Home Improvement

Product: Vermont American Tool Co. Bulk screwdriver-bit cabinet
P-O-P company: In house
Distribution: Lumberyards and home centers
Introduction: March 1993
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Styrene and acrylic
Vermont American Tool's new cabinet for bulk screwdriver bits follows on the heels of last year's successful introduction of similar designs for its router bits. The cases keep bits sorted by type and prevent pilferage.

Product: Power tool accessories
P-O-P company: Sunbelt Containers, Spartanburg, S.C.
Distribution: Home centers and building supply stores
Introduction: June 1993
Duration: Temporary
Construction: Corrugated honeycomb skids; corrugated pallet boxes
Vermont American Tool is utilizing corrugated honeycomb skids stacked with corrugated pallet boxes to merchandise power-tool accessories.

Product: LTL Home Products Inc. Primo prefinished doors
Number of displays: 300
P-O-P companies: Boston Retail Products, Medford, Mass. (frame); Anderson Advertising, Reading (signage); Industrial Sign & Screenprint, Tullytown, both of Pa. (silkscreening)
Distribution: Warehouse home center stores
Introduction: April 1993
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Steel panels

Product: Stiles Inc. Ceramic tile
P-O-P companies: FloorPlan In-Store Displays, Dallas (tower); Service Products Inc., Chicago (tile boards)
Distribution: Home centers and floor covering distributors
Introduction: November 1992
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Masonite
The tile towers from Stiles provide maximum display space in minimal floor area. The units have been popular with floor covering stores, which usually don't have a lot of space to spare.

Product: Dual-channel shelf dividers
P-O-P company: RTC Industries, Chicago
Distribution: Home centers, hardware stores, paint stores, craft centers and mass merchants
Introduction: March 1993
Duration: Permanent
Construction: Co-extruded styrene
Nine sales messages are included in the strips. The messages include such lines as "Plasti-Kote Turns Dull Into Dynamite" and "Plasti-Kote -- The Winning Finish."

Product: Fertilizers and weed control products
Number of displays: 20,000
P-O-P company: Brulene Associates, West New York, N.J.
Distribution: Home centers, lawn & garden and hardware stores
Introduction: March 1993
Duration: Semi-permanent
Construction: PVC
Looming overhead like miniature blimps, the bright green and yellow inflatables provide "instant recognition at the point-of-sale," says a company spokesman.

Client: Acco Chain & Lifting Products
Producer: The W/M Display Group
Category: Metal/Wire: Fixture
Comments: A unique system allows retailers to restock product on the display without dismantling an entire row of product. Display costs were significantly reduced.

Client: Deere & Co.
Producer: Frank Mayer & Associates Inc.
Category: Fabricated Plastics: Floorstand
Comments: An acrylic wedge rests on a mirrored, nonbreakable surface that reflects the complete undercarriage of the lawn mower, keeping the consumer from having access to the rotor blades. The entire construction rests on a wooden pedestal that also serves as a storage area for the Tricycler component parts used for demonstration.