LINCOLNSHIRE, IL — December 16, 2010
Klein Tools, Inc. acquired a 50% equity position in UEi Test Instruments to cement the existing partnership between the two companies. "We look forward to expanding our partnership with UEi that started over two years ago and has seen Klein Tools become a leading provider of innovative diagnostic tools for Electricians" said Tim Duitsman, Vice President of Engineering for Klein Tools.
UEi will continue to offer its growing line of innovative environmental test equipment for the HVAC/R market while Klein Tools will begin to market its line of electrical test and measurement products to select HVAC/R customers in January 2011. Michael Kane, President of UEi Test Instruments said, "We are confident this partnership will increase each company's share of the test and measurement market."
Founded in Beaverton, Ore., in 1967, UEi Test Instruments is a leading manufacturer of portable testing and measuring equipment for the HVAC industry. In 1992, UEi joined the Kane Group of companies with sister companies in England, Canada and Europe.
In 1857, Klein Tools' founder and blacksmith Mathias Klein forged the first-known U.S.-made pliers in Chicago. Still family owned and managed, Klein Tools has grown to be the leading manufacturer of a variety of hand tools and related products used by professionals worldwide.
For more information on UEi Test Instruments, please contact:
UEi www.ueitest.com
#7, 8030 SW Nimbus Avenue
Beaverton, OR 97008
Phone: (800) 547-5740
Fax: (503) 643-6322
E-mail: seant@ueitest.com
For more information on Klein Tools, please contact:
Klein Tools www.KleinTools.com