BLACK+DECKER

Founded in 1910 by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker in Baltimore, Maryland, BLACK+DECKER is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker. The company is a leading manufacturer of power tools, hardware, home improvement products, and fastening technology. Known for innovations like the handheld electric drill with a pistol grip (patented in 1917) and the dustbuster hand-held cordless vacuum (introduced in 1975), BLACK+DECKER has provided innovative solutions for over a century, including supplying a drill for NASA’s Apollo 15 mission.