ASHLAND, OR (USA) - ASHLAND, OR (USA) – Ace Hardware Corporation, the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the industry, has expanded it’s spray can tool offering to include SafeWorld’s new CANGUN1 as its exclusive, premium ergonomic aerosol spray can tool.

"After more than 20 years of purchasing the original CANGUN, we're now excited to be expanding SafeWorld's spray tool offerings to our retailers with new CANGUN1 Premium Spray Can Tool,” said Chris Cornelius, Ace’s associate buyer for paint. “The new, easier to use, CANGUN1, offers our consumers more features, benefits and increased satisfaction, while providing professional results at a value price."

CANGUN1 features the world’s first ergonomic, arthritis-friendly FullGrip™ trigger, offering 22 times the surface area, compared to a standard spray can’s tip, for hours of effortless, pain-free, professional-style spraying. This trigger and the unit’s 2.5:1 leverage advantage, makes the tool, on average, eight times easier to spray with, and the only spray can tool usable while wearing work gloves. Its one-of-a-kind trigger eliminates finger fatigue and numbness, wrist and forearm strain, and hand cramping, and dramatically reduces chemical contact normally associated with extended application by frequent heavy users, of, among other products: paints, coatings, cleaners, adhesives, lubricants and cleaners. Compared to other products in this category, CANGUN1’s one-size-fits-all FutureLock attachment ring fits all standard spray cans worldwide and requires the lowest amount of effort to attach, spray and remove.

Additionally CANGUN1 was just awarded a Silver North American Retail Hardware Association’s Packaging and Merchandising Award for the following categories: Overall shelf and sales appeal; Attractive graphic design; Innovative, new ideas, techniques, materials, design or advancement in field; Economical packaging efficiency; Shelf performance, and durability and Selling Features, how well the packaging conveys the features and benefits of the product.

“From the beginning of our 20+ year relationship, we’ve found Ace Hardware to be a leading-edge trend-setter. We are excited they have chosen CANGUN1 as their exclusive premium spray can tool available to all 4700 Ace stores nationwide,” said Ken Becker, Pres. of SafeWorld & Inventor of CANGUN1.

CANGUN1's handle length is approximately 20 percent longer than a competitive unit which translates into greater ease of use, and accommodates a larger range of hand sizes. Also contributing to the product’s greater ease of use is that there is twice as much open area space between the user’s hand and spray can when gripping and using this spray can tool.

About Ace Hardware
For more than 85 years, Ace Hardware has been known as the helpful hardware store by both customers and communities. In 2009, Ace ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Home Improvement Stores for the Third Consecutive Year,” according to J.D. Power and Associates. With 4,500 locally owned and operated hardware, home center and building materials stores, Ace is the largest hardware cooperative in the industry. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace currently operates 14 distribution centers in the U.S. and one in Shanghai, China, and its retailers' stores are located in all 50 states and more than 60 countries. For more information on Ace, visit www.acehardware.com.

About SafeWorld
SafeWorld, maker of CANGUN1, has been a leading supplier to the paint, industrial, OEM, mass merchandiser & hardware markets for nearly 30 years will be exhibiting SafeWorld will be exhibiting CANGUN1 at the 2010 National Hardware Show Booth 4130 in Las Vegas, May 4 – 2010.

In our contined pro-active effort to further reduce it’s total carbon footprint, effective April 6, 2010, SafeWorld has transformed every shipment from its factory into a 100% carbon neutral shipment via the services of GreenShipping.com and it’s offset partner Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). BEF is a non-profit organization who uses proceeds from the offset sales to fund environmental education, to expand the use of renewable energy, and for projects like restoration of watersheds. More information at: http://www.b-e-f.org


For technical specifications and other information, visit CANGUN1.com http://www.cangun1.com/ or call SafeWorld at +1.541.512.2500.

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Contact:
Ken Becker, President
SafeWorld International, Inc.

USA Phone:
+1.541.512-2500

E-mail:
ken@safeworld.com