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Brand Use Study for POWER TOOL ACCESSORIES

Survey Years:
Quality Rating
Awareness & Use
About the Study
POWER TOOL ACCESSORIES-2001-Quality Rating

Quality Rating

How do you rate the QUALITY of each brand you are familiar with?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders
DeWalt4.24.34.24.34.2
Milwaukee Electric Tools4.24.34.14.24.4*
Makita4.13.94.04.24.2
Paslode4.03.9*4.04.23.7*
Senco4.03.8*4.04.14.2*
Hitachi3.94.0*3.74.04.1*
Klein3.94.2*3.8*3.9*3.6*
Stanley-Bostitch3.94.14.03.83.8
Duo-Fast3.83.8*3.8*3.83.7*
other1.0%0.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
no answer53.0%54.0%55.0%51.0%53.0%
answered multiple3.0%1.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders
DeWalt4.34.24.24.3
Milwaukee Electric Tools4.3*4.24.44.1
Makita4.1*4.14.24.1
Paslode4.1*4.13.93.9
Senco3.9*4.04.14.0
Hitachi3.9*3.94.13.8
Klein3.5*3.9*3.6*4.2
Stanley-Bostitch4.0*3.94.03.8
Duo-Fast4.1*3.74.03.6
other2.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
no answer52.0%54.0%49.0%51.0
answered multiple7.0%3.0%2.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders
DeWalt4.24.14.6*
Milwaukee Electric Tools4.24.14.6*
Makita4.04.14.5*
Paslode4.04.04.5*
Senco4.04.04.3*
Hitachi3.93.94.1*
Klein3.9*3.8*4.0*
Stanley-Bostitch3.93.84.3*
Duo-Fast3.83.74.3*
other1.0%1.0%4.0%
no answer53.0%52.0%52.0%
answered multiple3.0%2.0%4.0%
POWER TOOL ACCESSORIES-2001-Brand Best at Communicating with Builders
Select Detail Statistics:

Brand Best at Communicating with Builders

Considering ads, mailings, personal visits, etc., which one brand is BEST AT COMMUNICATING with you?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders431.070.0112.0160.089.0
DeWalt16.0%17.0%15.0%16.0%13.0%
Makita7.0%1.0%10.0%5.0%11.0%
Milwaukee Electric Tools6.0%9.0%4.0%4.0%8.0%
Stanley-Bostitch6.0%11.0%6.0%6.0%3.0%
Vermont American2.0%3.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%
Duo-Fast1.0%1.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%
Paslode1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Senco1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0%
American Tool0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Campbell Hausfeld0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Credo0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Danaher0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hitachi0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%0.0%
Klein0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Magna Professional0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Muro0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Norton0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Oldham/United States Saw0.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Starrett0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%
Thomas Industries0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Weiler (Vortec)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
no answer55.0%46.0%56.0%54.0%61.0%
answered multiple4.0%7.0%3.0%4.0%1.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders44.0160.0109.0105.0
DeWalt18.0%19.0%12.0%14.0
Makita5.0%6.0%11.0%7.0
Milwaukee Electric Tools2.0%8.0%6.0%5.0
Stanley-Bostitch9.0%5.0%9.0%5.0
Vermont American2.0%1.0%2.0%2.0
Duo-Fast5.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Paslode0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Senco0.0%1.0%4.0%0.0
American Tool0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Campbell Hausfeld0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Credo0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Danaher0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Hitachi0.0%0.0%0.0%2.0
Klein0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Magna Professional0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Muro0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Norton0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Oldham/United States Saw0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0
Starrett0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
Thomas Industries0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
Weiler (Vortec)0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
other0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
no answer52.0%52.0%50.0%59.0
answered multiple7.0%5.0%3.0%2.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders172.0196.056.0
DeWalt17.0%15.0%14.0%
Makita8.0%8.0%4.0%
Milwaukee Electric Tools8.0%5.0%2.0%
Stanley-Bostitch5.0%9.0%5.0%
Vermont American2.0%1.0%2.0%
Duo-Fast1.0%2.0%0.0%
Paslode1.0%1.0%2.0%
Senco0.0%3.0%0.0%
American Tool0.0%0.0%0.0%
Campbell Hausfeld0.0%1.0%0.0%
Credo0.0%0.0%0.0%
Danaher0.0%0.0%0.0%
Hitachi0.0%1.0%0.0%
Klein0.0%0.0%0.0%
Magna Professional0.0%0.0%0.0%
Muro0.0%0.0%0.0%
Norton0.0%0.0%0.0%
Oldham/United States Saw1.0%0.0%0.0%
Starrett0.0%1.0%0.0%
Thomas Industries1.0%0.0%0.0%
Weiler (Vortec)0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%
no answer52.0%52.0%66.0%
answered multiple5.0%3.0%5.0%

Brand Familiarity

Which brands have you HEARD OF?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders431.070.0112.0160.089.0
DeWalt80.0%80.0%90.0%79.0%70.0%
Makita71.0%67.0%76.0%74.0%64.0%
Stanley-Bostitch69.0%74.0%67.0%71.0%63.0%
Milwaukee Electric Tools63.0%64.0%71.0%62.0%53.0%
Hitachi61.0%60.0%61.0%61.0%62.0%
Senco57.0%56.0%57.0%58.0%54.0%
Paslode55.0%60.0%59.0%58.0%43.0%
Duo-Fast51.0%56.0%50.0%53.0%44.0%
Vermont American47.0%50.0%47.0%51.0%38.0%
Campbell Hausfeld43.0%44.0%45.0%44.0%38.0%
American Tool25.0%29.0%28.0%26.0%18.0%
Klein24.0%31.0%21.0%24.0%20.0%
Starrett20.0%30.0%18.0%16.0%21.0%
Oldham/United States Saw19.0%26.0%21.0%17.0%17.0%
Norton13.0%16.0%11.0%14.0%9.0%
Credo12.0%13.0%12.0%13.0%12.0%
Magna Professional8.0%7.0%7.0%10.0%8.0%
Muro6.0%4.0%5.0%7.0%4.0%
Thomas Industries6.0%4.0%7.0%8.0%4.0%
Weiler (Vortec)6.0%6.0%7.0%7.0%4.0%
Danaher5.0%7.0%4.0%6.0%2.0%
other1.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%
indicated one or more88.0%84.0%94.0%91.0%81.0%
no answer10.0%16.0%6.0%8.0%16.0%
no answer1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%3.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders44.0160.0109.0105.0
DeWalt89.0%79.0%84.0%78.0
Makita73.0%70.0%73.0%74.0
Stanley-Bostitch70.0%63.0%75.0%70.0
Milwaukee Electric Tools68.0%62.0%70.0%58.0
Hitachi66.0%58.0%64.0%63.0
Senco64.0%56.0%59.0%55.0
Paslode50.0%57.0%56.0%56.0
Duo-Fast59.0%51.0%51.0%50.0
Vermont American52.0%46.0%48.0%49.0
Campbell Hausfeld45.0%46.0%45.0%38.0
American Tool16.0%24.0%24.0%31.0
Klein16.0%27.0%23.0%25.0
Starrett14.0%20.0%20.0%23.0
Oldham/United States Saw16.0%22.0%11.0%28.0
Norton14.0%11.0%15.0%12.0
Credo7.0%11.0%12.0%17.0
Magna Professional9.0%5.0%8.0%14.0
Muro2.0%5.0%6.0%8.0
Thomas Industries2.0%6.0%8.0%9.0
Weiler (Vortec)5.0%4.0%9.0%8.0
Danaher2.0%4.0%6.0%6.0
other2.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
indicated one or more91.0%89.0%92.0%87.0
no answer9.0%9.0%7.0%12.0
no answer0.0%2.0%1.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders172.0196.056.0
DeWalt85.0%81.0%70.0%
Makita73.0%72.0%66.0%
Stanley-Bostitch71.0%70.0%57.0%
Milwaukee Electric Tools69.0%62.0%50.0%
Hitachi64.0%63.0%48.0%
Senco62.0%58.0%39.0%
Paslode61.0%57.0%34.0%
Duo-Fast60.0%48.0%34.0%
Vermont American58.0%45.0%25.0%
Campbell Hausfeld59.0%36.0%20.0%
American Tool26.0%27.0%16.0%
Klein34.0%18.0%13.0%
Starrett30.0%14.0%13.0%
Oldham/United States Saw30.0%12.0%14.0%
Norton16.0%11.0%7.0%
Credo19.0%9.0%4.0%
Magna Professional11.0%7.0%7.0%
Muro9.0%4.0%2.0%
Thomas Industries10.0%5.0%4.0%
Weiler (Vortec)8.0%6.0%4.0%
Danaher8.0%4.0%0.0%
other2.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more90.0%91.0%79.0%
no answer10.0%7.0%20.0%
no answer1.0%2.0%2.0%

Brands Used the Most

Which brand(s) does your firm USE THE MOST?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders431.070.0112.0160.089.0
DeWalt40.0%43.0%46.0%41.0%28.0%
Makita29.0%37.0%26.0%28.0%26.0%
Milwaukee Electric Tools25.0%36.0%29.0%20.0%20.0%
Paslode18.0%23.0%21.0%19.0%8.0%
Stanley-Bostitch18.0%33.0%19.0%14.0%13.0%
Senco16.0%11.0%17.0%17.0%16.0%
Hitachi11.0%17.0%11.0%9.0%11.0%
Duo-Fast10.0%13.0%12.0%11.0%6.0%
Vermont American10.0%14.0%13.0%9.0%7.0%
Campbell Hausfeld8.0%9.0%10.0%8.0%4.0%
Oldham/United States Saw5.0%10.0%4.0%4.0%4.0%
Klein4.0%11.0%4.0%3.0%1.0%
Starrett3.0%11.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%
American Tool2.0%1.0%1.0%3.0%1.0%
Norton2.0%4.0%2.0%3.0%1.0%
Credo1.0%0.0%0.0%2.0%1.0%
Danaher0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Magna Professional0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Muro0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
Thomas Industries0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Weiler (Vortec)0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more61.0%69.0%63.0%63.0%52.0%
did not indicate26.0%16.0%30.0%27.0%27.0%
no answer9.0%13.0%5.0%6.0%15.0%
no answer4.0%3.0%2.0%4.0%7.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders44.0160.0109.0105.0
DeWalt45.0%43.0%36.0%40.0
Makita18.0%31.0%31.0%29.0
Milwaukee Electric Tools23.0%28.0%26.0%22.0
Paslode14.0%23.0%12.0%19.0
Stanley-Bostitch20.0%18.0%16.0%19.0
Senco18.0%19.0%11.0%16.0
Hitachi5.0%10.0%13.0%14.0
Duo-Fast16.0%11.0%10.0%7.0
Vermont American14.0%11.0%9.0%10.0
Campbell Hausfeld7.0%9.0%11.0%5.0
Oldham/United States Saw2.0%6.0%3.0%8.0
Klein5.0%4.0%3.0%8.0
Starrett5.0%3.0%2.0%5.0
American Tool2.0%3.0%2.0%0.0
Norton9.0%2.0%2.0%1.0
Credo0.0%1.0%0.0%2.0
Danaher0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Magna Professional0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Muro0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0
Thomas Industries0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0
Weiler (Vortec)0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0
other2.0%1.0%0.0%0.0
indicated one or more55.0%68.0%60.0%58.0
did not indicate36.0%19.0%30.0%29.0
no answer5.0%8.0%7.0%10.0
no answer5.0%4.0%3.0%4.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders172.0196.056.0
DeWalt43.0%39.0%39.0%
Makita29.0%29.0%27.0%
Milwaukee Electric Tools32.0%22.0%13.0%
Paslode20.0%19.0%9.0%
Stanley-Bostitch18.0%19.0%13.0%
Senco16.0%18.0%11.0%
Hitachi13.0%10.0%11.0%
Duo-Fast10.0%9.0%16.0%
Vermont American14.0%9.0%4.0%
Campbell Hausfeld11.0%5.0%9.0%
Oldham/United States Saw8.0%3.0%5.0%
Klein8.0%3.0%2.0%
Starrett4.0%3.0%0.0%
American Tool1.0%2.0%4.0%
Norton2.0%3.0%2.0%
Credo1.0%2.0%0.0%
Danaher0.0%0.0%0.0%
Magna Professional0.0%0.0%0.0%
Muro1.0%0.0%0.0%
Thomas Industries0.0%0.0%0.0%
Weiler (Vortec)1.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated one or more67.0%59.0%54.0%
did not indicate22.0%32.0%23.0%
no answer8.0%7.0%16.0%
no answer4.0%3.0%7.0%

Brands Used in Past 2 Years

Which brands has your firm USED IN THE PAST 2 YEARS in the homes you've built (including brands you subcontracted with others to install)?

Census Region
TotalNortheastMidwestSouthWest
base: BUILDER builders431.070.0112.0160.089.0
DeWalt62.0%63.0%71.0%63.0%48.0%
Makita50.0%50.0%55.0%52.0%40.0%
Milwaukee Electric Tools44.0%50.0%52.0%42.0%35.0%
Stanley-Bostitch41.0%50.0%42.0%42.0%33.0%
Paslode33.0%40.0%38.0%35.0%16.0%
Senco33.0%29.0%35.0%33.0%33.0%
Duo-Fast27.0%31.0%26.0%29.0%20.0%
Vermont American27.0%33.0%29.0%28.0%19.0%
Hitachi26.0%27.0%27.0%24.0%27.0%
Campbell Hausfeld23.0%23.0%24.0%24.0%18.0%
Klein12.0%19.0%10.0%13.0%6.0%
Oldham/United States Saw10.0%14.0%10.0%7.0%12.0%
American Tool8.0%9.0%9.0%10.0%4.0%
Starrett8.0%19.0%4.0%6.0%10.0%
Norton5.0%11.0%2.0%6.0%3.0%
Credo3.0%3.0%1.0%3.0%3.0%
Magna Professional1.0%1.0%1.0%2.0%0.0%
Muro1.0%0.0%1.0%1.0%0.0%
Thomas Industries1.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
Weiler (Vortec)1.0%1.0%3.0%1.0%0.0%
Danaher0.0%3.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
other1.0%3.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%
indicated one or more78.0%79.0%83.0%80.0%69.0%
did not indicate10.0%6.0%11.0%11.0%11.0%
no answer1.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%4.0%
Average Sale Price
Under $125K$125K-$199K$200K-$349K$350K+
base: BUILDER builders44.0160.0109.0105.0
DeWalt68.0%64.0%61.0%60.0
Makita41.0%54.0%52.0%50.0
Milwaukee Electric Tools39.0%46.0%46.0%45.0
Stanley-Bostitch45.0%38.0%41.0%44.0
Paslode23.0%38.0%25.0%38.0
Senco39.0%32.0%33.0%33.0
Duo-Fast27.0%29.0%27.0%25.0
Vermont American30.0%25.0%26.0%33.0
Hitachi23.0%25.0%28.0%28.0
Campbell Hausfeld25.0%25.0%25.0%18.0
Klein5.0%13.0%9.0%15.0
Oldham/United States Saw5.0%12.0%4.0%17.0
American Tool5.0%9.0%6.0%12.0
Starrett5.0%6.0%8.0%12.0
Norton9.0%5.0%5.0%4.0
Credo2.0%3.0%2.0%3.0
Magna Professional0.0%1.0%1.0%3.0
Muro0.0%1.0%1.0%1.0
Thomas Industries0.0%0.0%0.0%4.0
Weiler (Vortec)2.0%0.0%2.0%3.0
Danaher0.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
other2.0%1.0%0.0%1.0
indicated one or more82.0%83.0%78.0%72.0
did not indicate9.0%5.0%14.0%14.0
no answer0.0%3.0%1.0%1.0
Units Built
1-45-4950+
base: BUILDER builders172.0196.056.0
DeWalt67.0%62.0%50.0%
Makita52.0%52.0%43.0%
Milwaukee Electric Tools49.0%45.0%27.0%
Stanley-Bostitch41.0%43.0%32.0%
Paslode34.0%36.0%18.0%
Senco35.0%36.0%20.0%
Duo-Fast29.0%27.0%21.0%
Vermont American34.0%26.0%13.0%
Hitachi29.0%26.0%18.0%
Campbell Hausfeld31.0%19.0%13.0%
Klein17.0%8.0%7.0%
Oldham/United States Saw16.0%6.0%9.0%
American Tool11.0%7.0%7.0%
Starrett11.0%7.0%5.0%
Norton5.0%5.0%4.0%
Credo4.0%2.0%0.0%
Magna Professional2.0%1.0%0.0%
Muro2.0%0.0%0.0%
Thomas Industries2.0%1.0%0.0%
Weiler (Vortec)2.0%2.0%0.0%
Danaher1.0%0.0%0.0%
other2.0%0.0%0.0%
indicated one or more83.0%80.0%63.0%
did not indicate6.0%12.0%16.0%
no answer1.0%2.0%2.0%
Purpose

The findings cited in this report are based on a survey sponsored by Hanley-Wood, LLC, on behalf of their publication, BUILDER.

The purpose of this research project was to provide the editors and advertisers with a profile of the brands used by builders in the BUILDER audience. Specific areas of inquiry included:

  • The number and average sale price of residential units built by respondents' firms in 2004.
  • Respondents' familiarity with, use of, and opinions about brands in 69 product categories.
  • The one brand within each category respondents feel is best at communicating with them.
Method

The survey sample of 6,250 was selected in systematic fashion by Palm Coast Data, Inc., and Readex from BUILDER's domestic, qualified "builder" circulation of approximately 125,000 recipients at the time of sample selection.

Five versions of an 8-page questionnaire were designed jointly by BUILDER and Readex. Each version contained two questions common to all versions, with the remaining brand-specific questions unique to each.

Data was collected via mail survey from October 18 to December 11, 2000. To ensure the value of this brand use data to manufacturers, the findings cited in this report are based on the 2,247 respondents who indicated their firms built residential units in 2000 (36% of the survey sample).

The margin of error for percentages based on all 2,247 usable responses is ±2.0% at the 95% confidence level. The margin of error for percentages based on smaller sample sizes—census regions, for example— will be larger.