Black+Decker
American manufacturer of power tools / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black+Decker is an American manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products, home appliances and fastening systems headquartered in Towson, Maryland, north of Baltimore, where the company was originally established in 1910. In March 2010, Black & Decker merged with Stanley Works to become Stanley Black & Decker.[3][4] It remains a wholly owned subsidiary of that company.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded | September 1910; 113 years ago (1910-09) (as "The Black & Decker Manufacturing Company") in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Founders | S. Duncan Black Alonzo G. Decker |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Nolan D. Archibald (CEO) |
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Revenue | $11.41 billion (FY2016)[2] |
$965.3 million (FY2016)[2] | |
Number of employees | 27,000 |
Parent | Stanley Black & Decker |
Website | blackanddecker |
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