American supplier of hand tools and power tools
Apex Tool Group Company type Limited Liability Company Industry Manufacturing Founded 2010; 15 years ago (2010 ) Headquarters Sparks, Maryland , U.S.Products Hand tools and power tools Revenue $1.6B Owner Bain Capital Number of employees
8,000 Website www
Apex Tool Group is an American supplier ofhand tools andpower tools . It was formed as a joint venture ofCooper Industries andDanaher by the merger of Cooper Tools and Danaher's Tools and Components segment. In October 2012, Danaher and Cooper sold Apex toBain Capital for about $1.6 billion.[ 1] [ 2] Sparks, Maryland , and has over 20 factories globally including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, China, and South America.
Allen (defunct) –Hex keys and hand toolsArmstrong Tools (defunct) – Industrial hand toolsAtkins – Hacksaws Belzer – Mechanic's hand tools Campbell – Manufactureschains andclamps . Winner of the "Member's Choice" award for Best New Program at theDo It Best Fall Market inIndianapolis for its chain accessories.[ 3] Caulkmaster –Pneumatic dispensing guns . Collins – Machetes, shovels, and axes Crescent – Produces general hand tools and tool sets. Winner ofPopular Mechanics ' 2006 Breakthrough Award for its Rapid-Slide variant.[ 4] Delta – tool boxes Erem – Precisionpliers . GearWrench – Ratcheting wrenches and hand toolsH.K. Porter –Bolt andcable cutters . Iseli – Precision matched parts Jacob's Chuck – drill chucks JOBOX – truck boxes and site storageK-D Tools – mechanic's hand and specialty tools K&F – files and rasps Kahnetics – Dispensing systems. Lufkin – Manufactures measuring tools such ascalipers ,gauges ,micrometers , andmeasuring tapes . Lufkin was Cooper's first hand tool acquisition in 1967.Mayle – Mechanic's hand tools Nicholson – Producesfiles ,rasps , andsaws . Acquired by Cooper in 1972. Plumb – Striking tools, such ashammers ,axes , andchisels . Acquired by Cooper in 1980.SATA – Mechanic's hand tools. Spline Gauges – gauges Weller –Soldering tools. Acquired by Cooper in 1970. Wire-wrap –Electrical connection equipment. Wiss –Scissors andsnips . Acquired by Cooper in 1976. Xcelite –Electronics tools such as general and specializedscrewdrivers andpliers . Acquired by Cooper in 1973.For Hand Tool portfolio, since 2018, Company has decided to focus 3 major brands--Crescent, Gearwrench and SATA globally.
The Apex Tool Group Power Tool Division is headquartered inLexington, South Carolina . It is made up of the following brands:[ 5]
APEX Assembly & Fabrication Tools – production impact sockets, bits, and universal joints Buckeye – material embossing Cleco – assembly tools Cooper Automation – automated fastening systems DGD – automated systems Dotco – material removal tools Geta Master Power – industrial air tools Metronix – Servos, drivers, and speed controls Rotor – assembly equipment Utica – torque measurement and control tools ^ Banerjee, Devin (October 10, 2012)."Bain Capital Buys Apex Tool Group for $1.6 Billion" Bloomberg News . RetrievedApril 21, 2015 . ^ "Danaher And Cooper Industries Sell Apex Tool Group To Bain Capital" .Industrial Distribution . October 11, 2012. RetrievedDecember 25, 2023 .^ "Cooper Tools Receives Do it Best "Member's Choice" Award" .Indianapolis Recorder . RetrievedJanuary 16, 2010 .^ "Popular Mechanics Recognizes Cooper Hand Tools for Innovative Wrench Design" .Tooling Online . October 26, 2006. RetrievedMarch 1, 2025 .^ "Information About Our Company" .Cooper Power Tools .Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. RetrievedJanuary 16, 2010 .
