Artillery Tools In Local Papers Around The U.S.
The newspaper article campaign is in full swing. Any newspaper editor that knows about the ARA Content Web site at: www.aranetonline.com can pick up and run our do-it-youself remodeling tips article. So keep an eye out for it in your local newspaper.
Artillery Tools On Good Day Oregon Home and Garden
Artillery Tools was interviewed by Dave Schmitke for KPTV Channel 12 Home and Garden show. The segment aired on Saturday July 26th, 2008. If you missed the show here is the link where it is playing on their Web site.
Newspaper Article Campaign Hits The Streets
Artillery Tools teams up with ARA Content to produce newspaper article for U.S. release. Be watching for it in your local newspapers. See the article first hand in its entirety - ARA Article - Demolition Tips for Do-It-Yourselfers.
Cool Tools Segment Finished
I checked in with Scott Hiller at High Noon Entertainment who is working with the DIY network to see if we were going to be on his Cool Tools show. He assured me that we were going to be on and he thinks the segment turned out very well. The episode we are in is one of the last ones. It will be showing sometime next year. When I find out the dates I will be announcing it on the Web site.
Pro Sales Magazine Pry Bar Survey
Artillery Tools participates in the Pro Sales article, "The Prying Game," in the Feburary 07' edition. This is just the beginning. The other pry bar makers will be seeing the future as soon as the Artillery Pry Bar System hits the store.
November 2006 Issue of "This Old House" Magazine Feature
"Appetites for Destruction" Page 30; Artillery Tools is pleased to announce that the Artillery Pry Bar System was featured as one of four tools that make the demolition of remodeling a house easier.
Artillery Tools Welcomes New Partner
October 10, 2006
New investor provides capital to advance development and marketing of Artillery™ Pry Bar
Artillery Tools announced today that Dan McCarthy has joined the company as an investor and partner. McCarthy’s investment in the company will speed development of the Artillery™ Pry Bar System, which is expected to be available in at least three countries in 2007.
“We’re extremely pleased to welcome Dan to the Artillery team,” said Artillery Tools President Joe Skach. “He brings not only an infusion of capital but also genuine enthusiasm for the Pry Bar System, which is now moving into the final stages of production and marketing.”
The Artillery Pry Bar System was designed by Skach, a Tigard, Oregon toolmaker whose unique, lightweight prying tools make it easier for contractors and homeowners to remove siding, flooring, roofing and more. This patented Pry Bar System includes interchangeable blades, handles and fulcrums, allowing maximum versatility to address many of the prying needs of, home owners and contractors everywhere.
Artillery Tools is committed to research and development of innovative, high-tech tool systems that deliver value and improved performance to contractors and homeowners. The company has established production of Artillery Pry Bar Systems in Asia and plans to make the first of its product lines available to retailers and distributors worldwide in the first quarter of 2007. Please visit www.ArtilleryTools.com or call 503-968-2108 for more information.
The Oregonian Southwest Weekly features the Artillery Pry Bar System
June 1, 2006
Tigard inventor works to pry his way into the tool market
The trouble was the vinyl siding. It wouldn't come off the building,
despite the best efforts of a man who has spent his adult life making
tools.
So Joe Skach of Tigard set about creating a tool that would do the job
easily and efficiently, with no motor or electronics involved. Now Skach's
invention is poised to pry its way into the worldwide pry bar market.
It's all about simple leverage: Skach's Artillery Pry Bar System is
a patented collection of interchangeable blades, handles and fulcrums
that have multiple uses. Make no mistake --these are mean devices. The
average person can easily exert hundreds of pounds of pressure on the
desired target when the pry bar is properly applied.
The blades, ranging from 3/4 inch to 8 inches in width, are designed
to remove decking, staples and nails, as well as concrete, roofing and
siding. It's all in the handle: There are two, plus an extender, each
offering different leverage and weight-breaking capacities.
Skach designed and forged a prototype basic kit with five attachments
and assembled tools. He's negotiating with a Chinese company to manufacture
the kit so he can sell it for $150 retail. Other attachments can be added
to the kit, at a cost of $10 to $35 each. A full set with 12 attachments
and three tools to assemble it will cost $295.
Less a weekender's occasional tool, it's designed for workers in the
building trades. He's had nothing but positive feedback from those who
have tried his tool and found their work easier and faster. Skach's challenge
is marketing.
Mike Guertin, a Rhode Island builder and writer for Tools of the Trade
magazine, said Skach's pry bar is unique. "I'm really impressed
with this tool, because it is versatile and efficient," said Guertin,
who recently reviewed several prying bars and demolition tools for the
magazine.
"I used it to do a variety of jobs, and it worked beyond my expectations," he
said. "It's also a good bargain for builders. To acquire the tools
to do the work of the Artillery Pry Bar System, you would have to buy
several different sets and spend a lot more money than what Joe is selling
his for."
But Skach has been unable to sell it to a manufacturer here. So once
again, he's taken matters into his own hands.
"For reasons that I don't understand, I haven't been able to find
a company out there that would buy the idea from me and manufacture it," said
Skach, 46. "But I do believe it's the best prying bar out there,
and I am going all the way to put it into production and into stores."
"
All the way" means refinancing his house to launch the business,
which began in 2003. At the time, work was slow at the tool-making company
where Skach worked full time. He supplemented his income with a construction
company and worked on a school in the Columbia Gorge. His task was to
remove the school's vinyl siding.
The tools available to him failed.
"I couldn't find anything that worked well," Skach said. "So
I went to my machine shop, made something, and it worked great. It was
light, long and it sped the job up, making it a lot easier."
With the support of friends and colleagues and by working closely with
contractors, he developed the Artillery Pry Bar System and hired a North
Carolina marketing company that urged him to outsource production.
Skach created a Web site that takes orders, and he's had 60 orders,
he said, mostly from contractors who tested the tool for him. But his
sights are set on making the kits available by November at such mainstream
outlets as Lowe's and other stores in the United States and Canada.
If Skach has his way, he'll pry into the market before anyone notices.
Christina Lima: limabiz@att.net
Artillery Tools to launch “THE FUTURE OF PRY BAR TECHNOLOGY”
at the Hardware Show in Vegas
May 9th – 11th 2006. BOOTH #30704
May 1, 2006
The Artillery Pry System is the world’s first modular prying system capable of adapting to virtually all commercial demolition, home improvement and woodworking challenges large or small.
Artillery Pry Bars can do many different jobs including – light demolition and removal of flooring, siding and concrete. Artillery is also handy with woodworking and furniture repair.
Artillery’s patented pry bar system features interchangeable blades, handles, and fulcrums. The optimally engineered shape increases range of prying motion. Many different blades and fulcrums allow selection of the best shape combination for every application. Different handle lengths, enables leverages and weights to change. Artillery’s system comes in a convenient carrying case that is rugged and heavy duty enough for any job site.
Artillery Pry Bars brings innovation to a category that has had limited technological advances in decades. Artillery is committed to continuous research and development of innovative, high-tech tool systems that deliver value and improved performance to customers. The company has set up production in Asia and plans to make the product line available to retailers and distributors worldwide. Please visit www.ArtilleryTools.com or contact 530.968.2108 for more information. Hardware Show Booth # 30704.
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