the meantime, does anyone else get the feeling that Stanley & Proto’s R&D teams may have helped develop the new products? After all, they’re all one big happy family these days.
fred says
With Stanley having already put their Bostitch brand (marketed at Lowes) on a bunch of handtools made in Asia – why not add Dewalt. It seems to me not so much a blending of brands as it a marketing ploy to try to broaden their customer base and compete with TTI (Milwaukee brand hand tools) and Newell-Rubbbermaid’s Irwin brand. Maybe it will work as well as having many brands once did for GM – or maybe not (where is Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Saturn today) . One hope is that it will foster some innovation so as to help Stanley distinguish the Dewalt hand tool line from their other brands.
Gregory says
Do we know a complete line up and COO?
Stuart says
I have a few details about some of their hand tools, the ones Dewalt is calling their 5 most innovative tools, but there’s no complete list available yet. I’m fairly certain that the tools will be imports, but would like for once to be pleasantly surprised.
I don’t think that Dewalt is positioning to take on Milwaukee’s hand tools. Milwaukee’s new releases are all mostly tailored towards electricians and installers, while Dewalt’s are aimed at a more general professional audience.
Although there will inevitably be a few product crossovers and similarities, I think that we’ll see quite a few unique or at least modified/derived designs.
Maikeru says
I have to admit that that’s a rather spiffy looking crow/wrecking bar. Although for some reason it does seem a bit silly for them to have that folding hex set.
SRams says
Whats the warranty on these tools? Even the Dewalt sales rep didn’t know when I asked him. He said out of all his training sessions I was the only guy to ask about these tools. Thanks ToolGuyd!