Stanley Black & Decker

Summary

Stanley Black & Decker is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,176 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Stanley Black & Decker is in the country of United States^[3].
• Stanley Black & Decker is in the country of US^[4].
• Stanley Black & Decker's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Stanley Black & Decker's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Stanley Black & Decker's founder is recorded as Frederick Trent Stanley^[7].
• Stanley Black & Decker's headquarters location is recorded as New Britain^[8].
• Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as DeWALT^[9].
• Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Black+Decker^[10].
• Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanley Hand Tools^[11].
• Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanley Black and Decker (Taiwan)^[12].
• Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanley Black & Decker (United Kingdom)^[13].
• Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanley Black and Decker (Israel)^[14].
• Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanley Black and Decker (France)^[15].
• Stanley Black & Decker's child organization or unit is recorded as Bostitch^[16].
• Stanley Black & Decker is part of S&P 500^[17].
• Stanley Black & Decker's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[18].
• Stanley Black & Decker's industry is recorded as bricolage^[19].
• Stanley Black & Decker's industry is recorded as power tool^[20].
• January 1, 1843 marks the founding of Stanley Black & Decker^[21].
• 1901-06-04 marks the founding of Stanley Black & Decker^[22].
• Stanley Black & Decker's location of formation is recorded as New Britain^[23].
• Stanley Black & Decker's official website is recorded as http://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com^[24].
• Stanley Black & Decker's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/the-stanley-works-history/^[25].
• Stanley Black & Decker's product or material produced is recorded as physical tool^[26].
• Stanley Black & Decker's legal form is recorded as Q130264746^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300DJ09SMTO561131^[28]

• Registered legal name: Stanley Black & Decker, INC.^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-CT^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): JKOT^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1901-06-04^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2013-03-19^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-11-03^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-11-04^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000600^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 0074441^[41]

• Other names: Stanley Works The^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Stanley Black & Decker's founder is recorded as Frederick Trent Stanley^[7]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1843^[21] and 1901-06-04^[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as New Britain^[23].

Identity

Stanley Black & Decker is part of S&P 500^[17].

Operations

Stanley Black & Decker's headquarters location is recorded as New Britain^[8]. Subsidiaries include DeWALT^[9], an enterprise^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1924^[46], headquartered in Towson^[47]; Black+Decker^[10], a subsidiary company^[48], founded in 1910^[49], headquartered in Towson^[50]; Stanley Hand Tools^[11], a division^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1857^[53]; Stanley Black and Decker (Taiwan)^[12]; it (United Kingdom)^[13]; and Stanley Black and Decker (Israel)^[14].

Industry

Industries include bricolage^[19] and power tool^[20].

Ownership

Stanley Black & Decker's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[18]. Its product or material produced is recorded as physical tool^[26].

Why It Matters

Stanley Black & Decker ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,176 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

It is credited with the discovery of utility knife^[56].

FAQs

What did Stanley Black & Decker discover?

Stanley Black & Decker is credited as discoverer of utility knife^[56].