Press Releases

GearWrench signs on as exclusive hand tool sponsor for Bimmerworld

Expert BimmerWorld Technicians to use Premier Hand Tool Line on Racing and Customer Cars

BALTIMORE (March 12, 2008) - GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced its sponsorship of BimmerWorld, a leading authority on BMW automobiles that runs nationally-recognized customer shop in Dublin, Va. and manages an award-winning racing team.

GearWrench Tools Will Help To Build A Dream Home

Premier Hand Tool Brand Sponsors Home Building Project to Showcase Innovative Tools for the DIY Audience

BALTIMORE (February 26, 2008) - GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced its ratcheting wrenches and several products from its hand tool line will be featured on Building a Dream Home, a popular nationally syndicated television show that is syndicated through PaxNet (ION) Communications.

Premier Hand Tool Brand Offers Tool Enthusiasts The Chance To Win the "Ultimate Gearwrench Garage"

GearWrench Will Award One Lucky Sweepstakes Winner with More than $5,000 Worth of Tools

BALTIMORE (February 4, 2008) - GearWrench® today announced the launch of its latest sweepstakes where tool enthusiasts can enter for a chance to win the ultimate assortment of GearWrench products valued at more than $5,000. The sweepstakes entitled, "The Ultimate GearWrench Garage" will begin March 1st and run through June 30th of this year. Interested participants can enter online or submit their entry by mail for a chance to win.

GearWrench® Launches New Product Category With The Introduction of Indexing Pry Bars at SEMA 2007

Company Also Announces Product Extensions to its Popular Ratcheting Wrench and Hand Tool Line

Visit Booth #12816 to See the New GearWrench Innovations

LAS VEGAS (October 30, 2007) - GearWrench® today announced the introduction of its Indexing Pry Bar line at the 2007 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. Best known for its groundbreaking ratcheting wrench designs, GearWrench also announced the following product extensions: X-Beam™ Reversible, X-Beam Flex, QuadBox™ Extension, and Jumbo Ratcheting Wrench.

Gearwrench® Extends QuadBox Product Line at The 2007 National Hardware Show

With the National Hardware Show in Orlando as the backdrop, GearWrench announced the extension of the QuadBox product line and the introduction of the new FlexHex tool in May.

Gearwrench® X-Beam Wins Design Industry Accolades

GearWrench continues to impress design aficionados with its groundbreaking X-Beam Ratcheting Wrench. The ergonomic wrench design recently received two additional honors --a Bronze award from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and an honorable mention from International Design (I.D.) magazine.

GEARWRENCH® COMBINES BEST OF RATCHETING AND BOX-END FEATURES IN NEW LONGER, STRONGER WRENCH

Zero-Degree Offset GearBox^™ improves access, leverage, torque & speed

BALTIMORE (March 20, 2007)-- GearWrench. today announced GearBox^™, a new wrench that is 40 percent longer than standard wrenches on the market, which allows greater access to difficult fasteners as well as increased leverage. Designed for both automotive and industrial professionals, GearBox's zero-degree offset design translates into maximum torque applied to the fastener.

Journalists Get Hands On with GearWrench at SEMA Launch Event

GearWrench welcomed more than 180 journalists from the U.S. and abroad to a luncheon on November 2nd during the well-attended SEMA show in Las Vegas.

GearWrench. X-Beam Wrench Receives Popular Science 2006 Best of What's New Award

Revolutionary wrench design features up to 500 percent increase in hand contact area for ease-of-use and optimal ergonomics

BALTIMORE (November 7, 2006) - GearWrench. today announced that is received the 2006 Best of What's New Award from Popular Science magazine in the Home Technology Category for its X-Beam Wrench. Introduced earlier this year, the new X-Beam was among thousands of entries for the coveted annual award. The X-Beam is on display this week in New York's Grand Central Terminal as part of the Popular Science Best of What's New Live Showcase.

GearWrench® Announces Largest Product Expansion to Date at 2006 SEMA Show

New Products to be Unveiled at Media Luncheon in SEMA Media Center on Nov. 2

LAS VEGAS (October 31, 2006) - GearWrench® today announced the largest product line expansion in its nine-year history at the 2006 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The product line extension from GearWrench will be on display and available for demonstration at a special media luncheon on November 2 from noon to 1 p.m. in the SEMA Media Center, Room S219.

GearWrench Ratchets Up the Excitement at Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

GearWrench and Fastenal, one of the largest and fastest-growing distributors of industrial products sponsored Bobby Hamilton Jr., driver of the No. 04 Fastenal Dodge, and Bobby Labonte, driver of the No. 43 Cheerios Dodge at the recent Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.

GearWrench. Revolutionizes Wrench Handle Design with up to 500 Percent Increase in Hand Contact Area

X-Beam Wrench First Hand Tool to Receive Arthritis Foundation Ease-of-Use Commendation

BALTIMORE (August 31, 2006) - GearWrench® today introduced the X-Beam, a patent-protected wrench handle design that increases hand contact area by up to 500 percent over traditional wrenches, providing greater comfort and control for the user. An independent test conducted on behalf of the Arthritis Foundation yielded a favorable review of the X-Beam and acceptance as the first hand tool in the organization's Ease-of-Use program.

GearWrench. Introduces four new hand tools at the 2006 national hardware show

LAS VEGAS (May 9, 2006) - GearWrench® today introduced four new hand tools at the 2006 National Hardware Show in Las Vegas: the 4-in-1 QuadBox Ratcheting Wrench, Locking Flex Head Pass-Thru® Ratchet, Ratcheting Tap & Die System and the Magnetic Oil Drain Plug Socket System.

GearWrench® Announces 2006 GearWrench Garage Sweepstakes Winner

Ann Arbor Car Enthusiast Makes Room for $5,000 Worth of Tools

NAPA Auto Parts Contribute to the Orlando Campus

Tiffany Johnson, Director of Employment Services, UTI-Orlando

NAPA Auto Parts has been a supporter of the UTI automotive program at the Orlando campus since it opened. Now they are contributing to the students learning process by donating over $5,000 worth of tools to the campus.

GearWrench Launches Ad Campaign

Hunt Valley, MD - November 1, 2005, GearWrench Launches Consumer Ad Campaign. You’ll Never Need Another Wrench. (more...)

GearWrench Wins Top 5 Tools Award by Auto Mechanics and Distributors

Hunt Valley, MD - October 25, 2005, - GearWrench Won TechShop’s Top 5 Tools Awards by Automotive Mechanics and Distributors.