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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