Talk:Kapro

Edit Request

Requesting an edit due to a conflict of interest. I'm a Kapro Industries employee (disclosure on my user page) proposing a rewrite of this article to fix its sourcing.

Summary of changes:

1. Add an infobox with basic, sourced company facts.
2. Rewrite the lead and History section, keeping the existing archived Israel Export Institute source and adding the company's own "About" page for uncontroversial facts (permitted under WP:ABOUTSELF).
3. Add a Products section citing independent reviews from Pro Tool Reviews, Wood Floor Business, and Electrical Contractor magazine.
4. Add an Awards section documenting three Pro Tool Innovation Award wins (2018, 2020, 2021), each sourced to the award's own winners page.
5. Remove the Systematic Inventive Thinking client mention and the 2004 STAFDA speech reference: I could not find independent secondary coverage for either, so they don't meet sourcing standards.

I've tried to keep the tone plain and encyclopedic rather than promotional. Happy to adjust based on feedback. Full proposed text below.

{{Infobox company
| name = Kapro Industries
| type = Private
| industry = Hand tools manufacturing
| founded = {{start date|1974}}
| hq_location = Kibbutz Kadarim
| hq_location_country = Israel
| products = Spirit levels, laser levels, layout and marking tools
| owner = Kapro Holdings (owned by Kibbutz Kadarim)
| subsidiaries = Kapro Tools, Inc. (United States){{pb}}Kapro China Ltd.
| website = {{URL|kapro.com}}
}}

'''Kapro Industries Ltd.''' is an Israeli manufacturer of [[spirit level]]s, [[laser level]]s, and layout and marking tools for professional construction trades and do it yourself use.<ref name="export-gov" /> The company is headquartered at [[Kadarim|Kibbutz Kadarim]] in northern Israel and is majority owned by Kapro Holdings, whose members are Kibbutz Kadarim and its residents.<ref name="export-gov" /><ref name="kapro-about" /> Kapro has subsidiaries in the United States (Kapro Tools, Inc.) and China (Kapro China Ltd.).<ref name="kapro-about" />

== History ==
Kapro was founded in 1974 and took its current name, an acronym of "Kadarim Products," in 1990.<ref name="export-gov" />

== Products ==
Kapro manufactures aluminum and cast spirit levels, digital levels, laser levels, and layout tools such as squares and rulers, sold through hardware retailers and professional tool distributors.<ref name="kapro-about" /> Several Kapro products use the company's patented OptiVision line of high contrast vials and the Plumb Site vial viewer, which allows a plumb reading to be taken from either side of the tool.<ref name="espacenet" /><ref name="ptr-torpedo" />

Independent reviews of Kapro products have appeared in trade and consumer publications including ''Pro Tool Reviews'', ''Wood Floor Business'', and ''Electrical Contractor'' magazine, covering products such as the 905DG OptiVision digital level, the 905 Condor box level, and the 862G Prolaser cross line laser.<ref name="ptr-905dg" /><ref name="wfb-862g" /><ref name="ecmag-905" />

== Awards ==
Kapro products have received three Pro Tool Innovation Awards (PTIA), an annual industry award judged by the editors of ''Pro Tool Reviews'' and presented in partnership with The Home Depot:

* 2018 (Line Laser Levels category): the 873G Prolaser Vector three line laser.<ref name="ptia-2018" />
* 2020 (Hand Tools, Levels category): the 905D digital level.<ref name="ptia-2020" />
* 2021 (Hand Tools, Squares category): the 353 Ledge-It Square.<ref name="ptia-2021" />

== See also ==
* [[Spirit level]]
* [[Laser level]]

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="export-gov">{{cite web |title=Kapro Industries |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326141452/http://www.export.gov.il/Eng/_Articles/Article.asp?ArticleID=5059&CategoryID=846&Page=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326141452/http://www.export.gov.il/Eng/_Articles/Article.asp?ArticleID=5059&CategoryID=846&Page=1 |archive-date=2018-03-26 |publisher=Israel Export Institute |access-date=2026-07-20}}</ref>
<ref name="kapro-about">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://kapro.com/about-us/ |publisher=Kapro Industries |access-date=2026-07-20}}</ref>
<ref name="espacenet">{{cite web |title=Espacenet, Bibliographic data (US6748666) |url=http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=us&NR=6748666 |publisher=European Patent Office |access-date=2026-07-20}}</ref>
<ref name="ptr-torpedo">{{cite web |title=Kapro Torpedo Level with OptiVision Review |url=https://www.protoolreviews.com/kapro-torpedo-level-with-optivision-review |website=Pro Tool Reviews |access-date=2026-07-20}}</ref>
<ref name="ptr-905dg">{{cite web |title=Kapro 905DG OptiVision Digital Level Review |url=https://www.protoolreviews.com/kapro-905dg-optivision-digital-level/ |website=Pro Tool Reviews |access-date=2026-07-20}}</ref>
<ref name="wfb-862g">{{cite web |title=Tool Review: Kapro 862G Prolaser Cross Line Green Laser |url=https://www.woodfloorbusiness.com/tool-reviews/article/15134862/tool-review-kapro-862g-prolaser-cross-line-green-laser |website=Wood Floor Business |access-date=2026-07-20}}</ref>
<ref name="ecmag-905">{{cite web |title=Kapro Tools' Optivision 905 Condor Box Level |url=https://www.ecmag.com/product-library/product-detail/kapro-tools'-optivision-905-condor-box-level_44727 |website=Electrical Contractor |access-date=2026-07-20}}</ref>
<ref name="ptia-2018">{{cite web |title=PTIA 2018 Test and Measurement Awards |url=https://protoolinnovationawards.com/winners/2018-pro-tool-innovation-awards/2018-test-measurement/ |website=Pro Tool Innovation Awards |access-date=2026-07-20}}</ref>
<ref name="ptia-2020">{{cite web |title=PTIA 2020 Hand Tools Awards |url=https://protoolinnovationawards.com/winners/2020-pro-tool-innovation-awards/2020-hand-tools/ |website=Pro Tool Innovation Awards |access-date=2026-07-20}}</ref>
<ref name="ptia-2021">{{cite web |title=PTIA 2021 Hand Tools Awards Winners and Finalists |url=https://protoolinnovationawards.com/winners/2021-pro-tool-innovation-awards/hand-tools/ |website=Pro Tool Innovation Awards |access-date=2026-07-20}}</ref>
}}

[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1974]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies of Israel]]
[[Category:Tool manufacturers]]
[[Category:Companies based in Northern District (Israel)]]

MazeRunner1977 (talk) 03:56, 25 July 2026 (UTC)