So You Think Pruning is a Pain?

Take the "youch" out of yard work with body-friendly tools from Fiskars, the
World`s #1 Pruning Brand™

MADISON, Wis.--(Business Wire)--
Many gardeners profess to love pruning. Only one thing mars the experience: most
pruning tools are quite literally a pain to use.

Only a few minutes of deadheading blossoms or trimming branches can produce
forearm strain and aching wrists. The problem is even more pronounced for the
over 46 million Americans who suffer the swollen joints, limited mobility and
reduced grip strength caused by arthritis. For them, pruning isn`t just painful;
it can be an impossibility - unless they have the proper tools.

Only Fiskars pruning tools "make the cut" - across all brands

"The good news is a properly designed pruning tool can dramatically diminish and
even eliminate discomfort," says Joshua Hatch, ergonomic design expert at
Fiskars, a global supplier of innovative cutting tools. Widely recognized for
inventive, body-friendly tools like its distinctive orange-handled scissors,
Fiskars has developed the only pruners and loppers in the industry to earn
Ease-of-Use Commendations from The Arthritis Foundation and the Arthritis
Society of Canada.

Thirteen Fiskars tools, all with patented PowerGear 3X cutting power technology,
are the only garden tools that have earned commendations based on rigorous
testing at Georgia Tech Research Institute`s (GTRI) Accessibility Evaluation
Facility - widely regarded as the world leader in helping government and
industry develop products for use by people of all abilities. Each Fiskars tool
was objectively evaluated by a team of scientists in the laboratory as well as
by a panel of people with moderate to severe arthritis who put the products to
practical use.

"Anybody can evaluate a product," notes GTRI senior research scientist Dr. Brad
Fain, who leads research at the facility. "But we focus on collecting objective
data and working directly with the designers of these products on how to improve
them."

Everyone can benefit from a body-friendly pruner or lopper, emphasizes Hatch.
"People tend to focus on grip pressure, or the force it takes to make a cut," he
explains. "You also need to look at the weight, overall size and balance,
mechanics and handle shape. All these characteristics have to be right for a
pruner to work with the body instead of against it - you can`t quite imagine it
until you feel it for yourself."

To learn more about the only garden tools with the Ease-of-Use commendation,
visit: www.fiskars.com

ABOUT FISKARS:

Fiskars, the #1 scissors brand, is a global supplier of consumer products for
the home, garden and outdoors. The group has a strong portfolio of trusted
international brands including Fiskars, Iittala, Gerber, Silva, and Buster.
Founded in 1649, Fiskars is one of the oldest companies in the world.

Fiskars
Brent S. McHenry
608.294.4643 desk
608.213.7877 cell
bmchenry@fiskars.com

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