Since their earliest days as a small Baltimore machine shop Black & Decker has remained steadfastly focused on customer needs. Now Black & Decker is an iconic global manufacturer of quality power tools and accessories hardware and home improvement products and fastening systems. Black & Decker products are insightfully built to make tasks easier and results more satisfying. They are manufactured in eleven countries sold in more than one hundred countries and respected worldwide for innovation quality and value to end users. The Black & Decker brand ranks number one in many categories throughout the world where quality consumer goods are sold.