DeWalt Moves Professional Corded Tool Production to U.S.
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During a DeWalt spring plant tour in North Carolina, company personnel guided journalists through the steps to building a portable power tool. DeWalt has reshored increasing volumes of power tool manufacture from Asia to the U.S.

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Woodworking Network's Ethan Abramson (right) gets the scoop on remote charging systems during DeWalt spring plant tour.

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Woodworking Network's Ethan Abramson builds his own power tool at a DeWalt spring plant tour.

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"76630","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]]TOWSON, MD   – Power tool manufacturer DeWalt has expanded its initiative to build its products in the U.S., bringing an additional 60 corded and cordless power tools are being built domestically with global materials.  An expansion of production into an existing company-owned plant in Greenfield, Indiana brings the total number of DEWALT plants in the United States to seven, with facilities in Connecticut, Maryland, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, making some of the brand’s most popular tools.

DEWALT will now produce approximately 14 million products each year in the United States. Given a choice between a product made in the United States and an identical one made abroad, 78 percent of Americans would rather buy the American product, according to a 2013 survey by the Consumer Reports National Research Center.

In addition to the efficiency that domestic expansion provides, DEWALT has also created new jobs for Americans across the country, adding over 500 employees to the expanded manufacturing facilities since the campaign began. This brings the total number of employees at US-based DEWALT plants to the thousands. DEWALT is also committed to hiring veterans and currently employs over 1,000 former members of the military in their manufacturing facilities alone.

“We continue to grow our domestic capabilities because the professional using our tools wants to buy products built in the USA. DEWALT is making the power tools for the contractors and builders who are themselves building America,” said Frank Mannarino, President of DEWALT Professional Products Group. “Whether it’s through our high quality tools built in the USA with global materials, convenient  service repair centers, or products backed by extensive warranties, the DEWALT professional end user can expect premium power tools that are built and serviced by fellow Americans – some of whom are veterans – right here in the United States.”

With the added products, facilities, and a continued commitment to expanding domestic manufacturing, DEWALT is able to deliver products with greater efficiency, without adding cost, while keeping the same Guaranteed Tough® quality customers have come to know and expect from the brand.

“DEWALT is a global brand built right here in America,” said Nick DeSimone, Vice President of Operations. “We’re choosing to invest in domestic manufacturing because it’s important that we maintain our connection with core DEWALT customers. Not only can we build quality products in the United States, but we also care deeply about making things at home and bringing jobs back to the United States.”

For more information on DEWALT’s initiative to build products in the USA using global materials, and to view a full list of product offerings, visit www.dewalt.com/americanpride or watch a video about it here.

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Bill's background includes more than 10 years in print manufacturing management, followed by more than 30 years in business reporting on industrial manufacturing in the forest products industries, including printing and packaging at American Printer (Features Editor) and Graphic Arts Monthly (Editor in Chief) magazines; and in secondary wood manufacturing for WoodworkingNetwork.com.

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In addition to his work as a journalist, Bill supports efforts to expand and improve educational opportunities in the manufacturing sectors, including 10 years on the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation; six years with the U.S. WoodLinks; and currently on the Woodwork Career Alliance Education Committee. He is also supports the Greater West Town Training Partnership Woodworking Program, which has trained more than 950 adults for industrial wood manufacturing careers. 

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