Company History
Tim Leatherman (yes, that’s his real name) started the Leatherman Tool Group twenty-five years ago in Oregon. He put his degree in Mechanical Engineering to good use. A cranky Fiat that refused to be fixed by a pocket knife gave him an idea. After 5 years of trial and error [...]

Did you ever pick up a tool and it just feels right? That’s this drill. It sits properly in the palm of your hand, and has perfect balance-whether horizontal or vertical. This is a rare thing, and when you drive 1,000 deck screws with it you really appreciate the intelligent engineering that [...]

Colbri was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1971, Fred Levinger and his father purchased the company. Levinger went on to form the Colibri Group which makes and markets jewelry, lighters, clocks and accessories. Colibri sells its products through thousands of independent retailers and also large corporations, like Wal-Mart and [...]

Steve Jobs (co-founder Pixar) is the CEO of Apple, which he co-founded with Steve Wozniak on April fools day 1976. Originally they just made computers, now the company is now well known for a mobile phone, and of course the iPod media player. They’ve sold over 110 million iPods, so the Touch comes [...]