Ames True Temper

Ames True Temper® Ames True Temper is the leading, as well as the oldest, manufacturer of non-powered landscaping products in the U.S. Headquartered in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania (near Harrisburg), the company manufactures and markets a wide variety of long-handled tools, wheelbarrows, cutting tools, garden hoses and hose accessories, striking tools, snow tools, decorative garden accessories and planters. Ames True Temper brands are among the most recognized across their primary product categories. Our brand portfolio includes Ames®, True Temper®, Ames True Temper®, Dynamic Design™, Hound Dog®, and Garant®, as well as the contractor-oriented brands including UnionTools®, Razor-Back® Professional Tools and Jackson® Professional Tools.

Ames True Temper: Going Green

Ames True Temper Internal Efforts
Since 2008, thanks to an increased and on-going recycling and sustainability focus and efforts to reduce our carbon footprint Ames True Temper has saved the following:

Over 33,628 trees
Over 169 acres of trees
Over 284,173 cubic yards of landfill
Over 950,972 gallons of water
Over 304,979 gallons of oil
Equivalent of removing over 901 cars from the road for a year

True Temper EcoGardener™ Tools

The EcoGardener™ Tools are the best solution for environmentally conscious gardeners. The tools are made from sustainable materials including fast-growing bamboo for the handles and recycled steel for the shovel heads. These tools are just as tough as their "traditional" counterparts. The bamboo handles are not hollow, but constructed with strips of bamboo pressed together to form a solid handle, but made from renewable resources, providing users with a responsible green alternative. With the addition of EcoGardener, green enthusiasts can reduce their impact on the environment by using tools made with bamboo handles and blades made from recycled steel. Bamboo is unique in that it grows in a variety of climates and geographic locations and replenishes much more rapidly than traditional hardwoods.

The EcoGardener™ line
features seven new products including:


Long Handle Square Point Shovel	Long Handle Round Point Shovel	D-Handle Garden Spade	D-Handle Round Point Shovel	Bow Rake	Cultivator	Garden Hoe

Appalachian Hardwood Verified Sustainable

Ames True Temper is proud of its long-standing environmental stewardship, and one example can be seen in our wood handle production. Many of our tools feature Northern Ash or Hickory handles. These handles are produced by our wood mills that are located in a specific region of the Appalachian Mountains distinguished as “verified sustainable” using US Forestry Service data. In that region, forests naturally replenish at a rate of 2.29 trees for every tree harvested, which occurs without manual replanting efforts or chemical applications.

Dynamic Design™ EcoGardener™ Planters
EcoGardener™ Planters are a new line of stylish, renewable, durable and biodegradable planters. All planters in the EcoGardener line take 20 percent less energy to produce and are made from sustainable, natural materials including rice chaff, bamboo fibers, natural binders and natural colorant. Homeowners can eventually dispose of the planters without impacting the environment because the EcoGardener Planters are biodegradable and will fade into the environment as they decompose leaving no carbon footprint. The EcoGardener Planters come in a variety of colors and styles that appeal to varying tastes.


Berkeley Planter	Cambridge Planter	Eden Planter	Jasmine Planter

Our History

Ames, founded in 1774, only manufactured shovels for much of its history. However, over the last three decades, Ames acquired several companies to expand its product lines and geographical reach.

Founded in 1809 in Vermont, True Temper started as a manufacturer of agricultural products, particularly shovels and other digging tools. Like Ames, True Temper also expanded its product lines through acquisitions.

Ames True Temper® was formed in 1999 when Ames and its then parent, US Industries, Inc. (“USI”), acquired True Temper from the Huffy Corporation, combining two non-powered landscaping products companies with market leadership positions in long handle tools and wheelbarrows.

Since January 2002, we have completed multiple acquisitions to complement our product portfolio and enhance our sourcing capabilities.

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