verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message mac tools great to work with . formerly called mechanical tool and forge company type subsidiary industry manufacturing founded july 11 1938 ; 78 years ago 1938 07 11 headquarters westerville ohio united states products professional hand tools parent stanley black & decker website www.mactools.com mac tools is an american company that manufactures and markets professional tools and related equipment . it is headquartered 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 . history edit in 1938 the mechanics tool and forge company began in sabina ohio . the company s goal was to manufacture high quality mechanic s tools . on july 11 1938 the firm was incorporated in ohio and common stock was issued . 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 . citation needed 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 references edit mactools mac tools mac tool history mac tools the franchise opportunity . startups.co.uk . retrieved 2014 05 06 . external links edit official website v t e stanley black & decker subsidiaries best lock corporation black & decker blackhawk bostitch craftsman tools dewalt husky kwikset mac tools niscayah porter cable proto sidchrome stanley hand tools people nolan d. archibald leonard bailey alonzo g. decker jr. frederick trent stanley products stanley odd jobs v t e 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 hans tools 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 brands irwin lenox otc park tool pb swiss saltus sandvik senco 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 tom f teira 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 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mac tools & oldid 738582558 categories tool manufacturing companies of the united statesmanufacturing companies based in ohiocompanies established in 1938automotive tool manufacturersamerican brandsstanley black & decker brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from august 2016all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages sloven ina edit links this page was last modified on 9 september 2016 at 20 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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