
2007: Late in the year, Stanley acquired OSI Security of Chula Vista, California, a provider of battery-operated wireless lock technology and supplies to government, education, and healthcare industries.In the meantime, the company obtained security contracts as the primary contractor to secure three NASA spaceflight centers. 2006: Stanley furthered its corporate assets in the security market by acquiring HSM Electronic Protection Systems after it had been spun off from Honeywell in compliance with pre-emptive Securities and Exchange Commission antitrust rulings.An additional acquisition of Precision Hardware was made in 2005. Security Group was composed of two primary operating companies: Sargent & Greenleaf, a manufacturer of locks and Safemasters, a North American provider of security installation, maintenance and repair services. 2005: In January, the acquisition of Security Group was announced.federal government and commercial customers with access security system services. In December, the acquisition of ISR Solutions, Inc., headquartered in Washington, D.C., was announced. 2004: In January, Stanley announced plans to acquire Frisco Bay Industries Ltd., a Canadian provider of security integration services, for $45.3 million.Further additions to this new working group included Blick. The acquisition also prompted the creation of a new Access Controls Group for Stanley. 2002: In October, Stanley Works acquired Best Access Systems of Indianapolis, Indiana, for $310 million.2000: Stanley Works acquired Blick of Swindon, England, a UK integrator of security solutions, communication, and time-management solutions, and CST Berger.Inc., an American manufacturer of sliding and folding mirror-doors. 1992: Stanley Works purchased the Chatsworth, California-based Monarch Mirror Door Co.

Closed plant in 1996 and started to move all tool manufacturing to Taiwan, sourcing various items from Proto in the USA (marked as Proto on items) due to supply of left-over Australian-made tools being sold out until all manufacturing was fully established in Taiwan. 1990: Acquired Sidchrome Tool Co., headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.1990: Stanley Works acquired Goldblatt and ZAG Industries.1986: Stanley Works acquired Bostitch from Textron.1984: Stanley Works purchased Proto from Ingersoll Rand and it becomes Stanley Proto.1980: Stanley Works acquired Mac Tools.1970: Stanley-Titan acquired Turner Tools, based in Melbourne, Australia.


WWII Army-Navy Production Award to Stanley Works, presentation program, January 20, 1943
