Snap-on Tops Frost & Sullivan Awards

(Akron/Tire Review) Snap-on won seven 2006 Technicians’ Choice Awards from global consulting company Frost & Sullivan. The awards, which measure the tool preferences of automotive technicians in the U.S. and the U.K., will be formally presented at Frost & Sullivan’s annual 2007 Best Practices Awards Banquet on Feb. 7 in Anaheim, Calif.

According to Frost & Sullivan, Snap-on was tops in nearly all tool product categories, and was selected as the best overall brand for hand tools, scan tools and tool storage in both the U.S. and U.K. Technicians in the U.K. also selected Snap-on as the best brand of power tools in the survey.

“We are gratified with the results of Frost & Sullivan’s Technicians’ Choice Awards, especially since the winners were selected by the auto technicians themselves,” said Al Biland, senior vice president of Snap-on Inc. and president of Snap-on Tools Co. “The accolades, combined with the convincing winning percentages, further underscore Snap-on’s commitment to innovation, quality, durability and superior customer service. We are proud to be viewed as the brand-of-choice for tools for the automotive professional.”

In the U.S., according to Frost & Sullivan, 76% of technicians surveyed rated Snap-on as the best brand of hand tools, while the second place brand earned only 8%. Similarly, in tool storage, Snap-on’s margin was 65% to 10%, while in the scan tool category, Snap-on topped the survey with 51%, compared to the second place finisher with 18%.

In the U.K., Snap-on power tools won by a margin of 52% to 16%.