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1910 – "The Black & Decker Manufacturing Company" was founded by S. Duncan Black (1883–1951) and Alonzo G. Decker (1884–1956) as a small machine shop in Baltimore in September. Decker, who had only a seventh grade education, had met Black in 1906, when they were both 23-year-old workers at the Rowland Telegraph Company.
Alonzo G. Decker Jr. Alonzo G. Decker Jr., also known as Al Decker, or A. G. Decker (1908 – 18 March 2002) was an American businessperson and engineer who served as the chairman of the board of Black & Decker. [1] He is known for developing power tools for use in the home, including the first cordless electric drill, which helped create the ...
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a Fortune 500 American manufacturer of industrial tools and household hardware, and a provider of security products. Headquartered in the Greater Hartford city of New Britain, Connecticut, [3] Stanley Black & Decker is the result of the merger of The Stanley Works and Black ...
The original company was started in 1924 by Raymond E. DeWalt, inventor of the radial arm saw.It grew quickly and was reorganized and reincorporated in 1947 as DeWalt Inc. American Machine & Foundry Co., Inc. bought the company in 1949, and sold it to Black & Decker in 1960.
From March 1, 2004 until March 12, 2010 he was the Chairman of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Since March 2010, he has been the President of Stanley Black & Decker and he has been their Chairman since March 13, 2013. [1] He was rated on CEO Money as one of the top 20 highest paid CEOs in America, coming out at number 5 with $32.6 million.
1943 (age 80–81) Ogden, UT [1] Known for. CEO of Black & Decker. Nolan D. Archibald (born 1943) is the retired chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of the Black & Decker Corporation. Following the merger with Stanley Works, Archibald became executive chairman of the board of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Lotus Elan, Lotus Europa, B&D Workmate. Ronald Price Hickman OBE (1932–2011) was a South African -born, Jersey -based automobile designer and inventor. He worked for both the Ford motor company and Lotus, where he designed the original Lotus Elan, the Lotus Elan +2 and the Lotus Europa. However, he is best known for his design of a wood ...
Stanley is a brand of food and beverage containers named after William Stanley Jr. who invented the first all-steel insulated vacuum bottle in 1913. The Stanley brand has since been produced by several companies and is currently owned by Pacific Market International (PMI), a subsidiary of the HAVI Group. Stanley is best known for its steel ...