PNI also provides quality pneumatic nailers and fasteners for a variety of applications as well as wood boring bits, woodworking machines and accessories to get the job done right the first time.
Headquartered in Wilmington, NC, PNI products are distributed throughout North America and Europe.
Porta-Nails, Inc. (PNI) was established in December, 1979. It was the result of purchasing a product line from Rockwell International. The product line was the Porta-Nailer. Rockwell was a well established and respected corporation which was changing its emphasis into higher technologies. The Porta-Nailer was a small product line for Rockwell but it was well established and recognized in the marketplace. All machinery and equipment was relocated to Wilmington, North Carolina into facilities, some of which are still used by the Company.
A second product line, The Wood Hog self feeding wood-boring bits was purchased from Rockwell in 1981 and
also moved to Wilmington, North Carolina.
The Company was purchased by its present owners in March 1983. Growth has occurred through the acquisition of three other product lines or companies.
• 1984 Purchased all rights to the Router Mate from a group in California.
• 1985 Purchased Ring Master, Inc., a small manufacturing company located in Orlando, Florida. Products included the Ring Master, Dowel Mate and the Bulls Eye.
• 1986 Purchased all assets of the Wing Sales & Distributing Company in Payson, Arizona. This company manufactured what is now known as the Router Panel Template.
The Company has continued to expand its product and market base by developing additional products, having products private labeled to us, and by private labeling products to companies such as Bosch Power Tools and Porter Cable.
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