PRODUCTS RESOURCES ABOUT WHERE TO BUY Home | About | Initiatives INITIATIVES Green is Good At AMES, we love growing things as much as you do. That’s why we’re committed to using sustainable practices in every phase of our business. From monitoring water use to measuring carbon output, we carefully track the environmental impact of our work and continually strive to improve it. Because good corporate stewardship means more green for all of us—more trees, cleaner water, healthier communities and healthier families. Prev 1 2 Next APPALACHIAN HARDWOOD VERIFIED SUSTAINABLE AMES is proud of its long-standing environmental stewardship, and one example can be seen in our wood handle production. These handles are produced by our wood mills that are located in a specific region of the Appalachian Mountains distinguished as “verified sustainable” using US Forestry Service data. In that region, forests naturally replenish at a rate of 2.29 trees for every tree harvested, which occurs without manual replanting efforts or chemical applications. PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES HONOR ROLL AMES has recently been recognized by PPL Electric Utilities for our Energy Efficient efforts. These efforts include: relamping manufacturing area with T8 fixtures, participating in Demand Response Programs, and installing VFDs on plastic injection molding hydraulic pumps. To view the full honor roll, click here: PPL Electric Utilities Honor Roll. AEP OHIO RECOGNITION AEP Ohio Recognizes AMES for the commitment to energy efficiency and the environment by participating in AEP Ohio’s savings incentives programs for business. Prev 1 2 Next JOIN THE AMES COMMUNITY  OUR TOOLS BUILT AMERICA® PRODUCTS All Products Collections Tools For Tasks™ RESOURCES Blog Projects Warranty Info FAQs ABOUT About AMES News Community Outreach Initiatives VISIT OUR OTHER SITES Griffon Corporation The AMES Companies Careers@Ames © 2021 The AMES Companies, Inc. Privacy Policy Sitemap Contact Us Terms Of Use

PRODUCTS RESOURCES ABOUT WHERE TO BUY Home | About | About AMES® ABOUT AMES® Our Tools Built America® The AMES story goes back to 1774, when Captain John Ames began making America’s first shovels. We’ve been building America ever since, through wartime and peacetime, boom and bust. And we’ve had our share of adventure along the way—we’ve dug for gold, gone on expeditions to Antarctica, and built at least two of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. And just like America, we’re still working every day to build the next great wonder. OUR TOOLS BUILT AMERICA® 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1773 – 1804: CAPTAIN JOHN AMES ORIGINAL ACCOUNT BOOK 1774: CAPTAIN JOHN AMES 1784: THE OLDEST SHOVEL 1803: LAND PURCHASED IN EASTON, MA 1810: TRIP HAMMER PATENT SIGNED BY PRESIDENT MADISON 1817: FIRST BACK-STRAPPED SHOVELS 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 JOIN THE AMES COMMUNITY  OUR TOOLS BUILT AMERICA® PRODUCTS All Products Collections Tools For Tasks™ RESOURCES Blog Projects Warranty Info FAQs ABOUT About AMES News Community Outreach Initiatives VISIT OUR OTHER SITES Griffon Corporation The AMES Companies Careers@Ames © 2021 The AMES Companies, Inc. Privacy Policy Sitemap Contact Us Terms Of Use