Sponsors of the 2009/10 IMI Candidate card, Snap-on are a leading manufacturer and supplier of professional tools and garage equipment and operate in over 130 countries. Customers include automotive workshops and technicians, manufacturers, military forces and users in the aerospace, commercial aviation, marine, construction, agriculture, mining, oil and gas industries.

Founded in1920, Snap-on products and services include, hand and power tools, tool storage, workshop and diagnostic equipment, diagnostics software, information and management systems.

Things you may not know about Snap-on

As part of the 1941 Lend-Lease programme, Snap-on products were sent from the US to the UK to support the war effort in World War Two. One of these tools was a tappet adjuster for use on the Supermarine Spitfire’s Merlin engine.

The longest tool Snap-on ever made was a square drive extension wrench, which was used in a nuclear reactor. The wrench was 25 feet long and always had to float upright in water.

Snap-on tools accompany most of the US voyages into space and were most conspicuously used as part of the Apollo space programme.

Snap-on is associated with motor sport, most notably Formula One, MotoGP, World and British Superbikes and the World Rally Championship. In 2008 Snap-on announced a three-year deal with Aston Martin Racing – the 2007 and 2008 title holders of the GT1 class Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race.

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Snap-on products, are famous for their quality and durability and there is a distinct pride of ownership among customers who use them. Snap-on products are primarily sold via Snap-on dealers, who pay weekly visits to their customers to keep them up-to-date on new products and services.

This unique one-to-one relationship enables Snap-on dealers to also handle warranty repair and replacement, when necessary and to provide affordable programmes for technicians to build their tool kits and their capabilities.

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