Mac Tools

Mac Tools
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Formerly called	Mechanical Tool and Forge Company
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	July 11, 1938 (1938-07-11)
Headquarters	Westerville, Ohio, United States
Products	Professional hand tools
Parent	Stanley Black & Decker
Website	www.mactools.com

Mac Tools is a professional tool company located in Westerville, Ohio, USA. The Mac Tools line consists of over 8000 professional tools including screwdrivers, ratchets, wrenches, and assorted air tools. Mac Tools also makes its own tool boxes located in its manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Ohio. In the automotive repair industry, Mac Tools is considered a top tier tool.

History

In 1938, the Mechanics Tool and Forge Company Located in Sabina,Oh. Started with a mission statement to manufacture the finest tools in the world. The first step toward this goal was taken on July 11, 1938, when the Articles of Incorporation were signed and the firm was officially recognized by the State of Ohio. The state issued 250 shares of no par common stock, with only 55 shares initially subscribed due to budget concerns.^[1] Mac Tools continued to grow in the 1940s with a large government contract received in 1942. The company's name was changed in 1961 to the now familiar Mac Tools from its earlier name, Mechanics Tool and Forge Company. In 1980, Mac Tools was bought by the Stanley Works, and is now part of a group of brands including Stanley Tools, Proto, Facom, and Blackhawk a subsidiary of Proto Tools.

1990 saw Mac Tools set up in the UK and in 2009 changed its UK presence from being a distribution to a franchise system.^[2] A new brand image and business systems was introduced with bfa full membership acceptance.

External links

References

↑ MacTools > Mac Tools: Mac Tool History
↑ "Mac Tools: The franchise opportunity". Startups.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-06.

Stanley Black & Decker

Subsidiaries	Best Lock Corporation Black & Decker Blackhawk Bostitch Craftsman (tools) DeWalt Husky Kwikset Mac Tools Niscayah Pfister Porter-Cable Proto Sidchrome Stanley Hand Tools

People	Nolan D. Archibald Leonard Bailey Alonzo G. Decker, Jr. Frederick Trent Stanley

Products	Stanley Odd Jobs

Hand tool manufacturers

Current	DASCO PRO, INC. Apex Tool Group Allen Armstrong Tools Crescent Diamond GearWrench K-D Tools Lufkin Nicholson Plumb SATA Tools Wiss Xcelite Bondhus Buck Bros. Channellock Cornwell Tools Digitool Solutions Disston Saw Works EGA Master Eklind Emerson Ridgid Empire Level Estwing Felo FEW Fiskars Gerber Gardner Bender Gedore Gray Tools Dynamic Tools Hazet Heyco Ideal Industries Pratt-Read SK Hand Tools Western Forge Klein Tools Knipex KUKKO Leatherman Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Lisle Corporation Lowell Corporation Matco Tools Martin Tool & Forge Newell Rubbermaid Irwin Lenox OTC Park Tool PB Swiss Saltus Sandvik Snap-on Bahco CDI Torque Products Williams Stahlwille Stanley Black & Decker Blackhawk Bostitch DeWalt Facom Mac Tools Proto Sidchrome Stanley Hand Tools Textron Greenlee Klauke Paladin Tools Techtronic Industries Milwaukee Thorsen Manufacturing Tomé Fèteira Toptul Vaughan Victorinox Wenger Wera Tools Wescott Westward Tools Wiha Tools Witte Tools Wright Tool

Historic	Coes Wrench Company Easco Hand Tools Forest City Screwdriver and Drill Company Goodell-Pratt Hinsdale Holtzapffel Indestro Mathieson McKaig-Hatch New Britain Machine Company Norris North Brothers Manufacturing Company H. D. Smith & Co. Utica Tools Bonney Forge Herbrand Vlchek

House brands	Ace Hardware Ace Tools AutoZone Duralast Blain's Farm and Fleet Duracraft Canadian Tire Mastercraft The Home Depot Husky Lee Valley Veritas Lowe's Kobalt Menards Masterforce Montgomery Ward PowrKraft Sears Craftsman

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