Acme United Corporation, a Connecticut corporation, is a leading worldwide
supplier of innovative cutting, measuring, first aid and sharpening products
to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods and industrial markets
The Companys operations are in the United States, Canada, Europe (located in
Germany) and Asia (located in Hong Kong and China). The operations in the United
States, Canada and Europe are primarily involved in product development, marketing,
sales, administrative and distribution activities. The operations in Asia consist
of sourcing, product development, production planning, quality control and sales
activities.
The Company’s business strategy includes the following key elements:
· a commitment to technological innovation achieved through consumer
insight, creativity and speed to market;
· a broad selection of products in both brand and private label;
· prompt response;
· superior customer service; and
· value pricing.
The Company markets and sells under three main categories – School, Home
and Office (Westcott® brand), First Aid & Safety (First Aid Only®,
PhysiciansCare® and Pac-Kit® brands) and Hardware, Industrial and Sporting
Goods (Clauss®, Camillus®, Cuda® and DMT® brands).
Our strong commitment to understanding our consumers and defining products
that fulfill their needs through innovation drives our product development strategy,
which we believe is and will be a key contributor to our success.
Westcott, with a history of quality dating back to 1872, provides innovative
cutting and measuring products for the school, home and office. Principal products
under the Westcott brand include scissors, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper
trimmers, lettering products and math tools. It is one of the leading scissor
and ruler brands in North America. The iPoint pencil sharpener, introduced in
2008, and its successor the iPoint Evolution have won GOOD DESIGN awards from
the Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and Design.
We launched our Cuda line of fishing tools and knives in 2015. Featuring Titanium
Bonded steels and Alloys, Cuda tools provide world class hardness, corrosion
and adhesive resistance.
The DMT products are leaders in sharpening tools for knives, scissors, chisels,
and other cutting tools. DMT was founded in 1976 by aerospace engineers. The
DMT products use finely dispersed diamonds on the surfaces of sharpeners.
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