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SPARKS, MD -- August 27, 2018 --  Apex Tool Group has been named True Value’s “Overall Supplier of the Year” for 2017, a “huge honor for the company,” shares Kevin Keller, Vice President of National Retail & Hardware Accounts at ATG.  True Value featured ATG and our account team in its 2017…

LEXINGTON, SC, August 21, 2018 - Cleco®, a registered trademark of Apex Brands, Inc., introduces its new line of pneumatic Right Angle Grinders, featuring a powerful 1.7 hp motor for increased power and  productivity, backed with Cleco’s unsurpassed features, quality and durability, at the most…

DAYTON, Ohio, July 11, 2018 - APEX Tools has introduced a new line of Industrial Fastening Tools that bring increased durability, longer life and better fit to the fastening user who demands performance-oriented solutions. This combination of benefits will ultimately boost productivity and…

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 9, 2018 -  It was announced yesterday that Verizon IndyCar Series team Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (SPM) has aligned with top tool brand GEARWRENCH® during a special garage design unveiling. In addition to becoming the presenting sponsor of the team’s iconic…

SPARKS, Md. (September 20, 2017) – Premier hand tool businesses GEARWRENCH®, Crescent®, Wiss®, and Lufkin® are donating $220,000 in tools to help rebuild communities impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.  In addition, parent company Apex Tool Group, LLC has donated the use of a 350,000 sq. ft…

Apex Tool Group's Lufkin® brand is once again offering a limited-edition pink measuring tape at Lowe’s this October to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. These 25-foot tapes were originally launched at Lowe’s in 2013, and by popular demand have returned…

SPARKS, MD -- 07/11/17 -- Apex Tool Group associates again showed their community spirit by “Building Communities, Together” during our second annual Global Week of Service, held May 22-26.  With more projects, more volunteers and more hours than ever before, ATG not only rolled up its sleeves…

SPARKS, MD 06/01/17 -- Congratulations to our ATG Canada Distribution Center (CDC), which earned its first-ever Club 95 supplier award from NAPA Canada for meeting or exceeding 95% fill rates in 2016. 

Each year, NAPA Canada names its premier suppliers to its prestigious Club 95 to…

SPARKS, MD 05/12/17 -- Last month at an awards ceremony in New York City, two products developed by ATG received top honors at the 2017 Edison Awards, a prestigious 30-year old design competition that honors the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services.…

CONCORD, N.C. (APRIL 27, 2017) – After making an announcement at the 2016 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas to partner with Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR), GearWrench® will make its debut as a primary partner on the No. 1 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS)…