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Hey. I’m Shawna Coronado And I am in the Netherlands
No kidding I’m here with the DeWit Family
And they have a marvelous tool company And they are solving a
Very difficult problem for me What happens when you go to pot
A container with a trowel? The soil spills out all over the place
So they’re coming up with a trowel That won’t spill the soil
Right now I am sitting with Derk Hello Derk!
Hello! And Derk is designing on his computer
at DeWit Tools my special trowel I think we should call it the Shawna Trowel
That’s a good idea We designed the tool on the computer
And now we’re going to make a prototype The tools mean something more to your family
Than just tools I think it’s the pride of our family to
Make the best garden tools in the world Every tool carries our name
And that’s quality. It represents you.
Yep. Who all uses your tools?
It’s about 50% commercial landscapers, city workers, construction and road builders.
They are using our construction tools And gardening tools
And the other 50% is consumer products So high quality gardening tools for people
Who’ve tried a lower quality made in China And decided I want to have something better
In my garden It lasts longer
Guaranteed a lifetime for the user Really?
Every single tool An investment then?
It’s an investment for the rest of your life
It’s an investment in your family I mean in the DeWit family, yes?
Absolutely. How do you help your community?
Creating jobs. We are offering jobs
To disabled people Mentally disabled people who can’t find
a job or A working place in society
We give them opportunity to work In the factory
To learn in the factory And if they are real good
They can grow from our factory to A regular job again
That’s what we do for the community Well thank you very much
For helping build a tool It was amazing
Each product has a piece of DeWit soul in it
That’s what we are carrying out A little bit of soul
The Shawna Trowel that we built has A little bit of soul and
When I carry it I will think of the DeWit experience
Which was really wonderful