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During these trying times, we recognize how hard your jobs can be. Being trade professionals, many of you remain needed and at work, even as the majority of the population works remotely or not at all. We’ve started to hear your stories about the work you’re continuing to do, and how it’s contributing to keeping the economy moving forward.

-I am a plant electrician for Miami-Dade county Water and Sewer in Florida. All of the great workers for the county are here to support the people in the surrounding areas in these challenging times. – Michael, Florida

This week we celebrated the Vernal (spring) Equinox, the day during which the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of both day and night are almost exactly the same. This event also marks the season change from winter to spring. This is the perfect time to refresh your space and make sure your home electrical is functioning properly.

Every month in 2020, we’ll be brining you a Klein Timeline Snapshot: a look back in time at a specific year, looking at what the world was like in said year, and what was happening with Klein Tools.

This month’s year: 1901

Prime rib: $0.17 per pound
Women’s shoes: $1.10-$1.25 per pair
Laundry service: $0.05 per shirt  

March 1-7 is National Women in Construction week. According to the National Association of Women in Construction, this week was created to highlight women as a viable component of the construction industry, and to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the industry. Women in Construction week has been around for 60 years, with the first celebration happening in 1960 in Amarillo, Texas.

As with all skilled trades, the need for plumbing professionals has grown over the last few years. This need is expected to keep growing in the new decade. Because of this, the benefits of a job in the plumbing field are only increasing year over year. Certain cities are far more beneficial for plumbing professionals.

We’ve spent the last few months looking at our own history, but we haven’t investigated the history of Klein Tools’ foundation: hand tools! A hand tool, by definition, is any tool that you power with your hand and not a motor. While the tools that we use today are streamlined and often multi-functional, rudimentary versions of these tools have existed as long as humans have.

Every month in 2020, we’ll be brining you a Klein Timeline Snapshot: a look back in time at a specific year, looking at what the world was like in said year, and what was happening with Klein Tools.

This month’s year: 1941

4 piece bedroom set: $10
Quart of ice cream: $0.30
Movie tickets: $0.15-0.25

Tuesday, February 11 is National Inventors’ Day, created in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan in order to recognize the contributions that inventors make not only to the United States but also to the world as a whole. In honor of that, today we’ll be looking at a few of the most important inventors, and what they contributed to the world of electrical innovation in their lifetime.

February 3-5 is the annual AHR Expo in Orlando, Florida, the world’s largest HVACR marketplace, and an excellent place for HVAC professionals to meet, learn and find the latest and greatest tools for their trade. In honor of this, today we’re looking at some of our best HVAC tools, built to last and stand up to the tough conditions of HVAC job sites.

As we move full swing into the new year, it’s always interesting to look at the trends shaping the electrical industry that might affect business and technicians. Many of the big changes across electrical and other industries involve modernization and integrating systems that are more friendly to the environment, especially as concerns about climate change continue to grow each year.

One of the most interesting trends coming out of larger cities is the move away from natural gas to electrical power. More specifically, some metropolitan cities have actually made moves to ban natural…