The Athlet screwdrivers are high quality, same goes for the handles.
So here is what I think: I think that HKR makes the handles and Athlet pushes their blades into said handles. These handles can be found on different brand’s screwdrivers here (all private label, it’s what HKR does), I was never able to confirm whether they make the whole driver, or if they only make and supply the handles. Allegedly, both companies (can) make (full/whole) screwdrivers in-house.
So it’s entirely possible that the handle is HKR/Athlet but the pick itself is from another German manufacturer - and someone then marries them.
This goes way back and is typical for the region. Company A makes a really good X and supplies X to B, C, D, (…). They then fit X to their products.
For a company like HKR, who specialize in private label, it’s not a big deal to set up custom colors & print, it’s not that you need hundreds of thousands of units to make that cost effective.
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On a different note, what I find interesting is that this is already the 2nd “CAT” tool shown here in relative short order of German origin, that replaced a former Snap-On product.
Kind regards,
Olli
