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7 6 S T U F F • F a l l 2 0 1 7 C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E S STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. Stanley Black & Decker is the leader in tools and storage, engineered fastening solutions, and commercial electronic security. No matter where you live, what vehicle you drive, or what building you work in, you can bet that Stanley Black & Decker had a hand in making it work. It welcomes interns and is always looking for advanced-manufacturing talent to help it continue its tradition of excellence. The company began when Frederick Stanley started a small shop in New Britain, where he made bolts, hinges and other hardware. Meanwhile, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker started a shop themselves, in Baltimore, MD. Together, Stanley and Black and Decker joined forces in 2010. With a rich history behind it, Stanley Black & Decker's purpose is to create the innovative solutions for those that make the world. www.StanleyBlackandDecker.com Address: 600 Myrtle St., New Britain, CT 06053 Phone: 860-827-5273 Full-time employees: 360 locally; 55,000+ Worldwide Year founded: 1843 President & CEO: Jim Loree C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E The New Britain Plant manufactures retractable steel tape measures and trimming knife blades. Each week, the plant manufactures over 200,000 tape measures and over 1 million trimming knife blades. Stanley Black & Decker products are used globally, for everything from parents measuring their child's height to contractors measuring their materials to build skyscrapers. Stanley Black & Decker are the doors that protect you and your loved ones at airports; the lock and deadbolt on your front door; the hydraulic breakers that rescue trapped earthquake survivors; the people on the phone in an emergency. The company's products are for those that make the world. Since 1843, Stanley Black & Decker has set the standard for excellence. No company on earth has a stronger or more compelling history of delivering the hard-working, innovative, powerful tools that help professionals around the world build, repair, and protect the world's most valuable things. The company looks to hire people who can help it continue to both set and exceed this standard. It looks to hire people for machine set-up, machine operation, assembling, quality inspection, supervision/management, engineering, and other roles. Stanley Black & Decker offers competitive internships that provide students with an accelerated learning program that allows them to receive hands-on training of advanced-manufacturing principles and procedures. The New Britain Plant offers manufacturing employees a highly competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes: • Medical • Dental • Vision • Life Insurance • Disability • 401K • Two pension plans • ESPP • Vacation • 11 paid holidays • Flexible training opportunities The company partners with several charity organizations, such as American Heart Association, Wounded Warrior Project, Susan G. Komen, Habitat for Humanity, United Way, the March of Dimes and many other local charities. Stanley Black & Decker works, designs, manufactures, markets, sells and transports its products with sustainability in mind. The company is committed to its ECOSMART plan and embedding environmental awareness into everything it does, across its entire value chain. P R O D U C T S M A R K E T S / C U S TO M E R S C O M PA N Y B E N E F I T S C A R E E R / J O B O P P O R T U N I T I E S I N T E R N S H I P P R O G R A M C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T E N V I R O N M E N TA L A W A R E N E S S James McCoy, 33 years of service to Stanley Black & Decker, works in the grinding area operation of our trimming knife blades