Founder Of Top 100 Tools
Well Known the top 100 tools companies, their founders, founding years, and countries of origin. From Stanley Black & Decker and Bosch to Makita and Hilti, explore the leading brands that have shaped the tool industry globally.
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Founder OF Stanley Black & Decker
- Founders: Frederick T. Stanley (Stanley Works), S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker (Black & Decker)
- Year: 1843 (Stanley Works), 1910 (Black & Decker), merged in 2010
- Country: USA
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Bosch Power Tools
- Founder: Robert Bosch
- Year: 1886
- Country: Germany
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Makita
- Founder: Mosaburo Makita
- Year: 1915
- Country: Japan
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Hilti
- Founders: Martin Hilti and Eugen Hilti
- Year: 1941
- Country: Liechtenstein
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Snap-on
- Founders: Joseph Johnson and William Seidemann
- Year: 1920
- Country: USA
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DeWalt
- Founder: Raymond E. DeWalt
- Year: 1924
- Country: USA
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Festool
- Founder: Gottlieb Stoll
- Year: 1925
- Country: Germany
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Ridgid (Emerson Electric Co.)
- Founder: John Wesley Emerson (Emerson Electric)
- Year: 1923
- Country: USA
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Chervon Group
- Founder: Peter Pan
- Year: 1993
- Country: China
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Husqvarna Group
- Founder: a state owned rifle factory
- Year: 1689
- Country: Sweden
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Techtronic Industries (TTI)
- Founders: Horst Julius Pudwill and Roy Chi Ping Chung
- Year: 1985
- Country: Hong Kong
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Koki Holdings (formerly Hitachi Koki)
- Founder: Namihei Odaira
- Year: 1948
- Country: Japan
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Ingersoll Rand
- Founders: Simon Ingersoll, John D. Rand, and more (through mergers)
- Year: 1871
- Country: USA
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Metabo
- Founder: Albrecht Schnizler and Julius Closs
- Year: 1924
- Country: Germany
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Milwaukee Tool (a brand of Techtronic Industries)
- Founder: A.F. Siebert
- Year: 1924
- Country: USA
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Apex Tool Group
- Founders: Created through the merger of Cooper Tools and Danaher Tool Group
- Year: 2010
- Country: USA
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Skil (a brand of Chervon Group)
- Founder: Edmond Michel
- Year: 1924
- Country: USA
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RIDGID (a brand of Emerson Electric Co.)
- Founder: Emerson Electric
- Year: 1923
- Country: USA
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Makita
- Founder: Mosaburo Makita
- Year: 1915
- Country: Japan
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TTS Tooltechnic Systems (Festool Group)
- Founder: Gottlieb Stoll
- Year: 1925
- Country: Germany
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Klein Tools
- Founder: Mathias Klein
- Year: 1857
- Country: USA
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Positec Tool Corporation
- Founder: Don Gao
- Year: 1994
- Country: China
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Worx (a brand of Positec Tool Corporation)
- Founder: Don Gao
- Year: 1994
- Country: China
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Baileigh Industrial (a brand of JPW Industries)
- Founder: JPW Industries
- Year: 1999
- Country: USA
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Ideal Industries
- Founder: J. Walter Becker
- Year: 1916
- Country: USA
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Proto (a brand of Stanley Black & Decker)
- Founder: Plomb Tool Company
- Year: 1907
- Country: USA
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Wera Tools
- Founder: Reinhold Rasp
- Year: 1936
- Country: Germany
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Bahco (a brand of Snap-on)
- Founder: Johan Petter Johansson
- Year: 1886
- Country: Sweden
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Facom (a brand of Stanley Black & Decker)
- Founder: Louis Mosès
- Year: 1918
- Country: France
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Beta Utensili
- Founder: Alessandro Ciceri
- Year: 1923
- Country: Italy
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Wurth Group
- Founder: Adolf Würth
- Year: 1945
- Country: Germany
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Gedore Tools
- Founder: Karl, Otto, and Willi Dowidat
- Year: 1919
- Country: Germany
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Hazet
- Founder: Hermann Zerver
- Year: 1868
- Country: Germany
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Stahlwille
- Founder: Eduard Wille
- Year: 1862
- Country: Germany
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Wiha Tools
- Founder: Willi Hahn
- Year: 1939
- Country: Germany
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PB Swiss Tools
- Founder: Paul Baumann
- Year: 1878
- Country: Switzerland
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Bondhus
- Founder: John Bondhus
- Year: 1964
- Country: USA
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Wright Tool
- Founder: C. Nelson Wright
- Year: 1927
- Country: USA
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Armstrong (a brand of Apex Tool Group)
- Founder: Armstrong Bros. Tool Company
- Year: 1890
- Country: USA
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Crescent (a brand of Apex Tool Group)
- Founder: Karl Peterson
- Year: 1907
- Country: USA
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GearWrench (a brand of Apex Tool Group)
- Founder: Danaher Tool Group
- Year: 1996
- Country: USA
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Lufkin (a brand of Apex Tool Group)
- Founder: Edward Taylor Lufkin
- Year: 1869
- Country: USA
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Weller (a brand of Apex Tool Group)
- Founder: Carl E. Weller
- Year: 1941
- Country: USA
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Bahco (a brand of Snap-on)
- Founder: Johan Petter Johansson
- Year: 1886
- Country: Sweden
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Matco Tools
- Founder: None specified (Division of Danaher Corporation)
- Year: 1946
- Country: USA
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SK Hand Tools (a brand of Ideal Industries)
- Founder: Mason H. Sherman and D. D. Killeen
- Year: 1900
- Country: USA
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Teng Tools
- Founder: Bengt-Arne Tengvall
- Year: 1985
- Country: Sweden
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SATA Tools (a brand of Apex Tool Group)
- Founder: Apex Tool Group
- Year: 1997
- Country: USA
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Mastercraft (a brand of Canadian Tire)
- Founder: Canadian Tire
- Year: 1940
- Country: Canada
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Silverline Tools
- Founder: Curt Steinhorst
- Year: 1978
- Country: UK
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Truper
- Founder: Truper Herramientas
- Year: 1962
- Country: Mexico
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Bahco
- Founder: Johan Petter Johansson
- Year: 1886
- Country: Sweden
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Starrett
- Founder: Laroy Sunderland Starrett
- Year: 1880
- Country: USA
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Hazet
- Founder: Hermann Zerver
- Year: 1868
- Country: Germany
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Rothenberger
- Founder: Edwin Rothenberger
- Year: 1949
- Country: Germany
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Knipex
- Founder: Carl Gustav Putsch
- Year: 1882
- Country: Germany
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Wiha Tools
- Founder: Willi Hahn
- Year: 1939
- Country: Germany
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PB Swiss Tools
- Founder: Paul Baumann
- Year: 1878
- Country: Switzerland
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Irwin Tools (a brand of Stanley Black & Decker)
- Founder: Charles Irwin
- Year: 1885
- Country: USA
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Stabila
- Founder: Gustav Ullrich
- Year: 1889
- Country: Germany
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Facom
- Founder: Louis Mosès
- Year: 1918
- Country: France
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Bondhus
- Founder: John Bondhus
- Year: 1964
- Country: USA
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Wright Tool
- Founder: C. Nelson Wright
- Year: 1927
- Country: USA
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Armstrong
- Founder: Armstrong Bros. Tool Company
- Year: 1890
- Country: USA
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Koken Tool Company
- Founder: None specified
- Year: 1946
- Country: Japan
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Tajima Tool Corporation
- Founder: Saburo Tajima
- Year: 1909
- Country: Japan
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Bahco
- Founder: Johan Petter Johansson
- Year: 1886
- Country: Sweden
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Starrett
- Founder: Laroy Sunderland Starrett
- Year: 1880
- Country: USA
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Wera Tools
- Founder: Reinhold Rasp
- Year: 1936
- Country: Germany
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Rothenberger
- Founder: Edwin Rothenberger
- Year: 1949
- Country: Germany
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Knipex
- Founder: Carl Gustav Putsch
- Year: 1882
- Country: Germany
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Wiha Tools
- Founder: Willi Hahn
- Year: 1939
- Country: Germany
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PB Swiss Tools
- Founder: Paul Baumann
- Year: 1878
- Country: Switzerland
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Irwin Tools
- Founder: Charles Irwin
- Year: 1885
- Country: USA
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Stabila
- Founder: Gustav Ullrich
- Year: 1889
- Country: Germany
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Facom
- Founder: Louis Mosès
- Year: 1918
- Country: France
- Bondhus
- Founder: John Bondhus
- Year: 1964
- Country: USA
- Wright Tool
- Founder: C. Nelson Wright
- Year: 1927
- Country: USA
- Armstrong
- Founder: Armstrong Bros. Tool Company
- Year: 1890
- Country: USA
- Koken Tool Company
- Founder: None specified
- Year: 1946
- Country: Japan
- Tajima Tool Corporation
- Founder: Saburo Tajima
- Year: 1909
- Country: Japan
- Beta Utensili
- Founder: Alessandro Ciceri
- Year: 1923
- Country: Italy
- Wurth Group
- Founder: Adolf Würth
- Year: 1945
- Country: Germany
- Gedore Tools
- Founder: Karl, Otto, and Willi Dowidat
- Year: 1919
- Country: Germany
- Stahlwille
- Founder: Eduard Wille
- Year: 1862
- Country: Germany
- Hazet
- Founder: Hermann Zerver
- Year: 1868
- Country: Germany
- Wiha Tools
- Founder: Willi Hahn
- Year: 1939
- Country: Germany
- PB Swiss Tools
- Founder: Paul Baumann
- Year: 1878
- Country: Switzerland
- Bondhus
- Founder: John Bondhus
- Year: 1964
- Country: USA
- Wright Tool
- Founder: C. Nelson Wright
- Year: 1927
- Country: USA
- Armstrong
- Founder: Armstrong Bros. Tool Company
- Year: 1890
- Country: USA
- Koken Tool Company
- Founder: None specified
- Year: 1946
- Country: Japan
- Tajima Tool Corporation
- Founder: Saburo Tajima
- Year: 1909
- Country: Japan
- Bahco
- Founder: Johan Petter Johansson
- Year: 1886
- Country: Sweden
- Starrett
- Founder: Laroy Sunderland Starrett
- Year: 1880
- Country: USA
- Hazet
- Founder: Hermann Zerver
- Year: 1868
- Country: Germany
- Rothenberger
- Founder: Edwin Rothenberger
- Year: 1949
- Country: Germany
- Knipex
- Founder: Carl Gustav Putsch
- Year: 1882
- Country: Germany
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Wiha Tools
- Founder: Willi Hahn
- Year: 1939
- Country: Germany
- PB Swiss Tools – Founder: Paul Baumann – Year: 1878 – Country: Switzerland
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