Metabo brand unaffected by Hitachi Koki name change

West Chester, Pa.-based Metabo has announced that its sister company Hitachi Koki USA Ltd.’s name change in North America from Hitachi Power Tools to Metabo HPT reflects the new partnership with KKR and does not affect the original Metabo brand.

The brand continues to focus on angle grinders and professional tools for the industrial metalworking, welding supply, and building trade and renovation markets. Sales forces and marketing initiatives will be kept separate, as will the company headquarters in West Chester.