Irwin Industrial Tools

Irwin Industrial Tools
Company typeSubsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1885 (1885) in Martinsville, Ohio
FounderCharles Irwin
HeadquartersHuntersville, NC
Key people
Charles Irwin, William Petersen
ProductsHand tools
Websitewww.irwin.com

Irwin Industrial Tools is an American manufacturer and distributor of hand tools and power tool accessories. It is owned by Stanley Black & Decker. It is best known for producing Vise-Grip locking pliers. Additionally, it produces clamps, drill bits, taps and dies, screw extractors, bolt extractors, saw blades, pipe wrenches, screwdrivers, snips, and other construction tools.