redirects here . for the factory started by british inventor william stanley see william stanley inventor . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message stanley black & decker inc. type public traded as nyse swk s & p 500 component industry hardware founded 1843 1 founder frederick trent stanley s. duncan black alonzo g. decker headquarters new britain connecticut united states key people james m. loree president and chief executive officer products tools hardware security medical equipment revenue us 10.190 billion 2012 2 net income us 883.8 mil 2012 2 number of employees 45 327 3 website stanleyblackanddecker.com stanley black & decker inc. formerly known as the stanley works is a fortune 500 american manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware and provider of security products and locks headquartered in new britain connecticut . stanley black & decker is the result of the merger of stanley works and black & decker on march 12 2010 . 4 contents 1 history 1.1 acquisitions 2 business segments and brands 2.1 construction and do it yourself cdiy 2.1.1 power tools 2.1.2 hand tools and storage 2.1.3 fastening and accessories 2.2 industrial 2.2.1 industrial and automotive repair iar 2.2.2 engineered fastening 2.2.3 infrastructure 2.3 security 2.3.1 convergent security solutions css 2.3.2 mechanical access solutions mas 2.4 divested businesses 2.4.1 hardware and home improvement hhi 2.4.2 air compressors and pressure washers 2.4.3 tools 3 notes 4 further reading 5 external links history edit the company came to existence as a direct result of the 1920 merger of stanley s bolt manufactory founded by frederick trent stanley in 1843 and the stanley rule and level company 5 founded by frederick s cousin henry stanley in 1857 . during world war ii stanley works received the army navy e award for excellence in war production . 6 wwii army navy production award to stanley works presentation program january 20 1943 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 and chief executive officer in 2004 replacing john trani a former prot g of jack welch at general electric . the hardware & home improvement group including the kwikset weiser baldwin national hardware stanley fanal pfister and ezset brands was acquired by spectrum brands holdings inc. on dec. 17 2012 . 7 acquisitions edit 1937 stanley works entered the uk market with the acquisition of j.a chapman of sheffield england . 8 1946 stanley works acquired north brothers manufacturing company . 9 1963 stanley started operations in australia as stanley titan when it bought a 50 % share of titan a subsidiary of bhp . 10 1966 stanley works acquired vidmar cabinets . 11 1970 stanley titan acquired turner tools based in melbourne australia . 12 1980 stanley works acquired mac tools . 8 13 1984 stanley works purchased proto from ingersoll rand and it becomes stanley proto . 14 1986 stanley works acquired bostitch from textron . 15 1990 stanley works acquired goldblatt 8 13 and zag industries . 13 1990 acquired sidchrome tool co. headquartered in melbourne australia ; closed plant in 1996 and started to move all tool manufacturing to taiwan whilist sourcing various items from proto in the usa marked as proto on items due to short supply of left over australian made tools being sold out until all manufacturing was up to speed in taiwan . 1992 stanley works purchased the chatsworth california based monarch mirror door co. inc. an american manufacturer of sliding and folding mirror doors . 2000 stanley works acquired blick of swindon england 8 13 a uk integrator of security solutions communication and time management solutions and cst berger . 8 13 2002 in october stanley works acquired best access systems of indianapolis indiana for 310 million . the acquisition also prompted the creation of a new access controls group for stanley . further additions to this new working group included blick . 2004 in january stanley announced plans to acquire frisco bay industries ltd. a canadian provider of security integration services for 45.3 million . in december the acquisition of isr solutions inc. headquartered in washington d.c. was announced . isr solutions provides the u.s. federal government and commercial customers with access security system services . 2005 in january the acquisition of security group inc. was announced . security group was composed of two primary operating companies sargent & greenleaf inc. a manufacturer of locks ; and safemasters a north american provider of security installation maintenance and repair services . an additional acquisition of precision hardware was made in 2005 . 2006 stanley furthered its corporate assets in the security market by acquiring hsm electronic protection systems after it had been spun off from honeywell in compliance with pre emptive securities and exchange commission antitrust rulings . in the meantime the company obtained security contracts as the primary contractor to secure three nasa spaceflight centers . 16 stanley works also acquired facom . 8 13 2007 late in the year stanley acquired osi security of chula vista california a provider of battery operated wireless lock technology and supplies to government education and healthcare industries . 2008 stanley acquired beach toolbox industries headquartered in smith falls ontario canada then closed the plant . 2008 in june stanley announced the acquisition of sonitrol which provides security systems that use audio listening devices as the primary means of intrusion detection . stanley also acquired xmark corporation which provides radio frequency identification rfid solutions in healthcare environments . as of 2008 many of the stanley security services divisions were being integrated under the hsm brand . 2009 on november 2 stanley announced a merger with black & decker . 17 the merger was completed on march 12 2010 . 18 2010 in july the company announced the acquisition of crc evans pipeline international . 19 crc evans provides total project support for pipeline construction contractors with automatic welding and other pipeline construction specific equipment and personnel . 2011 on september 9 the acquisition of niscayah was complete . 2012 on january 1 the acquisition of lista north america headquartered in holliston massachusetts was completed . 20 2012 on june 1 the acquisition of powers fasterners headquartered in brewster new york was completed . 21 2012 on june 5 the acquisition of aeroscout inc. headquartered in redwood city california was completed . 22 business segments and brands edit sources 23 24 25 construction and do it yourself cdiy edit power tools edit dewalt power tools ; b & d acquired in 1960 guoqiang gq tools china power tools porter cable power tools ; b & d acquired in 2004 26 2005 27 oldham saw company circular saw blade and wood router bit products ; b & d acquired in 2004 26 black & decker acquired via merger in 2010 stanley hand tools hand tools and storage edit pastorino carpentry and construction hand tools 28 stanley hand tools carpentry and construction hand tools fastening and accessories edit bostitch fastening tools ; acquired in 1986 powers fasteners adhesive and mechanical anchors industrial edit industrial and automotive repair iar edit cribmaster tool inventory storage tracking and usage vending management expert industrial and automotive tools facom france professional tools ; acquired in 2006 includes britool 29 lista north america industrial storage ; acquired in 2012 mac tools professional tools ; acquired in 1980 proto industrial hand tools ; acquired in 1984 blackhawk mechanic s tools ; acquired in 1986 sidchrome australia new zealand mechanics tools ; acquired in 1990 stanley supply & services mro products and services ; formerly contact east and jensen tools ; renamed in 2006 usag italy professional tools vidmar industrial storage ; acquired in 1966 virax france plumbing tools ; acquired in 2006 engineered fastening edit emhart teknologies fastening and assembly ; acquired in 2010 ; later renamed stanley engineered fastening dodge metal on plastic threaded inserts gripco threaded fasteners helicoil threaded inserts infastech acquired in 2013 by stanley engineered fastening avdel blind fastening systems and related tools iform coated threaded fasteners masterfix europe blind riveting npr pop riveting technology spiralock threaded fasteners and inserts ; acquired in 2010 by emhart stanley assembly technologies assembly line power tools tucker hole less fastening warren custom fastening fabrication 30 infrastructure edit hydraulic tools dubuis cutting crimping and grounding tools horst sprenger gmbh germany replacement consumables for scrap processing equipment labounty non impact hydraulic attachments stanley hydraulic tools stanley oil & gas crc evans international equipment used in the construction of pipelines for the oil and gas o & g industry security edit convergent security solutions css edit this focuses on electronic security systems and related services . a reorganization of stanley security solutions stanley correctional systems and healthcare solutions resulted in a unified non hardware business unit . blick uk security solution communication and time management systems integrator hsm niscayah ab ; acquired in 2011 sonitrol g n rale de protection france stanley health care solutions 31 supply chain asset and patient resident protection systems aeroscout real time location systems rtls arial wireless emergency call bed check electronic fall monitoring innerspace a provider of healthcare storage solutions and inventory management analysis . innerspace also provides web based supply management software that utilizes barcoding technology to increase charge capture reduce excess inventory and eliminate waste . it was acquired in 2006 . hugs infant protection infant abduction and mismatch prevention micro tech enterprises electronic fall monitoring mycall wireless emergency call passport adult patient elopement and flight prevention pedz pediatric patient abduction and flight prevention roamalert clinical and residential wander management scanmodul healthcare industry storage spacetrax inventory management tabs electronic fall monitoring ump electronic fall monitoring wanderguard patient resident wander management intivid solutions video electronics mechanical access solutions mas edit these are physical access systems and associated hardware including automatic doors electronic keyless entry systems locking mechanisms and related keying systems . best access systems door hardware and locks ; acquired in 2002 c.j. rush industries canada revolving doors and entrance systems evs canada frisco bay industries ltd. canada frisco atms canada safemasters sargent and greenleaf inc. sielox security systems australia stanley access technologies automatic doors stanley door closers precision hardware panic and fire exit hardware stanley hardware divested businesses edit hardware and home improvement hhi edit these were sold to spectrum brands in 2012 . baldwin acquired in 2010 kwikset acquired in 1989 by black & decker national hardware general hardware ; acquired in 2005 price pfister plumbing fixtures ; acquired in 1989 by black & decker weiser lock keyless entry and door hardware air compressors and pressure washers edit this was sold to mat holdings in 2011 . 32 devilbiss air power pneumatic tools ; b & d acquired in 2004 ; 26 now known as mat industries llc tools edit husky private label hand tools for the home depot ; acquired in 1986 later transferred to home depot craftsman private label hand tools for sears up until the mid 1980s vector products battery chargers power inverters and similar power products ; acquired in 2007 ; sold to baccus global in 2010 notes edit stanley works . company history . retrieved january 9 20089 . check date values in access date help a b swk finance . retrieved march 25 2012 . swk company finance . retrieved march 25 2012 . stanley and black & decker complete merger press release . stanley black & decker . march 12 2010 . retrieved march 19 2010 . patrick s blood and gore . leach leach . enormously detailed model history of planes manufactured by stanley . file army navy production award to stanley works presentation program january