Skil celebrates 90 years as a market leader.
Skil first entered the market in 1924 when the company’s founder Edmond Michel invented the first electric handsaw. Since then, the company has grown from strength-to-strength, becoming a household name identified with convenient, affordable and simple to use handheld power tools.
Today, Skil is a market leader in DIY power tools, professional tools through its Skil Masters range, and garden tools with its Skil Urban Series products.Numerous Skil tools have passed independent ‘best-in-test’ reviews in several different countries.
Skil junior brand manager Taahir Suliman reveals that more than 80 of these reviews were achieved in the last ten years. “This is thanks in large part to the company’s philosophy of providing users with tools which make all projects quick and simple.”
Over the years, Skil has introduced many innovations to the market. This includes the introduction of the variable speed control in 1964, which can be found today on a variety of different power tools. Over innovations include; automatic belt control,first introduced in 1978, to keep sanding belts perfectly on track, and the Equalizer sanding frame for perfectly smooth sanding every time.
Skil’s vast range of products are suitable for a wide variety of target groups. The DIY range of power tools are ideally suited to various home improvement and repair projects, getting all tasks completed quickly, with minimal effort.
The Skil Masters range of tools have been designed with the professional in mind. These tools offer users the perfect combination of performance and value. The Skil Urban Series of garden tools meet all gardeners’ needs, and are simple to store thanks to their ‘Easy Storage’ designs.
Suliman believes that due to the wide range of tools available from Skil, the company will continue to be an industry-leader for years to come. “Skil has been making industry-leading innovations for many years. The company has a history of providing users with the features they need to complete all tasks quickly, accurately and affordably,” he concludes.
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About Bosch Power Tools
The Power Tools Division of the Bosch Group is the world market leader for power tools, power tool accessories and measuring tools. In 2013, its roughly 19,000 associates generated sales of 4.0 billion euros, 90 percent of which outside of Germany. With brands such as Bosch, Skil and Dremel, the division stands for customer focus and great engineering progress. The core success factors are innovative strength and pace of innovation. The division generated about 35 percent of its sales in 2013 with products that have been on the market for less than two years. In 2014 Bosch Power Tools will again launch more than 100 new products onto the German market in its four business segments power tools, accessories, measuring tools and garden tools.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In 2013, its roughly 281,000 associates generated sales of 46.1 billion euros. (NB: Due to a change in accounting policies, the 2013 figures can only be compared to a limited extent with the 2012 figures). Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Automotive Technology, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 360 subsidiaries and regional companies in some 50 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. In 2013, the Bosch Group invested some 4.5 billion euros in research and development and applied for some 5,000 patents. This is an average of 20 patents per day. The Bosch Group’s products and services are designed to fascinate, and to improve the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial. In this way, the company offers technology worldwide that is “Invented for life.”
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Bosch Power Tools Contact Details
Taahir Suliman
Skil junior brand manager
Tel: (+27) 651 9600
Email: taahir [dot] suliman [at] za [dot] bosch [dot] com
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