2014 Pro Power Tool 2nd Ed

Ciprus Limited, LLC

121 Saybrook Road-Suite 301

PO Box 932

Essex, CT  06426-0932

CONTACT: JOHN CIPRUS

Mobile:           (860) 575-9040

Office:             (860) 767-7685

E-mail:            john.ciprus@ciprus.com

February 11, 2014 Ciprus Limited, LLC, an Essex, CT based market research and consulting firm, announces the completion of the 1st Edition of The North American Market for Professional Power Tools.

The nearly year long research consisted of detailed telephone interviews with 1,087 contractors in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Contractors were interviewed in 7 types including plumbing & heating, HVAC, residential GC’s, commercial GC’s, remodeling electrical, and industrial maintenance. Contractors were also interviewed by size within each type, small, medium, large and very large in the U.S. and small, medium and large in Canada and Mexico.

The study documented the contractor purchases of 19 cordless and corded power tools including drills and drill drivers, hammer drills, impact wrenches, nailers, recip saws, circular saws, jig saws, portable band saws, grinders and cutoff tools as well as combo kits.

Sales of the power 19 tools were captured by brand and by the sales channel through which the contracting establishment purchased the tools including catalogues, contractor/building supply, hardware retailers, HVAC supply, industrial supply (STAFDA), Internet/Etailers, lumberyards, mass merchants, plumbing supply, electrical supply, Home Depot, Lowes and farm & fleet.

In addition to unit sales for 2013 the study also capture sales in 2010 and additional information including battery voltages, battery technologies, motor technology, chuck size, blade diameter, grinder diameter and nail gun gage.

The study also captured brand selection factors the value of “Made in America”, favorite brands and reason for changing purchase channels

Charter subscribers to the completed research included a prestigious list of global power tool manufacturers.

The report is available in its entirety or by charter. A copy of the prospectus may be viewed by visiting www.ciprus.com or upon request direct from the company (860) 575-9040 or E-mail john.ciprus@ciprus.com.

Ciprus Limited, LLC is a full service market research and consulting firm specializing in assisting clients in the building, design and construction products and services area. Clients are typically Fortune 500 manufacturers based in North America, with about one-fifth of the firm's clients coming from overseas including Japan, Korea, UK, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, France and Spain.

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