Dewalt

Raymond E. DeWalt followed in his father's footsteps by holding mill and constructions jobs from the time he left school. No matter what the job, the question of high labor costs always concerned him. To help cut these costs, occasionally he rigged up a machine to meet some special need.

Eventually, Mr. DeWalt was offered a position as head of a woodworking mill that manufactured almost everything from boxes to full-fledged houses. There was more to do than could be done, and the President of the company would not allow an increase in payroll. He simply had to get more work out of his men. Mr. DeWalt designed a yoke and attached it directly to a motor and saw, then mounted it on a standard arm. The saw could be raised, lowered, slid back and forth, moved to any angle, or tilted to any bevel. It did the work of four men and cut his labor costs beyond his fondest dreams.

For almost 80 years, DeWALT has earned a reputation for designing, engineering and building tough industrial machinery. In 1923, Raymond DeWALT invented the radial arm saw that for decades continued to set the standard for quality and durability.

It was the start of our long-lasting reputation among professional craftsmen: tough, powerful, precise, rugged and reliable. These became the trademarks of the DeWALT name. The yellow/black color scheme is a trademark for DeWALT Power Tools and Accessories.

Today, these characteristics are incorporated through long experience and state-of-the-art engineering into every product of DeWALT’s broad range of high performance ‘portable’ electric power tools and accessories. The acceptance of these DeWALT products by professional tradesmen around the world has made DeWALT the number one selling brand of professional power tools in North America, UK and Ireland today, and the fastest growing professional power tool brand in the world for the last five years.