<p> The&nbsp;USAG&nbsp;brand&nbsp;was&nbsp;established&nbsp;in&nbsp;1926,&nbsp;when&nbsp;entrepreneur&nbsp;Hermann&nbsp;Amos&nbsp;built&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;manufacturing&nbsp;plant&nbsp;in&nbsp;Gemonio,&nbsp;Italy&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;name&nbsp;Utensileria&nbsp;Società </p> <p> Anonima&nbsp;Gemonio. </p> <p> USAG&nbsp;began&nbsp;to&nbsp;manufacture&nbsp;and&nbsp;operate&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;professional&nbsp;tools&nbsp;sector&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;other&nbsp;small&nbsp;firms&nbsp;in&nbsp;Italy.&nbsp;In&nbsp;1991&nbsp;USAG&nbsp;became&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;French&nbsp;Group&nbsp;Facom&nbsp;Tools&nbsp;S.A.,&nbsp;then&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;American&nbsp;Group&nbsp;The&nbsp;Stanley&nbsp;Works&nbsp;and,&nbsp;by&nbsp;March&nbsp;2010,&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Multi-National&nbsp;Group&nbsp;Stanley&nbsp;Black&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Decker&nbsp;Inc. </p> <p> The&nbsp;strong&nbsp;position&nbsp;of&nbsp;USAG&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;market&nbsp;has&nbsp;allowed&nbsp;it&nbsp;to&nbsp;keep&nbsp;the&nbsp;USAG&nbsp;identity,&nbsp;its&nbsp;brand&nbsp;and&nbsp;autonomy.&nbsp;The&nbsp;synergies&nbsp;that&nbsp;have&nbsp;come&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;mergers&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;years&nbsp;have&nbsp;contributed&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;growth&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;company&nbsp;through&nbsp;maximizing&nbsp;production&nbsp;facilities&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;sharing&nbsp;of&nbsp;technological,&nbsp;logistical&nbsp;and&nbsp;marketing&nbsp;capabilities. </p>