Not only has Snap-on managed to stay more or less independent in the century since it was founded, but the company has broadened its own global reach by acquiring other tool manufacturing outfits. That includes both Bahco Group AB and Herramientas Eurotools SA who, after a 2005 merger, gave Snap-on a significant presence on the European Continent.
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The company has, of course, been on the international scene since 1931. While Snap-on claims a significant sales presence in multiple other international markets, its manufacturing presence is just as notable, particularly in markets where it sells its wares. As of this writing, Snap-on lists 21 manufacturing plants located outside of the Continental United States, including facilities in Argentina (Santo Tome), Belarus (Minsk), Brazil (Santa Bárbara d’Oeste), China (Kunshan & Xiaoshan), England (Bramley & Banbury), France (Bauge-en-Anjou), Hungary (Sopron), Italy (Correggio & Florence), Portugal (Vila do Conde), Spain (Irun, Placencia & Vitoria), and Sweden (Edsbyn, Kungsör & Lidköping).
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With so many international locations, it might seem surprising that the company continues to front as significant a presence in the United States, operating no fewer than 14 manufacturing facilities in America in which it makes some truly impressive high-end devices, as well as some whose prices might legitimately leave you with sticker shock. At present, Snap-on lists Stateside production operations in 11 U.S. states, including Alabama (Elkmont), Arkansas (Conway), California (City of Industry, San Jose, & Tustin), Illinois (Carol Stream), Iowa (Algona), Kentucky (Louisville), Michigan (Rochester Hills), New Hampshire (West Lebanon), North Carolina (Murphy), Tennessee (Elizabethton), and, of course, Wisconsin (Milwaukee).
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