Channellock, Inc.

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Channellock, Inc.

CHANNELLOCK, INC. was founded in 1886 by George B. DeArment under the name of Champion Bolt & Clipper Company. Originally the product line was comprised of farrier's tools. In 1917 the company name was changed to Champion DeArment Tool Company. In that year the company also added a line of pliers. In 1923 the company moved to its current location on South Main Street in Meadville, Pennsylvania. In 1933, the Tongue and Groove plier was developed. In 1964, the company name was again changed, this time to Channellock, Inc., to provide additional protection for the patented "Channellock" pliers.

Channellock remains in the DeArment family and continues to be the premier brand in hand tool products. Today, the three Channellock facilities in Meadville provide 240,000 square feet of manufacturing, warehousing and office space. Channellock manufactures in excess of 120 different sizes and types of pliers and hand tool products, while employing approximately 550 associates. Channellock has over 4,000 wholesale/retail customers in the United States. Internationally, Channellock ships to over 275 additional customers in 45 countries.

George B. DeArment started the Champion bolt & Clipper Company on four very basic principles: the belief that good management is never far from the factory floor; that people are more important than machines; that bigger doesn't always mean better; and that dedication to excellence is the surest way to surmount adversity and to prosper. For over 113 years, Channellock has held firm to those four basic tenets.