Tool Brands: Who Owns What? A Guide to Corporate Affiliations

Tool Brands: Who Owns What? A Guide to Corporate Affiliations





Many popular tool brands are not standalone companies and are actually part of larger corporate families. We put together a quick guide that identifies which companies popular tool brands are affiliated with.
Please note that these are not full lists of brands each parent company owns. This list only highlights construction, DIYer, and industrial tool and tool-related brands.
This information was accurate at the time of this posting, February 5th, 2014. Although rare, brand ownership changes from time to time. Please let us know if you discover an inaccuracy in this listing.
Robert Bosch GmbH

Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany


Power Tools and Accessories

• Bosch
• CST/berger
• Dremel
• Freud (and Diablo)
• RotoZip
• Skil
• Vermont American

Automotive Tools and Equipment

• Accu-turn
• Actron
• Beissbarth
• OTC
• Robinair
• Sia Abrasives
• Sunpro

Gardening Tools

• Gilmour
• Nelson

More Info (PDF via Bosch North America 2013 Publication)
Stanley Black & Decker

Headquarters: New Britain, CT, USA


Construction and DIY (CDIY)

• Black & Decker
• Bostitch
• Dewalt
• Porter Cable
• Stanley

Industrial

• Blackhawk (Proto)
• Facom
• Lista
• Mac Tools
• Powers
• Proto
• Sidchrome
• Vidmar

More Info (via Stanley Black & Decker)
Danaher

Headquarters: Washington, D.C., USA

• Matco

Test & Measurement

• Fluke
• Keithley
• Tektronix

More Info (via Danaher)
Apex Tool Group

Headquarters: Sparks, MD, USA


(Apex Tool Group was a joint venture between Danaher and Cooper industries, and is presently owned by Bain Capital.)
Hand, Electrical, Industrial Tool Brands

(Apex Tool Group’s most popular and well-known brands are in bold.)

• Airetool
• Allen
• Apex
• Armstrong
• Atkins
• Belzer
• Campbell
• Cleco
• Collins
• Crescent
• Delta (Truck Boxes)
• Diamond
• DGD
• Doler
• Dotco
• Erem
• Gearwrench
• Geta
• H.K. Porter
• Iseli
• Jacobs Chuck
• Jobox
• KD Tools
• K&F
• Lufkin
• Master Power
• Mayle
• Metronix
• Nicholson
• Plumb
• Quackenbush
• Recoules
• Sata
• Spline Gauges
• Utica
• Weller
• Wiss
• Xcelite

More Info (via Apex Tool Group)
Techtronic Industries (TTI)

Headquarters: Hong Kong, China


Power Tool Brands

• AEG
• Milwaukee
• Ryobi

TTI also develops and produces Ridgid power tools, under a licensing agreement with Emerson. This arrangement began back in 2003 (press release, PDF).
Home Appliance Brands

• Dirt Devil
• Homelite
• Hoover
• Vax

More Info (via TTI)
Emerson Tools

Headquarters: St. Louis, MO, USA

• Ridgid
• ProTeam
• Workshop

Emerson also manufactures wet/dry vacuums under Craftsman, Dirt Hound, and goClean brands.
More Info (via Emerson)
Werner Co.

Headquarters: Greenville, PA, USA

• Bailey
• Green Bull
• Keller
• Knaack
• Weather Guard
• Werner

More Info (via Werner Co)
Illinois Tool Works (ITW)

Headquarters: Glenview, IL, USA

• Buildex
• Duo-Fast
• Hobart
• Miller
• Paslode
• Racor
• Ramset
• Red Head
• Tapcon

More Info (via ITW)
JPW Industries/WHM Tool Group/Walter Meier Manufacturing

Headquarters: New York City, NY, USA (Tenex)


JPW Industries is currently owned by Tenex Capital Management, a private equity firm.

• JET
• Powermatic
• Wilton

More Info (via JPW)
Snap-on Incorporated

Headquarters: Kenosha, WI, USA

• Snap-on
• Acesa
• ATI
• Bahco
• Blue Point
• CDI Torque
• Irazola
• Irimo
• Lindstrom
• Palmera
• Sioux
• Williams

(These companies fall into four groupings – Snap-on, Snap-on Industrial, SNA Europe, and Snap-on Specialty Tools, with some overlap.)
More Info: Snap-on Incorporated, Snap-on Industrial, SNA Europe
Ideal Industries

Headquarters: Sycamore, IL, USA

• Ideal
• Anderson Power
• Casella Measurement
• Pratt-Read
• SK Hand Tools
• Trend Communications
• Western Forge