Irwin Strait-Line

Irwin Industrial Tools Ltd. produces high-quality hand tools and power tools accessories for metalworking and woodworking professionals. Apart from the Record brand of hand tools, including metalworking and woodworking vices, bolt-cutters, G-clamps, pipe tools, and woodworking planes, the company has many other famous brands, such as Marples, Jack, Vise-Grip, Quick-Grip, Gilbow, Joran, Hilmor, Hanson, Strait-Line and Lenox.

Irwin Tools has been striving for innovation since its founding. At the beginning of 1885, with the development of the first Irwin Auger Bit, and progressing with the introduction of Vise-Grip Locking Tools, SPEEDBOR Flat Bits, MARATHON Saw Blades, and QUICK-GRIP Bar Clamps, IRWIN has been at the forefront of the industry, creating superior tools for the professional tradesman.

Their impressive track record of new product development is born from their passion for understanding the needs of their primary users. This dedication to improving products begins in the field, where IRWIN'S IMPACT End-User Teams visit job sites. There, the team learns first-hand, how to improve their products to help the pros increase their productivity.