collingwood victoria founder royston siddons headquarters heidelberg west victoria products hand tools parent stanley black & decker website www.sidchrome.com.au sidchrome is an australian brand of mechanics tools . it is a subsidiary of stanley black & decker . contents 1 history 2 racing 3 present 4 external links history edit the brand emerged when royston siddons siddons drop forgings pty ltd turned to tool making to fill post war shortages after world war ii . original production of sidchrome tools in australia was in the brunswick area in the city of melbourne victoria . the sidchrome brand built its reputation with high quality products . sidchrome until 1996 were manufactured in australia but since being acquired by the stanley works named stanley black & decker since 2010 production is now undertaken in taiwan . racing edit sidchrome sponsored several australian and new zealand racing drivers in the 1970s notably new zealand and australian saloon champion jim richards . present edit sidchrome is still a top selling automotive tool brand in australia and new zealand and currently 2007 sponsors the most improved award in australia s v8 supercar championship series . external links edit sidchrome web site founder royston siddon s entry at australian dictionary of biography online sidchrome mustang page 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 sidchrome & oldid 719792769 categories automotive tool manufacturerstool manufacturing companies of australiaaustralian brandsstanley black & decker brands 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 add links this page was last modified on 11 may 2016 at 20 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view