Black & Decker
Encyclopedia
Black & Decker Corporation is a corporation
based in Towson, Maryland
, United States
, that designs and imports power tools and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology based fastening systems. On March 12, 2010, Black & Decker merged with Stanley Works
to become Stanley Black & Decker, and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of that company.
(but outside of Brazil) are marketed by a division of Applica
, and a Florida-based corporation much smaller than Black & Decker Corporation. None of Black & Decker's power tools are manufactured in the United States of America any longer.
Brands include:
for a hand-held drill combining a pistol grip and trigger switch.
Corporation
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based in Towson, Maryland
Towson, Maryland
Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, that designs and imports power tools and accessories, hardware and home improvement products, and technology based fastening systems. On March 12, 2010, Black & Decker merged with Stanley Works
Stanley Works
Stanley Black & Decker , formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a manufacturer of tools and hardware and provider of security products and locks headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut...
to become Stanley Black & Decker, and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of that company.
Brands
Black & Decker (the corporation) is distinct from "Black & Decker" the brand; the latter is used by more than one corporation. In particular, "Black & Decker"-branded household products in the AmericasAmericas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
(but outside of Brazil) are marketed by a division of Applica
Russell Hobbs Inc
Russell Hobbs, Inc. is a United States company based in Florida that manufactures home appliances, most notably the George Foreman grill and Russell Hobbs appliances. It is owned by Spectrum Brands....
, and a Florida-based corporation much smaller than Black & Decker Corporation. None of Black & Decker's power tools are manufactured in the United States of America any longer.
Brands include:
- DeWaltDeWALTDeWalt is a worldwide brand of power tools for the construction, manufacturing and woodworking industries. It is a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.- History :...
- Porter-CablePorter-CablePorter-Cable is an American company that manufactures power tools. The company is known for introducing a number of noteworthy power tools, such as the first portable belt sander, helical-drive circular saw, and portable band saw. It is a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.- History :Porter-Cable...
- Delta MachineryDelta MachineryDelta Power Equipment Corp. designs, manufactures and distributes power woodworking tools under the Delta Machinery brand.-History:Delta traces its roots to the Delta Specialty Company founded by Herbert Tautz in 1919 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
(sold) - DeVilbiss Air Power
- KwiksetKwiksetKwikset is a lock and lockset manufacturer owned by Black and Decker Hardware and Home Improvement Group , a Division of Black and Decker. Kwikset was founded in 1946 by Adolf Schoepe and Karl Rhinehart. The name was derived from the company's first locks, which pioneered the then-revolutionary...
- Baldwin
- Weiser Lock
- Price PfisterPrice PfisterPfister, called Price Pfister until 2010, is a manufacturer of bathroom and lavatory faucets, shower systems, showerheads, and accessories and kitchen faucets and other plumbing fixtures. Emil Price and William Pfister founded the company in 1910...
- Emhart Teknologies
- Oldham Blades
- Black and Decker Firestorm
- Vector
- DustBuster
Company timeline
Black & Decker Corporation was founded in 1910 by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker as a small machine shop in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1917, Black & Decker invented the familiar portable electric drill, obtaining a patentPatent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
for a hand-held drill combining a pistol grip and trigger switch.
- 1917 – Received a patent for the pistol grip and trigger switch on its drill. The first factory was opened in Towson, MarylandTowson, MarylandTowson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...
. - 1928 – Acquired Van Dorn Electric Tool Company of Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. - 1936 – Common stock begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
- 1943 – Received the Army-Navy "E" Award for production, one of four World War II citations awarded to the company.
- 1949 – First Black & Decker U.S. trademark awarded four years after filing in 1945.
- 1975 – Francis P. Lucier succeeded Alonzo G. Decker, Jr. as chairman of the board, the first time a family member did not hold the post.
- 1984 – Acquired small-appliance business from General Electric CompanyGeneral ElectricGeneral Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
. - 1986 – Nolan D. ArchibaldNolan D. ArchibaldNolan Don Archibald is Executive Chairman of The Stanley Black & Decker Corporation, a $9 billion global corporation .-Business:Archibald joined Black & Decker as President and Chief Operating Officer in September 1985...
is named chief executive officer. - 1989 – Acquired Emhart Corporation, which includes the brand names Kwikset, Price Pfister faucets, Molly wall anchors, POP rivets, True Temper golf club shafts and other consumer and commercial products. Inducted into the Space FoundationSpace FoundationThe Space Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports the global space industry through information and education programs. It is a resource for the entire space community - industry, national security organizations, civil space agencies, private space companies and the military around the...
's Space Technology Hall of Fame for its cordless power tool achievements and contributions to NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
's GeminiProject GeminiProject Gemini was the second human spaceflight program of NASA, the civilian space agency of the United States government. Project Gemini was conducted between projects Mercury and Apollo, with ten manned flights occurring in 1965 and 1966....
and ApolloProject ApolloThe Apollo program was the spaceflight effort carried out by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration , that landed the first humans on Earth's Moon. Conceived during the Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Apollo began in earnest after President John F...
programs. - 2010 – Black & Decker merges with Stanley Works to become Stanley Black & Decker.
Further reading
- Black & Decker, 1989 Competition CommissionCompetition CommissionThe Competition Commission is a non-departmental public body responsible for investigating mergers, markets and other enquiries related to regulated industries under competition law in the United Kingdom...
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