Ralf Putsch and Andreas Montag (Head of the Marketing Department) are very pleased to have won the “Eisen 2012” innovation prize, which was awarded for the first time at the international hardware fair. The two accepted the “Eisen 2012” award during the welcoming party attended by numerous representatives of the industry on the evening of the first day of the fair.

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The "TwinForce", a KNIPEX innovation, was chosen from over 100 entrants as one of the three tools for the prize.

"We are delighted to receive this award. Proof that the TwinForce does what it claims to do and was obviously enthusiastically received by the trade public attending the fair was provided at the fair itself: the exhibited pair of award-winning pliers was stolen in spite of the safetyFour dead in 24 hours on WA roads

FOUR people have been killed in a horror 24 hours on Western Australia's roads.

In the most recent tragedy, a rescue helicopter was sent to Serpentine, south of Perth, on Tuesday morning where a cement truck, a road train and a car were believed to have collided on Karnup Road.

Police confirmed one driver was killed and another suffered serious injuries.

The crash followed the deaths of a father and son in Kelleberrin on Monday afternoon, after their car was crushed by a semi-trailer while waiting at a level crossing.

As a result, Major Crash Investigation officers charged a 45-year-old NSW man with two counts of dangerous driving causing death.

They will allege he was driving a prime mover with two trailers when he crashed into