GIE 2005: Corona Clipper Debuts 31 New Products

Corona Clipper unveiled 31 new products at the Green Industry Expo, Orlando, Fla., bringing the company to a sum of 400 total offerings for the commercial landscape, arborist, forestry and agriculture industries.

As a Corona, Calif.-based manufacturer, Corona Clipper started in the citrus industry in the late 1920s with a high carbon steel clipper used for removing oranges and grapefruits, explains Steve Facko, sales manager – green markets. “For three months out of each year, this tool makes close to 600,000 cuts,” he says. “Our legacy is in agriculture. And we thought that if we could be successful there, we could be successful in other areas as well.”

By the early 1930s, Corona Clipper expanded its product line to include lemon clippers, grape shears, and hand and pole pruners. Shortly thereafter, loppers, hedge shears and grass shears were added to the mix.

Some of the company’s most recent offerings include:

• Post Driver UT 67001/02/03 – three models cover a range of applications and angled handles that provide control and ergonomically friendly gripping positions. 
• EZ Outs UT 65001/02 – for removing broken sprinkler risers, this patent-pending design has four serrated gripping surfaces.
• Drain Spades SS 62100/10/20/30 – With a 14-gauge tempered steel blade, this series is available in both wood and fiberglass handles and features a sharpened blade edge capable of slicing small roots.
• Landscape Rakes RK 61063/64 – 30-inch and 42-inch aluminum construction heads and handles have extra thick tine tips. Also available in 18-inch, 24-inch and 36-inch heads.

In January of 2000, Corona was acquired by Corporacion Patricio Echeverria, a Spanish hand tool manufacturer and is now a division of this corporation.

To get their products into the hands of landscape contractors, Corona Clipper looks for two-step distribution methods, and is currently expanding its dealer network to ensure its products are being offered in the right places, Facko says.

Corona Clipper also offers pocket-sized educational materials to help landscape contractors train their crews. Two that are currently available include “The Principles of Pruning” and “The Principles of Planting,” according to Facko.

For more information about Corona’s full line of tools, visit their Web site at www.coronaclipper.com. To find a retailer or distributor near you, contact Corona Clipper’s customer service department at 800/847-7863.

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