The
company known as Flex has had a somewhat
tumultuous history. Although production and manufacturing
have remained constant, the company has changed
hands numerous times. The company began as an
entity called Ackermann & Schmitt and eventually
adopted the Flextool name. They developed a strong
reputation for producing quality power tools
for the European market before eventually joining
with Flex Porter-Cable, a well-known U.S. tool
producer based in Jackson, Tennessee.
Under its partnership with Porter-Cable, which
maintained the manufacturing facility in Steinheim,
Germany, continuing to sell Flex brand tools,
the group created many innovative tool designs
including the first helical drive circular saw
and the TigerClaw saw with adjustable head.
In
1996, Pentair Tools Group purchased Flextool
along with Porter-Cable, and Pentair sold the
companies to Black & Decker in October of
2004.
Throughout its history, Flextool, in conjunction
with Porter-Cable produced a line of power tools
that includes several types of grinders/polishers,
wet edge milling machines, drills for natural
stone, core drills and rigs, dust extractors,
angle grinders, metal surface treatment tools
and an array of accessories for all of its different
tools.
Due
to the recent purchase by
Black & Decker,
company restructuring, including office locations
and management structure are in flux. Company
websites for Flex in Germany and Porter-Cable in Tennessee offer the following addresses:
Addresses
Flex Headquarters
Flex-Elektrowerkzeuge
Bahnhofstraße 15
71711 Steinheim / Murr
Germany
Flex USA
Porter-Cable Corporation
4825 Hwy. 45 North
P.O. Box 2468
Jackson, TN 38302-2468
Flex Canada
Through several distributors and service centers
Flex U.K.
Primary Dealer
Hamilton Power Products
Unit 2, Hythe Quay
Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JB
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