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Malco Products, which bought the plant in 2016 and reopened it in 2019, said it plans to end production of its Eagle Grip locking pliers, which are made in DeWitt.

Malco Tools ending its participation in locking handle tool business

Locking pliers return to America at the plant where it all began, reviving jobs in a small town.

Small SE Nebraska town excited as factory reopens Follow Us Question of the Day       By DAN CRISLER - Associated Press - Saturday, May 8, 2021 DEWITT, Neb. (AP) - As 1,300 tons of force pounded steel into tools here last week, every bang was a welcome sound for a southeast Nebraska town eager to get back into the manufacturing world. Just two weeks ago, Malco Products launched sales of its Eagle Grip line of...

Malco President Rich Benninghoff said it’s the start of a new era for his company. “Reinvigorating the DeWitt facility has been a full-team company effort,” he said. “There’s been a lot of collaboration and team involvement in getting the products to the shelves.” Eagle Grip tools are now produced in the former Vise-Grip plant. “These tools are the strongest on the market,” says an employee of Malco Products, which worked since 2016 to acquire the DeWitt ...