If people across America don’t start appreciating tradesmen and encouraging young adults to enter the trades, who will build our homes, fix our roofs, repair our plumbing and keep our cars maintained? National Tradesmen Day — initiated by IRWIN Tools in 2011 and held the third Friday in September of each year — is a day to say “thanks” to these hard-working men and women who typically receive too little recognition for their skills and dedication.

The second annual National Tradesmen Day will be held on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. IRWIN is coordinating multiple activities throughout the nation and is partnering with retailers and community groups for National Tradesmen Day celebrations.

IRWIN Tools has been involved in motorsports for many years, but this past weekend in Morganton, N.C., the leader in hand tool and power tool accessories gravitated to a racing event that didn’t require a “motor.”

IRWIN Tools, proud sponsor of the IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, applauds track management for making modifications to the world’s fastest half-mile facility in hopes of creating closer competition.

IRWIN Tools recently extended its online services for Spanish-speaking tradesmen with a web site and online catalog in Spanish. A company spokesperson said one in four construction workers in the U.S. is Hispanic.