Sidchrome
Parent Stanley Black & Decker | | |
| Website | www.sidchrome.com.au | |
|---|---|---|
Sidchrome is an Australian brand of mechanics' tools. It is a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.
History
The brand emerged when
Melbourne
, Victoria.
Sidchrome was acquired by
The Stanley Works (now Stanley Black & Decker) in 1991.[1]
Sidchrome closed the Australian factory and ended all local manufacturing. In 1996 Stanley Black & Decker started to move all tool manufacturing to Taiwan, whilst 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.
Racing
Sidchrome sponsored several Australian and New Zealand racing drivers in the 1970s, notably New Zealand and Australian saloon champion
Jim Richards
.
Present
Sidchrome is still a top selling automotive tool brand in Australia and New Zealand[V8 Supercar Championship Series.
References
- ^ "STANLEY MAKES ACQUISITIONS IN U.S., AUSTRALIA". The Hartford Courant. 24 December 1991. Retrieved 23 March 2020.