Stanley Black & Decker Inc SWK

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., incorporated on June 4, 1901, is a global provider of hand tools, power tools and related accessories, mechanical access solutions, such as automatic doors and commercial locking systems, electronic security and monitoring systems, healthcare solutions, engineered fastening systems and products and services for various industrial applications. The Company's segments include Tools & Storage, Security and Industrial. Its Tools & Storage segment consists of the power tools and hand tools, accessories and storage (HTAS) businesses. Its Security segment consists of the convergent security solutions (CSS) and mechanical access solutions (MAS) businesses. Its Industrial segment consists of the engineered fastening and infrastructure businesses. It offers brands, such as Newell Tools and Craftsman, Irwin, Lenox and Craftsman.

Tools & Storage

The Tools & Storage segment sells its products to professional end users, distributors, retail consumers and industrial customers in a range of industries and geographies. The majority of sales are distributed through retailers, including home centers, mass merchants, hardware stores, and retail lumber yards, as well as third-party distributors and a direct sales force. The Power Tools business includes both professional and consumer products. Professional products include professional grade corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment, including drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers and sanders, as well as pneumatic tools and fasteners, including nail guns, nails, staplers and staples, concrete and masonry anchors. Consumer products include corded and cordless electric power tools sold primarily under the BLACK+DECKER brand, lawn and garden products, including hedge trimmers, string trimmers, lawn mowers, edgers and related accessories, and home products, such as hand-held vacuums, paint tools and cleaning appliances.

The HTAS business sells measuring, leveling and layout tools, planes, hammers, demolition tools, knives, saws, chisels and industrial and automotive tools. Power tool accessories include drill bits, router bits, abrasives and saw blades. Storage products include tool boxes, sawhorses, medical cabinets and engineered storage solution products. Its Tools & Storage segment brands include STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, DEWALT, DEWALT FLEXVOLT, Porter-Cable, BOSTITCH, FatMax, Powers, Guaranteed Tough, Innerspace, MAC, MAC Tools, Proto, Vidmar, Facom, USAG, DIYZ, Lista, and the yellow & black color scheme for power tools and accessories

Security

The CSS business designs, supplies and installs electronic security systems and provides electronic security services, including alarm monitoring, video surveillance, fire alarm monitoring, systems integration and system maintenance. The CSS business also sells healthcare solutions, which include asset tracking solutions, infant protection, pediatric protection, patient protection, wander management, fall management, and emergency call products. The CSS business sells to consumers, retailers, educational, financial and healthcare institutions, as well as commercial, governmental and industrial customers. Products are sold on a direct sales basis. The MAS business sells automatic doors, commercial hardware, locking mechanisms, electronic keyless entry systems, keying systems, tubular and mortise door locksets. MAS sells to commercial customers primarily through independent distribution channels. Its Security segment brands include STANLEY, BEST, Blick, HSM, Sargent & Greenleaf, S&G, SONITROL, Stanley Access Technologies, AeroScout, Hugs, WanderGuard, Roam Alert, MyCall, Arial and Bed-Check.

Industrial

The Engineered Fastening business primarily sells engineered fastening products and systems designed for specific applications. The product lines include stud welding systems, blind rivets and tools, blind inserts and tools, drawn arc weld studs, engineered plastic and mechanical fasteners, self-piercing riveting systems and precision nut running systems, micro fasteners, and high-strength structural fasteners. The business sells to customers in the automotive, manufacturing, electronics, and aerospace industries, amongst others, and its products are distributed through direct sales forces and third-party distributors. The Infrastructure business consists of the Oil and Gas and Hydraulics businesses. The Oil and Gas business sells and rents custom pipe handling, joint welding and coating equipment used in the construction of diameter pipelines, and provides pipeline inspection services. The Hydraulics business sells hydraulic tools and accessories. The Infrastructure businesses sell to the oil and natural gas pipeline industry and other industrial customers. The products and services are primarily distributed through a direct sales force and third-party distributors. Its Industrial segment brands include STANLEY, CRC, LaBounty, Dubuis, AeroScout, Cribmaster, Expert, SIDCHROME, POP, Warren, GRIPCO, Avdel, HeliCoil, MasterFix, Tucker, NPR, Dodge, and Spiralock.