STANLEY’s hand-tool history begins in 1843, when Frederick Stanley founded the Stanley Works in New Britain, Connecticut. The company progressively added rules, levels, hammers and screwdrivers during the nineteenth century, establishing a broad foundation in measuring, woodworking and general-purpose tools.

Measurement has remained one of the brand’s defining disciplines. STANLEY introduced its first steel tape rule in 1931 and the PowerLock tape in 1963, while the later FATMAX range expanded the company’s professional offering with tools and storage designed for more demanding trade use.

The modern STANLEY hand-tool catalogue covers measuring and layout, knives and blades, saws, screwdrivers, mechanics’ tools, woodworking equipment and modular storage. Its official product development emphasises testing, functional improvement and tools intended for repeated day-to-day use by professionals and other users who expect trade-level equipment.

The STANLEY Hand Tools selection on Power-Hub reflects this long-established breadth. The live category ranking below identifies the strongest areas of the current range, and the five featured products provide a focused route into tools available from Sitex.