The Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK) (known casually as simply Stanley) is a manufacturer of tools and hardware and provider of security products and locks headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut.
The company was created by the 1920 merger of Stanley's Bolt Manufactory, founded by Frederick Trent Stanley in 1843, and the Stanley Rule and Level Company, founded by Frederick's cousin, Henry Stanley, in 1857.
In May 2002, the company considered moving it...
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The Stanley Works (NYSE: SWK) (known casually as simply Stanley) is a manufacturer of tools and hardware and provider of security products and locks headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut.
The company was created by the 1920 merger of Stanley's Bolt Manufactory, founded by Frederick Trent Stanley in 1843, and the Stanley Rule and Level Company, founded by Frederick's cousin, Henry Stanley, in 1857.
In May 2002, the company considered moving its corporate headquarters to Bermuda, but public and governmental outcry forced management to reconsider the move. By August 2002, the company had decided to maintain its incorporation in the United States.
John F. Lundgren was elected as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer in 2004, replacing John Trani, a former protegé of Jack Welch at General Electric.
In 1937 Stanley Works enters the UK market via the acquisition of J.A Chapman in Sheffield.
In the 1980s Stanley Works acquires MAC Tools.
In 1984 Stanley Works purchased Proto from Ingersoll...
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