When they stopped just handing you a new one when you broke it, you knew it was over for them..
Oh well.. It was nice while it lasted.
PS isn't this the company [MENTION=60]greasy[/MENTION] works for? (I know he won't answer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Black_&_Decker
Its a big conglomerate:
Power tools[edit]
DeWalt – power tools; B & D acquired in 1960
Guoqiang (GQ) Tools (China) – power tools
Porter-Cable – power tools; B & D acquired in 2004[26]/2005[27]
Oldham Saw Company – circular saw blade and wood router bit products; B & D acquired in 2004[26]
Black & Decker – acquired (via merger) in 2010
Stanley Hand Tools
Hand tools and storage[edit]
Pastorino – carpentry and construction hand tools[28]
Stanley Hand Tools – carpentry and construction hand tools
Fastening and accessories[edit]
Bostitch – fastening tools; acquired in 1986
Powers Fasteners – adhesive and mechanical anchors
Industrial[edit]
Industrial and automotive repair (IAR)[edit]
Cribmaster – tool inventory, storage, tracking and usage/vending management
Expert – industrial and automotive tools
Facom (France) – professional tools; acquired in 2006 (includes Britool[29])
Lista North America – industrial storage; acquired in 2012
Mac Tools – professional tools; acquired in 1980
Proto – industrial hand tools; acquired in 1984
Blackhawk – Mechanic's tools; acquired in 1986
Sidchrome (Australia/New Zealand) – mechanics' tools; acquired in 1990
Stanley Supply & Services – MRO products and services; formerly Contact East and Jensen Tools; renamed in 2006
USAG (Italy) – professional tools
Vidmar – industrial storage; acquired in 1966
Virax (France) – plumbing tools; acquired in 2006
Engineered fastening[edit]
Emhart Teknologies – fastening and assembly; acquired in 2010; later renamed Stanley Engineered Fastening
Dodge – metal-on-plastic threaded inserts
Gripco – threaded fasteners
HeliCoil – threaded inserts
Infastech – acquired in 2013 by Stanley Engineered Fastening
Avdel – blind fastening systems and related tools
iForm – coated threaded fasteners
MasterFix (Europe) – blind riveting
NPR/POP – riveting technology
Spiralock – threaded fasteners and inserts; acquired in 2010 by Emhart
Stanley Assembly Technologies – assembly line power tools
Tucker – hole-less fastening
Warren – custom fastening fabrication[30]
Infrastructure[edit]
Hydraulic tools
Dubuis – cutting, crimping, and grounding tools
Horst Sprenger GmbH (Germany) – replacement consumables for scrap processing equipment
LaBounty – non-impact hydraulic attachments
Stanley Hydraulic Tools
Stanley Oil & Gas (CRC-Evans International) – equipment used in the construction of pipelines for the oil and gas (O&G) industry
Security[edit]
Convergent security solutions (CSS)[edit]
This focuses on electronic security systems and related services. A reorganization of Stanley Security Solutions, Stanley Correctional Systems and Healthcare Solutions resulted in a unified non-hardware business unit.
Blick (UK) – security solution, communication and time management systems integrator
HSM
Niscayah AB; acquired in 2011
Sonitrol
Générale de Protection (France)
Stanley Health Care Solutions[31] – supply chain, asset, and patient/resident protection systems
AeroScout – real-time location systems (RTLS)
Arial – wireless emergency call
Bed-Check – electronic fall monitoring
InnerSpace - a provider of healthcare storage solutions and inventory management analysis. InnerSpace also provides web-based supply management software that utilizes barcoding technology to increase charge capture, reduce excess inventory, and eliminate waste. It was acquired in 2006.
Hugs Infant Protection – infant abduction and mismatch prevention
Micro-Tech Enterprises – electronic fall monitoring
MyCall – wireless emergency call
Passport – adult patient elopement and flight prevention
Pedz – pediatric patient abduction and flight prevention
RoamAlert – clinical and residential wander management
ScanModul – healthcare industry storage
SpaceTRAX – inventory management
Tabs – electronic fall monitoring
UMP – electronic fall monitoring
WanderGuard – patient/resident wander management
Intivid Solutions – video electronics
Mechanical access solutions (MAS)[edit]
These are physical access systems and associated hardware, including automatic doors, electronic keyless entry systems, locking mechanisms and related keying systems.
Best Access Systems – door hardware and locks; acquired in 2002
C.J. Rush Industries (Canada) – revolving doors and entrance systems
EVS (Canada)
Frisco Bay Industries Ltd. (Canada)
Frisco-ATMS (Canada)
Safemasters
Sargent and Greenleaf, Inc.
Sielox Security Systems (Australia)
Stanley Access Technologies – automatic doors
Stanley Door Closers
Precision Hardware – panic and fire exit hardware
Stanley Hardware
Divested businesses[edit]
Hardware and home improvement (HHI)[edit]
These were sold to Spectrum Brands in 2012.
Baldwin – acquired in 2010
Kwikset – acquired in 1989 by Black & Decker
National Hardware – general hardware; acquired in 2005
Price Pfister – plumbing fixtures; acquired in 1989 by Black & Decker
Weiser Lock – keyless entry and door hardware
Air compressors and pressure washers[edit]
This was sold to MAT Holdings in 2011.[32]
DeVilbiss Air Power – pneumatic tools; B & D acquired in 2004;[26] now known as MAT Industries, LLC
Tools[edit]
Husky – private-label hand tools for The Home Depot; acquired in 1986, later transferred to Home Depot
Craftsman – private-label hand tools for Sears, up until the mid-1980s
Vector Products – battery chargers, power inverters, and similar power products; acquired in 2007; sold to Baccus Global in 2010
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