While you may have thought you knew who owned all those power tool manufacturers, consolidation has changed the playing field. Kobalt Tools (outdoor power tools) made by Greenworks.Kobalt Tools (24V power tools) made by Chervon.Husky (Stanley Black & Decker, Western Forge, Apex Tool Group, Iron Bridge Tools, and others).In other scenarios, tools are “offered” to a retailer and then manufactured in bulk upon acceptance of a buyer’s order. That means the tools get specified by the store but executed by another manufacturer. Note that many (if not all) of the brands below represent ODM or OEM solutions. We can’t leave out the popular house brands available at those big-box retailers and home improvement warehouses. It’s pretty impressive the market share each of these companies enjoys! Who Makes House Brands at Big Box Stores? Makita, on the other hand, did acquire the Dolmar brand, bolstering its already-impressive line of outdoor power equipment tools. Hilti doesn’t have any subsidiary companies underneath them or a parent company over them. Hilti and Makita are just Hilti and Makita. We wish we could give a definitive answer, but Harbor Freight has remained tightlipped as to its power tool manufacturing partners. Powerplus is a division of European company Varo with headquarters in Belgium. Not to be outdone, others have suggested Powerplus as the manufacturer behind the Drill Master, Warrior, Bauer, and Hercules lines of tools. LuTool is owned by Gemay (Ningbo Gemay Industry Co Ltd) which also has its headquarters in Ningbo, China. LuTool has headquarters in Ningbo, China, and a North American office in Ontario, Canada. Some have suggested LuTool, a company established in June 1999 supplies their power tools. Who makes Harbor Freight Power Tools remains a mystery-possibly because they may have switched suppliers in the past. They now own the Rockwell and WORX brands. Positec started in 1994 as an OEM manufacturer. Sunrise Global Marketing manufactures Greenworks and Greenworks Pro tools. Audacy Wireless (brought under Cree Lighting).You likely recognize several of their brands: They serve electrical, construction, aerospace, and even automotive markets. More than 100 years later, Ideal Industries serves technicians and workers globally. Walter Becker apparently started the IDEAL Commutator Dresser Company of Chicago from his mother’s kitchen.
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