July 2004
Ripley Company Acquires Fiber Optic/Telecom, Electronic Divisions of Clauss
Ripley Company Acquires Fiber Optic/Telecom and Electronic Divisions of Clauss

Ripley Company is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Fiber Optic/Telecom and Electronic divisions of Clauss, based in Fremont, Ohio. Details of the acquisition have not been made public.

Clauss was founded in 1877 and manufactures tools and scissors for the Fiber Optic/Telecom and Electronics markets. The Fiber Optic/Telecom division consists of industry leading fiber optic preparation tools, including the NO-NIK® Fiber Optic Stripper, CC 125 Fiber Optic Cleaver, CFS Fiber Optic Stripper, Kevlar® Shears, Fiber Optic Preparation Kits and Consumables for fiber preparation.

"Clauss’ world-class fiber optic preparation tool offering is a natural fit to the Ripley product range," said Ed Dearborn, Vice President and General Manager of Ripley. "We believe that the acquisition of the Fiber Optic/Telecom and Electronic divisions is forward thinking, allowing each company’s strongest assets to come together, prompting the development of new, enhanced tools and technologies to better serve the consumer."

"We, at Clauss, believe that the acquisition of our Fiber Optic/Telecom tools by the Ripley Company puts the best interest of our customer first, " said Scott Sprouse, President of Clauss. "As the fiber optic market reemerges and grows, this move allows Ripley to offer installers, technicians, electrical contractors and OEM’s the most complete line of tools in the industry, all from one company."

The Clauss tool line will also be available through all of Ripley’s distributors worldwide. Customers may order Clauss tools and scissors from Ripley by contacting Ripley in Cromwell, Connecticut toll free in the USA, at 800-528-8665, Internationally at (01) 860-635-2200, or by e-mail: info@ripley-tools.com. Ripley products and distributors can also be found on the Internet at http://www.ripley-tools.com.