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| Out here in Oregon, we're used
to getting things done - you
could call it our pioneering
spirit. It's just how we do
things. It's the reason Tim
Leatherman built his first multi-
purpose tool, and why
Leatherman Tool Group has
made a promise to our
community to stay local. Why?
Well, we're proud to support
U.S. workers who are
dedicated to the quality
craftsmanship that goes into
each of our original American
multi-tools, just like our
founder.
Back home in the states, Tim
set to work developing and
patenting his idea. Shortly
after his return he partnered
with college friend Steve
Berliner to continue building
concepts and reaching out to
potential prospects for sales.
On July 5, 1983 Tim and Steve
officially incorporated
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
based on a few simple, but
fundamental principles:
manufacture the highest
quality products that deliver
excellent value to the
consumer, while providing
good, living-wage jobs to the
local workforce. It was in that
same year, after nearly a
decade of knocking on doors
and perfecting his idea, that
they sold the very first Pocket
Survival Tool (PST). And as the
story goes...the rest is history.
Thirty years later we're still
going strong in the U.S.
crafting the famous multi-tools
and knives that can endure
just about anything and come
back to work tomorrow.
Although Tim is now retired,
his American spirit of
ingenuity, innovation and
quality craftsmanship still
thrives in all of us. When asked
about the company's devotion
to quality, Tim always replies,
"It has to be perfect; my name
is on every tool." |
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