LOS ANGELES (Nov. 11, 2009) – LEHR Incorporated, the world’s leading manufacturer of small propane powered engines is proud to announce that the LEHR Eco Trimmer has been chosen as a Handy Magazine Innovation Award Winner for 2009.  Now in its ninth year, the Innovation Award program honors products that demonstrate initiative, creativity, invention, reinvention and eco-innovation.  As an Innovation Award winner, LEHR Incorporated receives a championship trophy and will be prominently featured in HANDY’s December 2009/January 2010 issue and at www.HandymanClub.com.

The LEHR Eco Trimmer is the world’s first hand-held outdoor power tool that uses a standard 16.4 ounce propane canister as its fuel source eliminating the danger, inconvenience and negative environmental impact of gasoline use and storage. The LEHR Eco Trimmer comes in both straight and curved shaft models that are attachment ready and feature Twist ‘n Go! fueling.  Users just twist on a propane canister and start the engine.

The LEHR Eco Blower, the world’s first blower vacuum and mulcher to run on the LEHR twist ‘n go fueling system joined the Eco Trimmer on store shelves this fall.  Equipped with award winning LEHR propane technology, the LEHR Eco Blower and the LEHR Eco Trimmer are the first products available to consumers that eliminate gasoline in the garden and reduce our nation’s dependency on foreign oil.

For more information about LEHR products, dealer locations and upcoming developments in the application of clean air engine technology, please visit www.golehr.com.