Sometime in early 2013, a few of the engineers at Fiskars---maker of the world’s most ubiquitous orange scissors in addition to gardening and pruning gear---noticed a discrepancy. “We always do our ...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiskars introduced its revolutionary Orange-Handled Scissors design to the world in 1967, and today, the revolution continues with the launch of the Amplify™ Shears ...

They can cut branches up to 1.5 inches in diameter.

Fiskars has been making new kinds of orange-handled scissors since 1967, and after thousands of variations, it’s not out of ideas yet. “This is the holy grail,” says Colin Roberts, an industrial ...

Even when all other factors are equal, women have 40 percent less upper-body strength than men. So how do you design garden tools that can be used with equal satisfaction by a 30-year-old man and his ...

MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiskars, the World’s #1 Scissors Brand™, has joined with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the tenth consecutive year to be the official ...

Fiskars' 32-inch Bypass Lopper Shears were recalled back in 2014, but since then there have been 10 new injuries, prompting a complete recall of the 277,000 lopper shears that were sold. Lopper shears ...

Tis the season for holiday chopping — think present-opening, cardboard box-cutting, and clamshell packaging-removing. But for whatever you choose to dismantle this year, it usually means diving ...

It’s wildfire season in New Mexico and my tinder-choked yard needed clearing before a spark and gale-force westerlies did the job for me, taking my house along for the ride. To start hacking away, I ...