IRWIN Industrial Tools® and NASCAR Driver Jamie McMurray Launch
2008 Search for Ultimate Tradesman

Professional Tradesmen across U.S. and Australia to Vie for Multiple Prizes Including Merchandise, Custom Truck, an Allied Steel Building’s Ultimate Garage and $1.26 Million

Fort Lauderdale, FL – (April 15, 2008)  Allied Steel Buildings, has teamed with IRWIN Industrial Tools, a Newell Rubbermaid® company and Jamie McMurrary, driver of the No. 26 IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing, in a search for the ultimate tradesman. 

Finalists will compete for a 600 square-foot custom garage supplied by Allied Steel Buildings, a Roush Performance Supercharged Stage III Ford F-150 valued at over $60,000, a year’s supply of Dickies work gear, and a chance to win $1.26 million.  Last year, Bruce Quigley of Clarkston, MI won the Ultimate Tradesman honors including a treasure trove valued at over $100,000 of cash and prizes.

Following the success of the 2007 challenge, which saw over 9,000 professional tradesmen participate, the 2008 Ultimate Tradesman Challenged launched in Atlanta, GA. The competition spans from March to November and hopes to engage more than 14,000 participants!  For more UTC dates, visit Irwin Tools.

IRWIN will additionally support its Ultimate Tradesman Challenge through a new charitable tie-in.  For each Challenge participant that competes over the program’s length, it will make a charitable contribution to the Jamie McMurray      Foundation, a non-profit organization existing to raise funding for research, education and support of individuals and families afflicted with autism.  “IRWIN’s tools and accessories are synonymous with speed and precision,” said McMurray.  “This year’s Ultimate Tradesman Challenge will again allow tradesmen to experience those qualities while at the same time helping apply speed and precision to the fight against autism.”

For more details on the IRWIN Industrial Tools Ultimate Tradesman Challenge, visit www.irwinchallenge.com.