| The Origins of Leatherman Tool Group are found in unreliable hotel plumbing and a cantankerous old automobile. In 1975, Tim Leatherman was on a low-budget trip through Europe. |
| He found his standard "scouter's knife" wasn't up to the challenges he faced during his ten-month journey. What he wished for was a compact pocket knife with full-sized pliers, but no such tool existed. | | "I made notes of what I really needed," says Tim Leatherman "when I returned home, I went to work in my garage and started to designing a new kind of tool-one that would replace the knife with something more useful." | | Tim Spent eight years using his engineering background to design such a tool. "I was trying to build a pocket tool that met not only my needs, but the needs of others as well. I always thought there might be a business in this thing," he adds. | | Finally in 1983, Tim and his business partner, Steve Berlinder, found there first customer and established Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. "Since my name is on every tool," Tim notes, "I'm very motivated to make sure each once is perfect." | | From modest beginnings, the popularity of Leatherman Tools has grown rapidly. Now, Millions of consumers all over the world become Leatherman owners each year. | | The product line has expanded to ten models, and the LEATHERMAN brand is recognized as the leader in sales, quality and innovation within the compact multipurpose tool category. | |
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