Ridgid (power tools)
Orange-branded power tools sold almost exclusively through Home Depot.
Status: Avoid
- Founded
- 1923 (Ridgid brand)
- HQ
- USA
- Manufacturing
- China,Various
- Ownership type
- Brand licensing (ABG-style)
- Parent
- Emerson Electric (trademark) / Techtronic Industries (TTI, manufacturing)
Ownership
The Ridgid brand is owned by Emerson Electric, which licenses it to Techtronic Industries (TTI, parent of Milwaukee and Ryobi) for power tools. Emerson retains the plumbing tools (pipe wrenches, etc.) as its own line. Power tool Ridgid is effectively a licensing arrangement where the branding and the manufacturing are separated.
Why Avoid
Licensing arrangement, Home Depot exclusive, built to a price point. The Ridgid name carries plumbing heritage that the power tool products don't inherit.