AKRON, OH — TechShop – Equipment, Tools & Supplies magazine recently awarded 24 companies with the magazine’s third-annual Top 5 Tools Award.
In each issue of TechShop, technicians and repair shop owners have the opportunity to identify their Top 5 Favorite Tools and submit the information. The technicians frequently choose the most-used and most useful products in their toolboxes. Award winners are determined based on the number of times a company or product was mentioned by shop owners and technicians in the past six issues of TechShop in the Top 5 Tools section.
“The Top 5 Tools Award recognizes companies that exhibit exceptional brand strength, technological leadership and product innovation,” said Publisher Beth Skove. “It is the only true equipment and tool award based on end-users’ experiences with these products. These results are drawn from our reader base of more than 110,000 shop owners and technicians.”
The 2007 Top 5 Tools Award Winners include: ALLDATA, BG Products, Inc., Cornwell Tools, GearWrench, Hennessy Industries, Inc., Hunter Engineering Company, iATN, Identifix, Ingersoll Rand, Lincoln Electric, Mac Tools, Makita USA, Matco Tools, Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Mitchell 1, MotorVac Technologies Inc., Power Probe, Rotary Lift, Snap-on Diagnostics, Snap-on Tools, SPX Corporation, Streamlight Inc., UView Ultraviolet Systems and Vetronix Corp.
The awards for 2007 were announced in the October issue of TechShop. Each award winner will be presented with a unique Top 5 Tools plaque.
TechShop – Equipment, Tools & Supplies is the primary source for automotive technicians and repair shop owners who want the latest information on shop equipment, tools and supplies. It is published six times each year and is distributed as a supplement to Babcox’s Brake & Front End, ImportCar, Underhood Service and Driving Sales magazines.
