Mac Tools
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Mac Tools is a professional tool company located in Westerville, Ohio
, USA. The Mac Tools line consists of over 8000 professional tools including screwdrivers, ratchets, wrenches, and assorted air tools. Mac Tools also makes its own tool boxes located in its manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Ohio. In the automotive repair industry, Mac Tools is considered a top tier tool along with Snap-On
, Matco Tools
and Cornwell Tools
.
, and is now part of a group of brands including Stanley Tools, Proto
, Facom, and Blackhawk
a subsidiary of Proto Tools.
1990 saw Mac Tools set up in the UK and in 2009 changed its UK presence from being a Distribution to a franchise system. A new brand image and business systems was introduced with bfa full membership acceptance.
Westerville, Ohio
Westerville, once known as "The Dry Capital of the World", is a city in Franklin and Delaware counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 35,318 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...
, USA. The Mac Tools line consists of over 8000 professional tools including screwdrivers, ratchets, wrenches, and assorted air tools. Mac Tools also makes its own tool boxes located in its manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Ohio. In the automotive repair industry, Mac Tools is considered a top tier tool along with Snap-On
Snap-on
Snap-on is a leading US designer, manufacturer and marketer of tools and equipment to professional tool users. It was founded in 1920. Snap-on is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and employs approximately 11,500 people worldwide...
, Matco Tools
Matco Tools
Matco Tools, Inc. is a professional tools manufacturer for the automotive and other industries and is based in Stow, Ohio, United States. This includes over 13,000 different tools such as wrenches, screw drivers, gauges, and specialty tools. Matco also produces their own line of high quality...
and Cornwell Tools
Cornwell tools
Cornwell Tools is a professional tool manufacturer for the automotive and aviation industries. The company is based out of Wadsworth, Ohio. Cornwell produces most of their own hard line of tools such as ratchets, sockets, wrenches, pry bars, and chisels at their Albion, Pennsylvania and Mogadore,...
.
History
In 1938, the Mechanics Tool and Forge Company was started with a mission statement to manufacture the finest tools in the world. The first step toward this goal was taken on July 11, 1938, when the Articles of Incorporation were signed and the firm was officially recognized by the State of Ohio. The state issued 250 shares of no par common stock, with only 55 shares initially subscribed due to budget concerns. Mac Tools continued to grow in the 1940s with a large government contract received in 1942. The company's name was changed in 1961 to the now familiar Mac Tools from its earlier name, Mechanics Tool and Forge Company. In 1980, Mac Tools was bought by the Stanley WorksStanley Works
Stanley Black & Decker , formerly known as The Stanley Works, is a manufacturer of tools and hardware and provider of security products and locks headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut...
, and is now part of a group of brands including Stanley Tools, Proto
Proto (tools)
Stanley Proto—more commonly known simply as Proto and historically known as Plomb—is an American industrial hand tool company. It is a division of Stanley Black & Decker...
, Facom, and Blackhawk
Blackhawk (tools)
Blackhawk by Proto—casually and traditionally known simply as Blackhawk—is an American brand of hand tools. It is currently a sub-brand of the Proto division of the Stanley Black & Decker.- History :...
a subsidiary of Proto Tools.
1990 saw Mac Tools set up in the UK and in 2009 changed its UK presence from being a Distribution to a franchise system. A new brand image and business systems was introduced with bfa full membership acceptance.