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who owns mac tools

Mac Tools is owned by Stanley Black & Decker, a large global tools and industrial company.

Who owns Mac Tools?

  • Mac Tools is a division of Stanley Black & Decker, the same corporate group behind brands like DeWalt, Stanley, and Facom.
  • Stanley (now Stanley Black & Decker after mergers and name changes) acquired Mac Tools in 1980 and has kept it as part of its professional tools portfolio ever since.

Quick background

  • Mac Tools began in 1938 under the name Mechanics Tool and Forge Company and later rebranded to Mac Tools in 1963.
  • Today it operates internationally with mobile franchise distributors and a catalog of tens of thousands of automotive-focused tools.

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