Awards

From: Building Products Magazine
Product: MultiScanner i700 OneStep
Annual MVP Awards issue, July/August 2005

Each year, Building Products' Most Valuable Product competition singles out an elite handful of new products worthy of special recognition. The panel assessed each entry based on a single requirement: is the product of value to pros, meaning does it reduced installation time, callbacks, or labor costs; solve a problem; simplify installation; boost profits; or add curb appeal or a "wow" factor to a home.

"For builders and remodelers who have multiple scanning needs but don't want to carry around multiple tools, the MultiScanner i700 OneStep looks like a real time saver," the judges raved.

From: Home Improvement Executive Magazine
Product: Stud Finders
Annual Innovation Awards issue, July 25, 2005

Home Improvement Executive researched company Web sites, press releases, promotional materials, and articles published over the past year. First, second, and third place winners were chosen in several product categories based on overall presentation, including unique products, packaging, and/or features brought to market.

From: Popular Mechanics Magazine
Product: MultiScanner OneStep
Awarded at AHMAl Hardware Show, April 2004

For the fifth consecutive year, a new Zircon product has won Popular Mechanics magazine's highest accolade. The revolutionary CenterVision stud finders pinpoint the center of the stud in one pass.

From: Popular Mechanics Magazine
Product: the LaserVision Qube System
January 2004 issue
Awarded at National Hardware Show, August 2003

This is an amazing four years in a row that Zircon has garnered this award, probably the most sought after at the NHS. No one else has ever won even twice in a row. You can read about it now on their web site — and see Zircon's Norm Krantz accepting the award from PM's editor Steve Wilson and Hearst vice president Jay McGill.

From: This Old House Magazine
Product: LaserVision Qube System
December 2003

"Laser levels are a dime a dozen, but Zircon's LaserVision Qube system ($100) is a standout in a crowded field.

Each 1 1/2" color-coded cube (make that "qube") generates a different-shaped laser beam: Red cubes make a dot, blue cubes a line, and green cubes a cross.

Use them individually or in combination to create, say, simultaneous plumb and level lines on a wall for cabinet layout.

Ultrastrong neodymium magnets secure the cubes to one another and to the self-leveling base."

- This Old House Magazine, December 2003

From: Handy Magazine
Product:LaserVision Qube System
November 2003

"Simplicity is the key to Zircon's LaserVision Qube System (starting at about $100).

A simple appearance belies the sophisticated engineering that makes laser leveling esaier than ever.

Point one or more of the tiny magnetic laser cubes in almost any direction from the unit's self-leveling base.

By adding more cubes you can do complex layouts with ease. The cubes come in versions that project lines, dots and crosses."

- Handy Magazine, November/December 2003

NECA "Showstopper" Award.

From: Electrical Contractor
Product: StudSensor Pro SL-AC
October 2003

Top 25 New Products of 2003

From: Electrical Contracting & Engineering News Magazine
Product: CF 12 Pro Circuit Breaker Kit

"Innovation Awards"
First Place Winner

From: Home Improvement Executive
Product:StudSensor Line
July 2003

Most Innovative Products:
Experts' Choice Award

From: The editors of Concrete Construction, Concrete Producer, and Concrete & Masonry Products
Product: MT 6 Metal Finder
February 2003 World of Concrete show