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763:"It's Official – Ideal Industries Purchases SK Hand Tools!"
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801:"IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. Announces Divestiture of Casella"
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American manufacturer of electrical connectors and tools
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manufactures many of its products in the United States
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815:"SK Professional Tools Purchased by Great Star Tools"
1782:Tool manufacturing companies of the United States
206:stores as well as many independent distributors.
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711:"SK Hand Tool assets sold to Ideal Industries"
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666:(Press release). Ideal Industries. 2010-03-22
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598:. December 1949. p. 36.
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592:"Wire Nuts for Radio City".
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1408:Thorsen Manufacturing
1396:Techtronic Industries
1182:Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
562:"Recruiting brochure"
1686:Harbor Freight Tools
1142:IMPERIAL-Newton Corp
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1506:Coes Wrench Company
1280:CDI Torque Products
831:. 20 February 2020.
376:Former Subsidiaries
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125:Number of employees
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