Press Releases

GearWrench® Holiday Gift Sets Are Now Available at NAPA Stores Nationwide Through December 31, 2010

Sparks, MD (November 22, 2010) - Just in time for holiday shopping, GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Apex Tool Group, today announced its five-piece X-Beam Ratcheting Wrench set ($24.99) and two-piece QuadBox Double Box Ratcheting Set ($19.99) are now available at NAPA stores nationwide.

GearWrench® Introduces New Indexing Double Box Ratcheting Wrench at SEMA 2010

LAS VEGAS (November 2, 2010) - GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Apex Tool Group, today announced the launch of the Indexing Double Box Ratcheting Wrench at the 2010 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. The new Indexing Double Box Ratcheting Wrench combines the benefits of a specialty obstruction wrench with the length and power of a GearBoxTM ratcheting wrench. In addition, GearWrench will showcase its new line of impact sockets and the "XL" line of professional tool storage.

GearWrench Launches @Work Video Contest, Asks Tool Users To Show Their Tools In Action

BALTIMORE (June 16, 2010) - GearWrench® today announced the launch of its “GearWrench @Work” contest, which allows tool users to upload a video for a chance to win an all expenses paid trip to Las Vegas in November to attend the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association’s (SEMA) annual conference. The GearWrench @Work contest kicks off today and will run through Friday, August 13.

GearWrench® Announces Sponsorship of Chris Simpson Racing

BALTIMORE (May 26, 2010) — GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced its support of Chris Simpson, driver of the #32 Masters Built Gen-X dirt track racecar.

GearWrench® Expands Industrial Hand Tool Line with More Than 700 New Products

“Evolution of Innovation” Tour Kicks Off in June 2010 Offering Distributors and End Users the Opportunity to Experience Expanded Line

BALTIMORE (May 24, 2010) - GearWrench®, a division of Danaher Tool Group, today announced the extension of its industrial line of hand tools to include more than 700 new products. Designed to minimize downtime and improve productivity for industrial tool users, the line now includes socket sets, ratchets, accessories, impact sockets, pliers and wrenches. In addition, GearWrench introduced an industrial strength tool storage series. GearWrench is taking the expanded industrial line on the road with the “Evolution of Innovation” tour beginning in June. Experts from GearWrench will visit select markets nationwide to meet with professional tool users.

GearWrench® Extends Sponsorship of Fastenal Race Team

GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, announced its continued support of the Fastenal Racing Team as it kicks off another exciting NASCAR season with Carl Edwards behind the wheel of the No. 60 Ford Fusion. This marks the fifth year of GearWrench’s sponsorship of Fastenal racing.

GearWrench Renews its Commitment to Bimmerworld Racing

GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced it will increase the support of BimmerWorld Racing as the primary sponsor of GRAND-AM's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series. The BimmerWorld/GearWrench team will race two new ST-class E90s throughout the 10-round championship, which kicks off today at Daytona International Raceway in the Fresh From Florida 200. This new racing season marks the third year that GearWrench has been the official tool sponsor of the team.

GearWrench® announces two new product extensions and prize giveaways at SEMA 2009

GearWrench® today announced two new product extensions at the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The Indexing Ratcheting Wrench and the Electronic Torque Wrench with Angle Measurement are part of GearWrench's push to provide professional tool users with a complete line of hand tools for any application. The company also displayed its recently launched Facebook fan page and announced a series of prize giveaways.

Team BimmerWorld/GearWrench Wins SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championships

GearWrench, the official hand tool sponsor of BimmerWorld racing, had much to celebrate during its hospitality event at Road Atlanta recently. Seth Thomas, driver of the No. 38 BimmerWorld/GearWrench BMW 328i, captured his first win at his hometown track (Road Atlanta) in Round Nine of the SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championships. His teammates, James Clay and Nick Esayian also joined Thomas at the podium as they took home second and third place, respectively.

GearWrench Announces 2009 "Go Large" Sweepstakes Winner

GearWrench™, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced it will award a special edition Monster Energy/Cernic's Kawasaki KX45OF replica race bike (estimated retail value: $9,500) to Ryan Ward of Salem, New Hampshire as part of its "Go Large" promotion. The bike is a reproduction of the one used by the Monster Energy Cernic's Kawasaki Race Team.

Join GearWrench on Facebook

GearWrench recently launched a Facebook Fan Page just in time for the SEMA 2009 Show. The new fan page provides a place for professional tool users to share their experiences and interact with other GearWrench fans. The page will keep fans up-to-date on all things GearWrench – from new product launches to race team sponsorships and promotions.

Gearwrench® Introduces New 48-Inch Extendable Pry Bar

Innovative Adjustable Design Allows for Easy and Secure Toolbox Storage

BALTIMORE (June 15, 2009)-- GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced the availability of a new 48-inch extendable pry bar that offers superior access and leverage. The new GearWrench pry bar extends from 24 to 48 inches and functions like a standard pry bar while offering indexing flexibility in the head and length.

GearWrench® Supports Student Technicians With The Launch of New Technical Education Program

New Product Sets Designed with the Student User in Mind

BALTIMORE (June 9, 2009)-- GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced the launch of a new Technical Education Program (TEP) to supply student technicians with GearWrench tool sets designed to set their careers on the right path without breaking the bank. The customized sets are equipped with the tools necessary to meet repair and service challenges in the automotive, heavy duty, diesel, machinery, and aviation fields. Each GearWrench TEP set features the innovation in speed, access and design that defines the GearWrench brand of hand tools.

GearWrench® Introduces New Indexable Nail Puller

Hand Tool Revolutionizes Standard Nail Puller By Adding Indexing Pry Bar Functionality

BALTIMORE (April 28, 2009)-- GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today unveiled a new indexable nail puller. Designed to provide access in narrow spaces, the indexable nail puller allows both do-it-yourself enthusiasts and professional tool users to adjust the nail puller to accommodate varying surface angles.

Start Your Engines! GearWrench Expands Its Sponsorship Of Bimmerworld Racing

BALTIMORE (March 18, 2009) - GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced it has expanded its sponsorship of BimmerWorld, a leading authority on BMW automobiles that runs a nationally-recognized customer shop in Dublin, Va. and manages an award-winning racing team. GearWrench will once again be the official hand tool sponsor of BimmerWorld Racing and its brand will now appear in the team's official name: Team BimmerWorld / GearWrench.

GearWrench® Joins Fastenal Racing As Premier Sponsor Of The No. 5 Fastenal Chevrolet, Driven By Dale Earnhardt Jr.

BALTIMORE (March 12, 2009) — GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced it has signed on as a premier sponsor of Fastenal Racing for the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series. GearWrench and Fastenal will join forces to sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR’s most popular driver, as he pilots the No. 5 Fastenal Chevrolet.

GearWrench® Offers Escalating Rebate On Innovative Tools In "Go Large" Promotion

The GO LARGE Promotion Offers Escalating Rebate on Innovative Large and XL Tools and Sweepstakes to Win a Special Edition Monster Energy/Cernics Kawasaki KX45OF Sports Bike

GearWrench® announced the launch of the "Go Large" promotion, which includes a rebate offer and sweepstakes for technicians and tool enthusiasts. The promotion provides a one-for-one escalating tool rebate on 52 large and extra long (XL) sizes of GearWrench's innovative ratcheting wrenches, socket sets, wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers, pry bars and tap and die sets. The unlimited rebate offer allows customers to select a free product for each tool purchased among three product levels. In conjunction with the "Go Large" promotion, a sweepstakes will reward one lucky winner with a special edition Monster Energy/Cernics Kawasaki KX45OF sports bike (estimated retail value: $9,500). GearWrench recently signed on as the 2009 exclusive hand tool sponsor of the Monster Energy/Cernics Kawasaki 2009 supercross racing team. The "Go Large" rebate and sweepstakes will run through July 31, 2009.

GearWrench® Launches Branded Apparel Line For Tool Enthusiasts

BALTIMORE (March 2, 2009)-- GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today introduced its new line of branded apparel and novelty items, which includes hats, t-shirts, jackets, decals and more. Many of the new products feature the GearWrench logo while others incorporate specialty designs featuring camouflage, skulls and flames that are sure to be popular among technicians and enthusiasts. All items are available at www.gearwrenchmerchandise.com.

GearWrench Expands Hand Tool Line with New Handled Files, Hooks and Picks

BALTIMORE (February 12, 2009)-- GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today introduced handled files, hooks and picks in a variety of sizes, shapes and configurations to its popular hand tool line. The products feature the GearWrench handle, which is recognized throughout the automotive and industrial sectors for its ergonomic comfort and support.

GearWrench® Breaks Into Motocross with Exclusive Hand Tool Sponsorship of Monstor Energy Cernic’s Kawasaki Supercross 2009 Racing Team

GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced its sponsorship of the Monster Energy™ Cernic's Kawasaki 2009 supercross racing team. As the exclusive hand tool sponsor of the top-level professional team, GearWrench will outfit the team with its full line of ratcheting wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, torque wrenches, and more.

GearWrench New Ratcheting Wrench Innovations At SEMA 2008

LAS VEGAS (November 4, 2008) - GearWrench® today unveiled the XL X-Beam™ Reversible, XL X-Beam Flex™ and the XL Spline at the 2008 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. The three new ratcheting wrench innovations in the extra long "XL" line allow professional tool users to access hard-to-reach fasteners with up to 25 percent longer beam lengths and a ratcheting box end that requires as little as five degrees.

GearWrench® Introduces New Roto Ratchet with 360-degree Rotating Head And Ratcheting Tap and Die Line Extension

New Hand Tools Benefit Automotive Professionals and Machinists Alike

BALTIMORE (September 4, 2008)-- GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced the launch of the new Roto Ratchet and an extension of the Ratcheting Tap and Die line.

GearWrench® Unveils New Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Kit

New Innovation Combines Function of Two Tools Into One Easy-to-Use Device

BALTIMORE (July 31, 2008)-- GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced the launch of its new Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Kit.  The new kit will help with TPMS sensor maintenance during tire and rim changes.

"The TPMS kit from GearWrench offers a solution for automotive professionals who had to previously use several different tools to achieve the same result," said Marc Mangus, senior brand manager for GearWrench.  "Technicians and DIY enthusiasts can rely solely on the new kit to tighten TPMS sensors to the desired torque."

New Indexing Pry Bar Line From GearWrench® Is Now Available For Purchase

New Innovation Offers Professional Tool Users Greater Leverage in Tight Spaces

BALTIMORE (June 16 , 2008)-- GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced the availability of its full line of Indexing Pry Bars through industrial distributors, local mobile tool distributors and auto parts stores nationwide.

GearWrench Signs On As Hand Tool Sponsor For The Critically Acclaimed Chop Cut Rebuild Prime Time Series On Speed TV

BALTIMORE (April 4, 2008) - GearWrench®, a premier hand tool brand from Danaher Tool Group, today announced its sponsorship of Speed TV's Chop Cut Rebuild, the popular reality series that chronicles the restoration and customization of classic automobiles. During Chop Cut Rebuild's fifth season, experts and volunteers will rebuild a 1970 Plymouth Cuda and the world's first crate-built 1953 Chevy pick-up truck.

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.