Stanley Tools is one of the largest tool company in the world, if not the largest. The company was founded by Frederick Stanley and his brother William Stanley in 1843 in Connecticut, USA. The company grew with merger and acquisition and in the mid 1930's Baileys, a hand plane manufacturer in UK was acquired. With the economic globalisation, listed below are some of the companies that have are now part of Stanley Tools
Black & Decker (including DeWalt) - Sidchrome Ltd., (Australia) - Rabone Chesterman - Mosley Stone - Baldwin - Pfister - Best Access Systems - Proto - Goldblatt - Sargent & Greenleaf - Bostitch - Scan Modul - C J Rush Industries - Sonitrol - CRC Evans - Delta Machinery - Emhart Teknologies - Facom - Stanley Hardware - Home Designs - Weiser Locks - phi Hardware - Porter Cable - Virax - Naitinal Hardware - USAG - Mac Tools - Vidmar Tools - Kwikset - Stanley Bridges - K2 Commercial Hardware - Stanley Healthcare - Innerspace.
Many companies, such as Baileys, are now just a name from the past due to the fact that Stanley chose to market the company its products under the banner of Stanley.
