Meadville-based Channellock, a manufacturer of pliers and hand tools, recently added new professional screwdrivers, pry bars, and soft-sided tool tote bags to its product offerings, one of the largest product launches in recent company history.
This brings the company’s total number of products to more than 175.
The new product line includes pry bars; soft-sided tool tote bags, rolls, pouches, and backpacks; professional-grade Phillips, multi-bit, square recess, slotted, and TORX screwdrivers; and assorted screwdriver and pry bar sets.
All the products are made in the United States.
“Our customers have long taken pride in knowing that purchasing CHANNELLOCK pliers directly supports American manufacturing and American workers,” Jon DeArment, Channellock president and COO, said. “These new products reinforce our company’s commitment to American manufacturing and to its hardworking tradespeople. Since we opened our doors in 1886, American-made has remained an integral part of our story. Our goal is to manufacture everything we can here in Meadville. If that’s not possible, then we do our best to source it elsewhere in the U.S. We only look to other countries if our domestic suppliers can’t meet our rigorous quality standards.”
Channellock is a family-owned business founded in 1886 by George B. DeArment.