FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KWIKSET® ANNOUNCES VENETIAN BRONZE™ FINISH FOR COMPLETE FAMILIES OF HANDLESETS,
LEVERS, KNOBS AND DEADBOLTS
Custom, Hand-finish Creates Unique Bronze Highlights That Will Not Show Wear
Lake Forest, CA – November 2006 – Kwikset ® is proud to expand the popular
Venetian Bronze™ finish throughout its complete collections of handlesets, door
knobs, levers and deadbolts. This distinctive custom finish is now available on
most Kwikset Security® products as well as in the entire Kwikset Ultramax® Signature
line and Kwikset Maximum Security® line, including the Cameron™ knob, Tustin™ lever
and the innovative Powerbolt 1000™.
“This finish is both fashionable and practical,” says Eric Lundquist, director of
brand marketing for Kwikset. “It provides an elegant look that enhances any décor
from classic to contemporary and delivers a beautiful, wear-resistant patina that
consumers can now obtain on a wide range of Kwikset products.”
Venetian Bronze is a custom, hand-finish that creates unique and lustrous bronze
highlights, similar to the hand-crafted, Old World appearance produced with an oil
rubbed bronze finish. Unlike traditional oil rubbed finishes, Kwikset Venetian Bronze
finish leaves no oily residue and it will not show wear as it ages. It will maintain
its lovely bronze undertones and patina throughout its life.
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Venetian Bronze is one of the elegant, richly detailed finishes available in the
Black & Decker’s Architecturally Inspired Collections, an innovative combination
of trendsetting, collaborative designs from Kwikset and Price Pfister. These collections
include faucets, bathroom accessories, shower heads and tub fixtures that have been
developed to harmonize with a matching lineup of door hardware. Like all of the
Kwikset finishes, Venetian Bronze carries a lifetime anti-tarnish warranty. Venetian
Bronze is available in the Amherst, Arlington, Chelsea, Hawthorne, Shelburne, Sheridan
and Wellington handlesets. Also, the Venetian Bronze finish is an option on the
Brooklane, Commonwealth, and Tustin leversets, Cameron, Circa, Hancock and Laurel
knobs, and select deadbolt applications nationwide in hardware and home improvement
centers.
There’s hardly a door that Kwikset can’t make more attractive or more secure. For
60 years Kwikset has meant security and peace of mind for millions of families.
No wonder more people trust their doors, inside and out, to the beauty and strength
of Kwikset, America’s #1 Selling Lockset. For more information visit
www.kwikset.com or call 1-800-327-LOCK. Kwikset®, Weiser Lock®, Baldwin®
Hardware and Price Pfister® are part of the Black & Decker Hardware & Home Improvement
Group (NYSE: BDK).
Black & Decker Hardware and Home Improvement (BDHHI) Group is a division of Black
& Decker, the world’s largest producer of power tools, power tool accessories and
security hardware. Today, the BDHHI Group includes some of the most recognizable
hardware and home improvement brands in the world including Kwikset®, Weiser Lock®,
Baldwin®, Price Pfister® and Bach®.
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