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The Stanley Works is a worldwide producer of tools, hardware and specialty hardware for home improvement, consumer, industrial and professional use.
The Stanley Works is a global manufacturer and marketer of tools, hardware and specialty hardware offering a wide range of products for home improvement, consumer, industrial and professional use. We are proud that Stanley® is a brand recognized around the world for quality and value. We have built this reputation by focusing on excellence - in our products, our services and in the 19,000 people who work for Stanley around the world.
All Stanley employees share a common vision: To please our customers so well that our products are their first choice. As a resource for customers around the globe, we are committed to providing:
Generation after generation of customers have been coming back to Stanley for high quality products and services they trust. Doing whatever it takes to maintain that trust is our commitment to you.
HISTORY
The Stanley Works was founded by Frederick T. Stanley in 1843 in New Britain, Connecticut. The company manufactured door bolts, hinges and other hardware. Mr. Stanley quickly recognized the vast worldwide market for his high quality products and he began exporting in the 1870's.
Shortly after the turn of the century, the rapidly-growing business established its first production facilities outside the U.S. The company further expanded international operations when it acquired one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of hand tools, Stanley Rule and Level, a business founded in 1857 by a relative of Mr. Stanley. By 1920, Stanley® brand tools and hardware could be found on every continent.
Today, more than 150 years after the company's founding, Stanley® is one of the world's most recognized and trusted brand names for tools, hardware and specialty hardware products. A history of expansion and diversification has resulted in a corporation with over 50,000 different products for consumers, professionals and industry. Stanley's 1995 sales exceeded $2.6 billion and its global presence is firmly established with 114 manufacturing and distribution facilities covering every major region of the world.
Stanley's goal is global market leadership for all its businesses, and the company is committed to a steady course of expansion for its worldwide operations.
For more information about THE STANLEY WORKS contact us at.....or E-mail us at Corporate@stanleyworks.com