Pacific Handy Cutter
Pacific Handy Cutter is known as the leader and innovator in safety cutting tools, but we started with the invention of the original flat box cutter - the Handy Cutter. In 1950, Herbert Lightburn recognized a need in the market for a low-cost cutting tool that could open shipping cartons more efficiently than a handheld razor blade. Lightburn developed and patented the instantly recognizable Original Handy Cutter, which standardized the way grocery store chains opened packaged merchandise and quickly became the cutting tool of choice for warehouse operations and shipping departments nationwide. Since then, Pacific Handy Cutter has become a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of safety cutting tools for the shop supply, industrial and retail markets. Our safety cutters are the cutting tool of choice for many businesses because they increase worker productivity while reducing costs associated with accidental injuries, workers compensation claims and damaged merchandise. In addition to safety cutters, the company now designs and manufactures a wide range of safety components to complete work safety systems that set industry standards. PHC also produces a wide range of utility knives, razor blades and accessories, offering the industrys widest range of knives and complementary products.