Black+Decker
Also known as Black & Decker Corporation, Black & Decker Corp., Black and Decker
thumb|A Black & Decker Drill#Cordless|cordless drill Black+Decker is an American manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products, home appliances, and fastening systems, headquartered in Towson, Maryland, north of Baltimore, where the company was originally established in 1910. In March 2010, Black & Decker merged with Stanley Works to become Stanley Black & Decker. It remains a wholly owned subsidiary of that company.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Black+Decker
- Company.logo
- Black+Decker Logo.svg
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo since 2014
- Company.logo_size
- 200px
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.founders
- S. Duncan BlackAlonzo G. Decker
- Company.key_people
- Nolan D. Archibald (CEO)
- Company.industry
- Manufacturing
- Company.revenue
- $11.41 billion (FY2016)
- Company.net_income
- $965.3 million (FY2016)
- Company.num_employees
- 27,000
- Company.parent
- Stanley Black & Decker
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- 1910–1974
- 1975–2008
- 2009–present
- Brand portfolio
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thumb|A Black & Decker Drill#Cordless|cordless drill Black+Decker is an American manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products, home appliances, and fastening systems, headquartered in Towson, Maryland, north of Baltimore, where the company was originally established in 1910. In March 2010, Black & Decker merged with Stanley Works to become Stanley Black & Decker. It remains a wholly owned subsidiary of that company.
==History== thumb|A 1920 ad for portable electric drills
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