02 / Company & ownership
Behind the brand.
RIDGID began with Ridge Tool Company's pipe wrench in 1923 and is chiefly a professional plumbing and pipe-working brand within Emerson. Some RIDGID-labelled categories, including specified power and masonry tools, are made by licensed manufacturers under separate warranties. Tool selection must follow pipe material and size, jaw or die profile, rated capacity and safety instructions; trained trade use may be required.
