Rubbermaid for convenience.

• Position: What's New? - Brief Article

What Rubbermaid, Huntersville, N.C., has done for storage, it is in the process of doing for home improvement. Its target is the ever-expanding do-it-yourself market, the group whose top 10 projects include--at least according to the research surveys--hanging pictures; assembling furniture; installing shelves; putting up curtains and blinds; repairing toilets, faucets, or showers; painting a room; inserting screws and/or anchors in walls; hooking up a light fixture; assembling a grill; and changing locks and door knobs.

Rubbermaid's new line of Tough Tools are designed with these everyday projects in mind. The line includes hammers, wrenches, pliers, straight edges, sockets, tape measures, etc.--as well as tool storage organizers and tool kits, which include a picture hanging kit, bucket organizer, and hard and soft...