BLACK+DECKER™ is the world's largest producer of power tools and accessories. Its products in the small appliance range are a leader in the United States, and in the global small appliance industry.
MoreIt was founded in 19101 by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker as a small machine store in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1917 Black & Decker invented a portable family electric drill, obtaining a patent for a hand-held drill that combined a staple gun and a switch.
In 1927, for the first time, Black & Decker common stock is listed and traded on the Baltimore Exchange.
1929, takes the first step into the housewares market with the new Cinderella washing machine.
1963 collaborates with NASA to use a lunar head in zero-gravity flight conditions.
2009 applied intelligent solutions to tool configuration.
They are currently working on products that are designed to make do-it-yourself tasks easy and with the most satisfying results for their customers, which underpin their brand promise: "making life easier".
